Housewarming: Landscaping creates little piece of heaven

Vegetation:

Clematis Jackmanii Superba (climber, purple blooms, cut back early spring, trellises)

Buxus Green Velvet (persistent shrubs, front of veranda)

Heuchera Palace Purple (persistent perennials, white blooms, purplish foliage, mass-planting, front of veranda and island)

Ribes alpinum (2 shrubs, dark green foliage turns to orangey yellow in fall, scarlet berries, trim if necessary, sides of main staircase)

Trapaeolum majus (cascading annuals, orange blooms, flower baskets)

Impatiens (annuals, white blooms, flower baskets and boxes, do not over fertilize)

Lobelia erinus Purple Star (annuals, purple florets, flower baskets)

Calibrachoa Million Bells Tangerine (annuals, orange blooms, flower boxes)

Geum borissii (persistent perennials, orange blooms, cut wilted flower after first blossoming, one or two rows, edge of path)

Ajuga reptans Black Scallop (persistent perennials, purple blooms, dark purple foliage, mass-planting, outer edge of pathway and island, cut wilted blooms after flowering)

Euonymus Emerald Gaiety (persistent shrubs, green white, under tree)

Malus Harvest Gold (medium-size tree, white blooms, golden fruits, near driveway)

Owner’s Hydrangea Annabelle (shrubs, white blooms, cut back in early spring, garage)

Miscanthus Sarabande (tall ornamental grass, slim silver green foliage, behind septic trap)

Physocarpus Coppertina (shrub, copper orange foliage, back right of septic trap)

Potentilla Abbotswood (shrub, white blooms, front of septic trap)

Salvia nemerosa Caradonna (perennials, purple blooms, front of septic trap)

Hemerocallis Orange Crush (perennials, orange blooms, front right of septic trap)

Heuchera Lime Rickey (persistent perennials, white blooms, lime foliage, front right of septic trap)

Asclepias tuburosa (several perennials, orange blooms, front left of septic trap, not shown here)

Most homes can use a little bit of help when it comes to warming up their curb appeal. If you would like some inexpensive ideas on how to improve the appearance of your home, send a clear photo of your house with your commentary to: Suzanne Rowe, designer, suro@bell.net