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  • Landscape Rescue for a Neglected Front Yard
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    Beautiful plantings and some spot-on masonry work give this home a lovely new look.
    From "Desperate Landscapes"
    episode DDSL-211


    (Continued from page 2)

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    Karen azalea
    'Karen' azalea
    Rhododendron x 'Karen'

    This evergreen azalea offers lavender flowers in May.

  • Mature size: Up to 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4 (considered one of the hardiest azaleas available)
  • Cost: $603 for 15
  • Maintenance tip: Feed an acid fertilizer after it blooms.

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    Cranberry cotoneaster
    Cranberry cotoneaster
    Cotoneaster apiculatus

    Cranberry cotoneaster is a deciduous shrub that's prized for its bountiful red berries in winter. It has pink flowers in late May.

  • Mature size: 3 feet tall and 6 feet wide
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Low maintenance, but it can be pruned to shape
  • USDA Zones 4-7
  • Cost: $193 for 6

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    'Miss Kim' lilac
    'Miss Kim' lilac
    Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ‘Miss Kim’

    'Miss Kim' has purple buds that open to light blue flowers. Unlike most lilacs, 'Miss Kim' offers a little fall color in its foliage — a reddish purple.

  • Mature size: 6-7 feet high and 5-6 feet wide.
  • Blooms are more plentiful when planted in full sun
  • Resistant to powdery mildew
  • USDA Zones 3-7
  • Cost:$64
  • Maintenance tip: This lilac requires regular watering. It's not drought resistant and if it gets too dry, it drops leaves.

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    'Guacamole' hosta
    Hosta 'Guacamole'

    'Guacamole' hosta's huge ribbed leaves are apple-green with dark edges.

  • It bears very fragrant flowers in late summer.
  • It prefers shade to part sun.
  • USDA Zones 3-9
  • Cost: $189 for 5

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    Bigleaf hydrangea
    Hydrangea macrophylla

    Bigleaf hydrangeas are the most popular hydrangeas in the landscape. The flowers are generally pink or blue and occasionally white. It will flower pink in alkaline soil.

  • Mature size: Usually about 3-6 feet tall and wide, but can grow larger.
  • It prefers shade to partial sun.
  • USDA Zones 6-10

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    Lace shrub
    Lace shrub
    Stephanandra incise

    The lace shrub is a deciduous plant that has small yellow flowers in early summer and offers a fine-texture look to the landscape.

  • Mature size: Grows 1-3 feet high and 2-4 feet wide.
  • It's a fast grower.
  • Prefers full sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil.
  • Resistant to powdery mildew
  • USDA Zones 4-7
  • Cost: $129 for 4


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  • RELATED PROJECTS:
  		• Concrete Repair: Repairing Cracks
  		• Concrete Repair: Patching and Resurfacing Concrete Steps
  		• Landscape Makeover for a Tudor Home

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Landscape Rescue for a Neglected Front Yard
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