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Desperate Landscape: Victorian, Victorious DIY's landscape pro Jason Cameron helps re-beautify a home in a neighborhood filled with quaint Victorian homes. From "Desperate Landscapes" episode DDSL-113

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The newly replanted flower bed

Planting the Beds

Jason plan calls for turning most of the front yard into planting beds. The bed on the right side will be about 20'X30'. The bed on the left side will be about 5'X16'.

Below is a listing of the plants selected for re-landscaping Louise's yard, along with facts and care tips for each variety.

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Dragon Lady holly

Louise's Plants

Dragon Lady Holly
This holly can grow up to 20-feet high and 6-feet wide, but you can keep it in check with pruning.

• This is considered "the" perfect columnar holly.
  
• If you live in an area with deer, they'll stay away from the spiny leaves.
  
• Zones 6-8.
  
• Cost: $220

Green Velvet Boxwood
Two boxwoods were used to frame the entrance to the yard.

• Boxwoods are low maintenance evergreens. They will grow about 2-3 feet high.
  
• They like sun to part shade, so this is another plant that will adapt as the light conditions change in Louise's yard.
  
• This type holds its color better than many boxwoods which may turn bronze in the cold winter months.
  
• Zones 6-8
  
• Cost: $133 for two.

Planting boxwoods

Green velvet boxwood

Big Blue Liriope
This grass-like perennial is often used as a ground cover.

• It has tall lavender flowers in late summer.
  
• It grows to about 2 feet tall.
  
• It prefers part sun to full shade.
  
• Zones 5-10
  
• Cost: $105 for 13

Big Blue liriope

Planting liriope

English Roseum Rhododendron

• This is a moderate grower with pink flowers that bloom in May.
  
• Grows to about 6-8 feet tall.
  
• Likes partial sun.
  
• Zones 4-8.
  
• Cost: $80

English Roseum rhododendron

Planting rhododendron

	Vinca
	Vinca

Vinca
Vinca is a short evergreen groundcover with bluish purple blooms in early spring.

• Vinca grows about 6 inches tall and can spread 3 feet in diameter.
  
• Vinca does well in part sun to full shade.
  
• Zones 3-8
  
• Cost: $255 for 37

Juddii Viburnum (Not pictured.)
Juddii viburnums are said to be among the most fragrant. Their snowball-shaped flowers smell like gardenias.

• Mature height is usually between 4 and 8 feet.
  
• It has black-colored fruit.
  
• It does well in full sun to part shade but will produce the best flowers and fruit in full sun.
  
• Zones 4-8
  
• Cost: $138 for three.

Little Henry Itea (Not pictured.)

• It's small and grows to only 2-3 feet high and won't hide the porch.
  
• Doesn't require pruning.
  
• White flowers in early summer, kind of like fat pipe cleaners.
  
• Blood red foliage in fall.
  
• Discovered at a nursery not too far from Louise's house (Burlington, KY) so it will thrive in this climate.
  
• Likes full sun but will grow in part shade.
  
• Cost: $345 for five

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