An Elegant Front Garden
Plant Combinations, Spring Borders, Summer Borders, Fall Borders, Winter Borders
This spectacular front yard is a beautiful marriage of colors, shapes, and textures. How not to be sensitive to the Kangaroo Paws (Anigozanthos), whose bright red colors are joyfully echoed by the Conebush (Leucadendron), a fascinating, dynamic, evergreen shrub that features a dense and heavy display of vivid red bracts in the cooler months? Both of them cheerfully contrast with the fuzzy, silver-gray Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca), the erect, narrow dark reddish-brown leaves of the New Zealand Flax (Phormium), and the graceful, rich burgundy-colored Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum rubrum).
These creative plantings raise interest and confer a rich and casual elegance to the area.
Created by Debora Carl Landscape Design, this low-maintenance and water-wise front garden is a welcoming touch!
Garden Information
Hardiness |
9 – 11
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Climate Zones | 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Early,Mid,Late) Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall Winter |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders , Front Yards |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard , Coastal Garden |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Anigozanthos - Kangaroo Paws Great Plant Combination Ideas with Festuca - Fescues Great Plant Combination Ideas with Leucadendron - Conebushes Great Plant Combination Ideas with Pennisetum - Fountain Grasses Great Plant Combination Ideas with Phormium - Flaxes
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Garden Information
Hardiness | 9 – 11
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Climate Zones | 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Early,Mid,Late) Summer (Early,Mid,Late) Fall Winter |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil Ph | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Drought |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders , Front Yards |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard , Coastal Garden |
Great Plant Combination Ideas with Anigozanthos - Kangaroo Paws Great Plant Combination Ideas with Festuca - Fescues Great Plant Combination Ideas with Leucadendron - Conebushes Great Plant Combination Ideas with Pennisetum - Fountain Grasses Great Plant Combination Ideas with Phormium - Flaxes
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Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' (Purple Fountain Grass)
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Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (Blue Fescue)
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Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paw)
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Leucadendron salignum 'Winter Red' (Conebush)
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Phormium 'Amazing Red' (New Zealand Flax)
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