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Ideas for Front Yard Landscaping - Foundation Planting

In my last article on front yard landscapingroots will occupy at maturity. Roots are a
I discussed laying out driveways andpowerful force that can find their way
sidewalks as your starting point and how itthrough rock. They also don't seem to have
could possibly help create the entiremuch  trouble  with  foundations.
framework for your front yard design. So
assuming that you're to that point, we'llMost plants, of course, require water.
move on to a few considerations of a majorWatering, and especially flooding plants and
secondary  element.  Plants.beds around foundations creates a potential
for a damaged foundation. This doesn't always
When choosing and setting out plants in thehappen but it does happen. If you're going to
front yard or any landscaping for thathave plants close to the home, spot watering
matter, you need to consider more than justindividual plants, a drip system, or even a
how things will look. You should alsolow profile spray is safer than flooding the
consider other factors such as sun or shade,entire  area.
duration of sun or shade, soil type, purpose,
the elements, and what specific plants willLime leach from concrete is a problem that I
require or do in the future. There are also asee quite often. It's such a common problem
other considerations such as how close tobecause it takes a long time to show up. Over
plant  to  the  home  and  its  foundation.time, lime leaches out of the concrete into
the soil causing the soil to become alkaline.
When setting out plants in the front yard,If the ph of the soil gets too high, plants
place small shrubs and bushes 4 to 6 feetwill start to look sick and yellow. Usually,
away from the home. If set closer than this,keeping the beds tilled with a lot of organic
they could be deprived of sunlight or rainmatter will buffer and prevent this problem.
because of a wide overhang from the roof.Adding sulfur and organics to beds that are
They could also get fried from intense heatalready affected will help turn the problem
reflecting off of the wall. Placed away fromaround.
the home in a wider staggered row rather than
a narrow row, they also add a 3d effect toThe main thing to keep in mind when setting
the landscape that makes the home seem moreout landscaping plants, along with how
substantial.they'll look, is what they will do in the
future. Whether it's front yard landscaping,
Another consideration that most folks don'tbackyard landscaping, or any other part of
think of is the long term effects of plantingyour landscape, keeping these main points in
around  the  foundation  of  the  home.mind could possibly save you a lot of
frustration and money in the future.
Keep in mind the space that plants and their



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