Sue's Natural Landscape
Sue and Bruce, working without a landscape consultant, landscaped their yard after building their house on the lot. The landscaping is designed to reflect a natural landscape, using native plants as much as possible, with a goal of increasing pollinator and wildlife habitat.
Before planting
Before planting
Before planting
Prior to landscaping, the vegetation consisted of ponderosa pine, skunk brush, and sumac and an assortment of weeds. Sue employed a variety of techniques to eliminate the weeds. In essence, beyond keeping some of the pines, Sue was working with a blank palette.
Landscaping
Before planting
Before planting
The landscaping is designed to reflect a natural landscape, using native plants as much as possible, with a goal of increasing pollinator and wildlife habitat.
Accent Plants
Accent Plants
Accent Plants
Two non-native accent plants, Blue oat grass and Karl Foerster feather reed grass, provide variety of form and color to the landscape. Additionally, Karl Foerster grass adds attractive movement in the garden for much of the year.
Lawn areas
Accent Plants
Accent Plants
Most of the lawn areas are planted with Sheep Fescue (Festuca ovine), a low-growing, non-native, non-aggressive cool season bunch grass. One weed-whacking a year is all it needs most years.