Jane's Frontyard garden

Created on Tuesday, 18 Sep 07

This is the garden with so much potential but so much work to be done. I have grand plans to revamp the entire front yard. My plans are never inexpensive, so I’m just maintaining this area while I try to come up with the tens of thousands of dollars I will spend on the relandscaping. My big problem with the front garden is that It is a lush, water-sucking beauty inappropriately situated in the high desert. Farmers in Colorado have crops dying from drought, so I don’t want to live with the guilt, nor the expense of a $300 monthly water bill. Eventually the front will have no need for supplemental watering, and the plants contained within will be “xeric”. It will closely resemble my rock garden. I have told some neighbors of my plans, and some of them are horrified that I plan to phase out the lush landscaping, but, they are not willing to help me pay my water bill!

Garden Type: Frontyard | Sun: Don't Know | Soil: Don't Know

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Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia hirta

look closely, and you can see this large (4 inches across) bloom ha...

Planted on 13 Sep 07
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Nasturtium 'Alaska Mixed'

Tropaeolum majus

Grew from seed. They are really easy.

Planted on 15 Apr 07
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Black Eyed Susan

Hibiscus trionum

This annual flowering vine blooms quite nicely in part shade. It i...

Planted on 10 Apr 07
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Clematis 'Sweet Autumn'

Clematis

It was already established when I moved in a year ago. This vine i...
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Double Peony 'Dark Pink'

Paeonia officinalis

This mature plant gets about 4 feet tall and wide. When it is in b...
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Crocosmia

Crocosmia

This bulb sends out 4 feet tall spikes of these red stunners. They...
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Spiderwort

Tradescantia andersonia

This old reliable blooms in part sun in early summer. I plan to mo...
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Rose 'Red Hybrid Tea'

Rosa

This pretty thing blooms late spring to frost. It will also be mov...
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Allium

Allium aflatunense

These tall early summer blooming alliums attract bees. Although I ...
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Columbine ''Golden Spur"'

Aquilegia

This is a long blooming little workhorse, populating the shadier pa...
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