Help me design my landscape (landscaping, Butterfly Bush, Hydrangea, grass)

[bildivarian]

Hey everyone,

In my community a lot of the houses are separated by rock patches. I dont like mine. Ive seen some people fill it up with trees and plants and other things so you dont see a lot of the of the fence and house in the "alley." I do like that. I am including pictures of the situation. I am recruiting anyone who is willing to supply there ideas on what i could do in this space.
What, i think, i want is a blue spruce (probably the smaller varieties due to space constrictions) and/or aspens, some dwarf conifers of some kind for the forward part (such as juniper or spruce), maybe some decorative fountain like grasses, maybe some contrasting shrubs/bushes (sand cherry). I would love some thing in there that flowers...butterfly bush, potato, hydrangea, or anything really. I think a screen of euonymus manhattan would be neat (maybe).
I live in denver, this area is on the east side of the house so it would be partly blocked from the late day sun. Im am willing to baby any plant in there, as i already do that elsewhere in my landscape.

Im including pictures. i was hoping you would photo-shop or roughly draw in what you think would look good and what placement would suit the space.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uw3dMjPR2mA/Tk7-XDHAZVI/AAAAAAAAAXg/yJ099CkSLuA/s640/front%252520house%252520side%252520view.jpg (broken link)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BN4wyd1YL9g/Tk7-TYO5sJI/AAAAAAAAAXc/n4k369qm46o/s640/full%252520front%252520house.jpg (broken link)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f4TSSr2NwTk/Tk7-S0IHPnI/AAAAAAAAAXY/m8hzC0Gdf40/s640/027.JPG (broken link)

Larger jpgs for photo-shop

[Bulldogdad]

Um yeah.

[grannynancy]

You know. Many nurseries will do a plan for you for relatively cheap becuase they would like your business. They know the plants that will do best in your area. When I did it the plan was $50, refunded if I bought my shrubbery from them and had them plant it. It was worth the money. There may also be a Master Gardener associated with your extension office. The since picture you posted gives no idea of all the info you would need to come up with a plan such as soil types, orientation relative to the sun, zone, etc.

[ogrody]

I can't see any pictures there

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by grannynancy

You know. Many nurseries will do a plan for you for relatively cheap becuase they would like your business. They know the plants that will do best in your area. When I did it the plan was $50, refunded if I bought my shrubbery from them and had them plant it. It was worth the money. There may also be a Master Gardener associated with your extension office. The since picture you posted gives no idea of all the info you would need to come up with a plan such as soil types, orientation relative to the sun, zone, etc.

Best idea

You could also go to Google images and input the size of garden to get some creative ideas..

eg: http://www.google.ca/search?tbm=isch...iw=597&bih=358

[bildivarian]

Originally Posted by jambo101

Best idea

You could also go to Google images and input the size of garden to get some creative ideas..

That's a great idea I never thought of that
Thanks!