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Small Front Yard Issues - Sorry, a bit long
I live in a Zone 5 urban area. My house faces the east and my front yard
receives a great deal of sun. The yard is quite small 25' wide x 15' deep (at the deepest). It is also elevated above the sidewalk and banded by a stone retaining wall. Because it is sloped we decided not to have grass in this area - it is too difficult to mow. We have planted some English ivy which is doing well. Our biggest problem is our neighbours. We have the misfortune of living beside people who never ever weed. Their front yard is an overgrown disaster and unfortunately all their weeds make their way to our house. Our ivy has grass, dandelions and all sorts of other invasive and pernicous weeds growing up through it. It is a mess. I want my home to look nice and am finding it harder and harder to keep up with the influx of weeds. It's very difficult to remove them from the ivy. Should we rip out the ivy and try something else? I do have quite a number of rocks at my disposal and could create an alpine or rockery type of garden if this might be easier to maintain. Are perennials a good way to go or should we put in lots of annuals every year? I'm reluctant to spend too much on this area because we are moving in a year or two. I want the area to have great "curb appeal" when we sell, but don't have a ton of money to invest in perennials. Any and all suggestions are welcome! Jacqui |
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