The entrance to our subdivision is awful. There is no water system,the only house to retrieve water is about 200 ft away. Our sign needs to be updated to this century. There are 2 post lights. A few neighbors have tried to keep the weeds controled, but we need a much needed new look. The plot is about 100ft long X 4ft wide.
Originally posted by *dodie: Can you post some pictures? What direction does it face? How much sun or shade does it get?
Thank you for your reply...i will take a pic or 2 and get them up,as far as sun...it's stuck right out in the open, so it gets full sun. The subdivision (named, Highpoint) is right outside Louisville KY. ty ty.
Painting sign and digging up entry beds in preparation for new plants is the first step. Remove any overgrown shrubs. Consider getting a soil test so that amendments to soil can be tilled in when preparing the soil.
Plant selection should be drought tolerant ones. Years ago I was in the same situation. Every spring the neighborhood wives club printed flyers and advertised their annual geranimum sale. The proceeds from the sale were used for beautification projects for the multiple entries to the neighborhood.
The bed at the main entry, as I recall, had an uneven number of drought tolerant English boxwoods which we used as a backdrop for geraniums, which are drought tolerant. We took turns deadheading.
Today we have so many ornamental grasses from which to choose. In some areas of the country, these are used in beds at exit and entry ramps at highways. There are many beautiful, sun-loving, drought tolerant flowering herbs that might meet your needs.
A visit to local greenhouses and nurseries will help you narrow down your search to two or three plant species. You want drought tolerant, but you also want low maintenance. And, you need to know what their size will be at maturity so they can be spaced accordingly. And, you don't want to plant an invasive species if going with a perennial.
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