Post on 06-Jul-2018
An Amazon “Best Books of 2013” selection Savvy Side Yard Solutions Sadly, for many homeowners, their side yard is merely an afterthought. With a typical width of just 7-‐12 feet, these areas are often considered wasted space – with dimensions that are too narrow, uneven lighting, and competition with the necessities of life (ie: garbage cans, composters, A/C units). As such, an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude is taken and before you know it they’ve become your garden’s wasteland. Side yards, however, can be so much more! Join me as I break down real-‐life examples using before-‐and -‐ afters, inspirational photos, and strategies designed to show how you, too, can transform this final frontier of the garden. Common Problems
• Lack of space = lackluster design • Lack of privacy from neighbors • Lack of personality • Uneven lighting • Where to store your everyday ‘stuff’ • Unsightly views from inside the home
Simple Solutions
• Optical illusions – make more out of less • Layer up, not out • Privacy screening • Creative containers • Focal point fences • Creative storage • Inside-‐Out design
Savvy Side Yard Solutions Presented by Rebecca Sweet
Rebecca Sweet is a landscape designer, author, and lifelong gardener based in Northern California. Rebecca’s gardens have been featured in Sunset, Fine Gardening, Woman’s Day and American Gardener and she has been a guest on the critically acclaimed PBS series Growing a Greener World. She is the author of Refresh Your Garden Design with Color, Texture & Form and the co-‐author of Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small & Large Spaces. Learn more about Rebecca’s designs, books and upcoming events at www.harmonyinthegarden.com
Presentation Plant List Top-‐layer plants (tall and narrow)
• Acer japonicum ‘Fernleaf Fullmoon Maple’ • Azara microphylla (Box-‐leaf Azara) • Prunus caroliniana ‘Bright-‐n-‐Tight’ (Compact
Cherry Laurel) • Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’ – limbed up • Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tasman Ruffles’
(cold hardy) • Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’ (Japanese Holly)
Mid-‐layer plants (see-‐through)
• Verbena bonariensis (Purpletop Vervain) • Nicotiana mutabilis (Flowering Tobacco) • Helianthus salicifolius (Willow Leaf
Sunflower) • Anigozanthos ‘Harmony’ (Kangaroo Paw) • Kniphofia sp. (Red Hot Pokers) • Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’ (Blue
Grama Grass • Calamagrostis acutifolia ‘Overdam’
Lower-‐layer plants
• Heuchera ‘Southern Comfort’ & ‘Stormy Seas’ • Liriope ‘Silvery Sunproof’ & ‘Silver Dragon’ • Hellebore lividus ‘Pink Marble’ • Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ (Black
Mondo Grass) • Calluna vulgaris ‘Gold Haze’ • Melinis repens ‘Pink Crystals’ (Ruby Grass)
Tall and Narrow Trees
• Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’ (Maidenhair Tree) 40’ x 15’
• Prunus caroliniana ‘Bright-‐n-‐Tight’ (Compact Laurel Cherry) 20’x15’
• Carpinus belulus ‘Frans Fontaine’ (Compact Hornbeam) 30’ x 18’
• Acer japonicum ‘Fernleaf Fullmoon Maple’ • Fagus sylvaticus ‘Purple Fountain’ (Weeping
Beech) 20’ x 10’ Vines for Balconies & Courtyards
• Akebia quinata (Chocolate Vine) • Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) • Jasminum polyanthum (Pink Jasmine) • Jasminum officinale ‘Fiona Sunrise’ (Gold Jasmine) • Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’ • Clematis alpine ‘Stolwijk Gold’ • Clematis ‘Avalanche’ (Evergreen) • Passiflora sanguinolenta ‘Maria Rosa’ (Passion
Vine)
Creative Color Echoes
• Hydrangea ‘Oregon Pride’ • Hydrangea ‘Lady in Red’ • Weigela ‘Wine and Roses’ • Hellebore lividus ‘Pink Marble’ • Athyrium niponicum ‘Burgundy Lace’
(Japanese Painted Fern) Plants with fine/delicate foliage
• Sarcocca hookeriana var. humilis • Sarcocca hookeriana ‘Purple Stem’ • Pteris tremula (Trembling Brake Fern) • Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Fern) • Liriope ‘Silvery Sunproof’ & ‘Silver Dragon’ • Geranium cantabrigienses ‘Biokovo’ • Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’
Plants to brighten dark corners
• Daphne odora ‘Marianni’ • Euonymus ‘Gold Spot’ • Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ (Hakone Grass) • Symphytum uplandicum ‘Axminster Gold’ (Russian Comfrey)
• Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’ (Carex) • Jasminum officinale ‘Fiona Sunrise’ (Gold Jasmine) • Heuchera ‘Citronelle’ • Rosa ‘Iceberg’ • Rosa ‘Gruss An Aachen’ • Clematis ‘Wisely Cream’
Dwarf varieties • Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Limelight’ • Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ (Popcorn Hydrangea) • Salvia officinalis ‘Icertina’ • Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’
(American Wisteria) • Nandina ‘Flirt’