Planting Plan for a Modern Makeover of a Suburban Yard

Find out which plants helped reimagine a typical suburban yard

From coast to coast , you ’ll notice large swaths of postage - mold property , lovingly referred to as cookie - cutter homes , popularized during the 1950s postwar - geological era lodging boom . locate just outside of city centers , these houses have a spate to proffer — manageably sized lots within walking distance to urban amenities , just to name a couple . What often gall these property owners , however , is the want of out-of-door living spaces and the missing “ sidesplitter - component . ” That ’s where garden designers like Stacie Crooks occur into play . In this feature article fromFine GardeningIssue 220 , Stacie explains the process she used to transform a Seattle biscuit - carver dimension into an outdoor oasis ( register more about this garden here ) . A good deal of course credit go bad to the beguiling and diverse plant palette she used . The follow are many of the plants that you ’ll see in this eye - get landscape .

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