Pavers for Front Yard
In my front yard, I have too much land and I have no time to deal with the weeds which are growing out of control. Many neighbors put pavers on most of the land and left some spots for decorative easy to maintain plants. I want to do the same. I wonder if this is…
In my front yard, I have too much land and I have no time to deal with the weeds which are growing out of control. Many neighbors put pavers on most of the land and left some spots for decorative easy to maintain plants. I want to do the same. I wonder if this is a good idea and if anyone has someone good to recommend to do the job.
Than you.
Just don’t cover it up with cement please! There are plenty of easy ways to deal with your garden but covering it up, as way too many people are doing now is putting an excessive strain on the drainage systems of our urban areas. We need that space to absorb the water otherwise we’ll all be ankle deep in water. Not that half of England doesn’t know what thats like anyhow.
you can always put down plastic underneath mulch, that will keep weeds at by.
Crushed stone works very nicely to have a space with no weeds. You can add in little low maintenance areas with some perenials.
I vote in favor of nonaggressive groundcover.
I have lariope, a decorative grass that grows about a foot high and gets lovely white or purple flowers in August. It gets planted in clumps and looked a little bit like hairplugs the first two years, but then it filled in beautifully in year three.
Bill Fidelo of Bill Fidelo Garden Design chose it and installed it for me, along with a soaker hose watering system on a timer, so I never have to remember to water it. He put mulch on top of the plantings so there is minimal weeding.
An unexpected benefit was the appreciation for nice plantings shown by passersby. I found there was actually a lot less trash thrown into my front yard than there was before, when it was old mulch that had disintegrated into just dirt and weeds.
The plant is described by an online retailer as “Liriope. An almost indestructible plant for stubborn areas. Liriope gracefully fills those spots where nothing else will grow. Zone 4 to 10.”
Here’s a link if you want to do it yourself: http://springhillnursery.com/search.asp?t=xx&eid=081506&ss=Liriope&sid=409344&gclid=CKaxt6Srlo4CFROJgQodwHPROg
Or you can just call Bill, (718) 789-8219, billsgardens.com.
Good luck whatever you do —
Jen KG
Why not just pay someone to maintain the yard?
We used a heavy mulch (big, chunky bits of pine bark). It looks good and is very inexpensive. A year later a few weeds are starting to grow through so I’ll just pull ’em up and do a new application. However our front yard is pretty small and has a small tree in the middle of the space so this might not be the right solution for you. Ivy and pachysandra are also very low maintenance ground covers.
Be aware that if you pave over, you will need to think carefully about water run-off and protecting your foundations and cellar. From the looks of this summer’s weather, we are going to be seing more and more heavy rain in our area.
Call John Bailey @ 347 417 4369. He does decks and pavers and fences and all that sort of stuff.
Marie.
You could plant a non-aggressive groundcover (like myrtle) and have both a totally maintenance-free front yard AND avoid paving over yet another chunk of the city.
Buscarello did mine – 6 weeks later and I’m still waiting for them to finish the job.