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Improving the View Maureen Gilmer begins beautifying the space outside a kitchen door. From "Weekend Gardening" episode WKG-405

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Here's how Maureen Gilmer made the initial improvements to the view from the doorway.

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Tools:

standard gardening tools
aerator
6’x6’ solid fence panels
4’x6’ picket fence panels
birdbath
terrazza square planters
paver for stepping stone
wood stakes and string
spray paint
mulch

	Figure D
	Figure E

1. Using a series of columnar junipers, she screens off the back of the yard from the driveway, leaving a space between the junipers for driveway access. New flowerbeds at the edge of the lawn contain deciduous flowering shrubs and cold-hardy perennials. Old-fashioned spike flowers, annuals, patio trees and a birdbath add both form and color to the beds. Even the lawn is slated for renovation.

2. To improve the view from the house, Maureen lays out a stake-and-string line along the natural curve of the driveway; this will also provide the maximum planting depth between the driveway and the lawn (figure D).

3. Spartan juniper (Juniperus chinensis) is a columnar juniper that is cold hardy and can be planted in the northeast. Planted in a straight line, the plantings screen the view of the driveway from the kitchen. Their dark green color also provides a backdrop for the flowerbeds (figure E).

Time spent: 4 hours.

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Plants from Ball Horticultural Company
Various plant material
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Soil Amendments
Soil amendments
Whitney Farms
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Plants from Monrovia Horticultural Craftsmen
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DeWalt power tools
DeWalt
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Landscaping Services by D&J Landscaping
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Plants from Hines Horticulture
Website: www.hineshort.com

Terrazza Square Planters
Gardner’s Supply Company
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Item #33-301 (white)

Vinyl fencing
USAVinyl, LLC
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Item #Pine46 (4’x6’ New England Straight Top); #PCT66 (6’x6’ Mason Vinyl Privacy Fence)