Juli Doty - Real Estate, Real Advice

Yard

I have interesting variations in land height, some lawn, and nothing else. I want to make my yard beautiful, do the work myself, and bring up the value. My one acre lot is also big enough that I want to incorporate a small horse pasture. I want the driveway to be circular - except the circle should go all the way around the house. I love concrete. It is easy care. My house is Spanish style. I intend to sell this house soon, so I want to make this very inviting.

I believe that mature trees make a wonderful presentation in the landscaping of a home, adding privacy and value, but how do you know when the landscaping is over-grown?

• How much concrete or other permanent material can you use without losing the warm feeling in your landscaping?
• Low maintenance plants
• River rock or bark
• Herbicides and pesticides
• Customer care at Sleepy Hollow
• Gardening in pots
• Watering systems
• What is the rule of thumb for plantings. I have always heard you set everything in triangles?
• Color, form, line, scale, texture
• How hard is it to ad a pond.
• Must vegetables and herbs go in long boring rows? Or can they be intermixed with other plants
• Is spring the right time to prune your shrubs and trees?
• How do we know what to prune?
• Did you know you can bring forsythia branches in your home, put them in water and they will bloom?
• Ideas for winter: bulbs in the fall, perennials
• Color schemes and plants offering a variety of foliage color
• Deciduous vs evergreen
• Shapes
• Hardiness

Trends in Landscaping Include:

• Ornamental grasses
• Using mulch to retain water and add texture
• Lava rock
• Pavers
• Retaining wall blocks
• Lighting