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Desperate Landscape: Bachelor Pad A bachelor with a busy schedule and a rather embarrassing home exterior gets some help with the yard he's been neglecting. From "Desperate Landscapes" episode DDSL-101

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Figure L

Planting Beds

Brandon had nice-sized existing planting beds, but we decided to make them larger. Jason added about seven feet to the beds and cleared out old overgrown shrubs (figure L).

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	Icee Blue juniper
	Geranium
	Begonias

Brandon's Plants

• Icee Blue juniper The Icee Blue juniper is a low-growing evergreen. It gets to about four inches tall, but it can spread eight feet and is a great groundcover. This juniper does well in zones 3 through 9.
  Cost: $193 for 7

• Annual geranium, a.k.a. Pelargonium. There are many different kinds of geraniums, and they come in many colors and sizes. Geraniums need at least four hours of sun a day to look their best. Cost varies according to variety.
  Maintenance Tips: Avoid plant disease by watering at the base rather than on the leaves.Water regularly, allowing soil to dry between watering. Do not let the leaves wilt or they will turn yellow and drop off.

• Begonia There are many different kinds of begonias, and they are grown for both their foliage and flowers. Begonias flower in summer and continue until frost. Most begonias grow well in partial shade.
  Cost: Varies according to variety, etc.
  Maintenance Tip: Too much sun can burn the leaves of begonias.
  

  Hetzii juniper
  Weigela

• Hetzii juniper, or "Hetz" juniper, will provide a screen between Brandon's yard and his neighbor's without growing into his neighbor's yard. This evergreen performs well in much of North America (zones three through nine).
  Cost: $143

• Wine and Rose Weigela This is an award winning shrub, prized for its dark wine-colored leaves and hot pink flowers. It grows four to five feet tall and wide. Plant it in full sun for best color.
  Cost: $110 for 3 of them
  Maintenance Tip: It's best pruned immediately after flowering.
  

  	China Girl holly
  	Diablo ninebark

• China Girl holly This evergreen will look great next to Brandon's porch. The China Girl holly has waxy blue-green leaves. It will produce berries. It can grow up to 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide, but can be pruned. It's cold- and heat-tolerant and does well in zones four through nine.
  Cost: $135

• Diablo ninebark standard is an interesting shrub and, in this case, it's been grafted onto a tree trunk. It has purple leaves that turn almost black in summer. The Diablo produces white flowers in June-July. Established plants are drought tolerant. The foliage color is best in sun. It performs well in zones two through seven.
  Cost: $166
  

  Blushing Knockout rose
  Container plantings
  The result of Brandon's labors.
  Before
  After

• Blushing Knockout roses The Knockout rose, part of the Knockout series, is one tough rose. It is drought tolerant and resistant to black spot, and it blooms from early spring until first frost. The blooms start out light pink and fade to a deeper pink.
  Cost: $105 for 4

• Ageratum (planted, but not featured in show), also known as floss flower, is an annual added to bring color to the garden. It comes in many colors from blue to pink to red, and individual plants range in height from four to eighteen inches. They bloom from late spring until frost. Cost varies depending on type of ageratum.
  Maintenance Tip: Deadheading is not necessary, but it will keep the plant looking tidy.

  Container Plants

  The Sandhurst Square containers are filled with bright annuals. The plants used include:
  Begonias
  Coleus
  Wave petunias
  New Zealand plax
  Alternanthera, ‘Gail's Choice'
  Goldilocks

  Cost: $140 for container plants

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