Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 May 22, 2013 1:34 pm Hey guys, Im having trouble deciding on what tree to put in the centre of my front yard, I previously had a weeping cherry but I got rid of it because it barely ever looked good (most of the year it had leaf burn and bare branches). In its place I put an ornamental pear tree but now I've done further research I don't think its the right tree for the spot, or for what I want. So im looking for ideas and help about what tree or plant I could possible have in the spot. I really want something that doesn't get too big, so something under 3 metres tall and 2 metres wide. I also need something that can tolerate full sun, as my front yard is in the sun most of the day and is quite open with no shade. Im quite fussy with what I want and I`d really like something that doesn't get too big. Im considering little gem magnolias, weeping cherry`s (yes after I got rid of the first one ), black boy grass tree`s, and Japanese maple tree`s. Whatever I choose has to go with the other plants I have in my garden which are Tanika Lomandra grass plants, blue fescue grass plants, yuccas, a pittosporum hedge, cordyline australis red sensation, and glaucas pencil pines. Any ideas or advice would be much appreciated as I have no clue what would look best in my garden, Here are some photos, the centre garden bed is where the new tree will be going And here is a photo of what it looked like with a weeping cherry, as you can see the weeping cherry didn't look too healthy Re: Help with front yard feature tree (photos included) 2May 22, 2013 2:26 pm What about a Crepe Murtle. You can get them in a range of sizes from bush to tree, they have beautiful flowers in white through to cerise red and are quite hardy. Indian summer from Flemings would definitely tolerate full sun. Grass trees are also great very hardy once established but don't really like being transplanted from my experience and I would suggest if you want a feature of them they look better in a grouping with other natives than just by themselves. Link below for the Crepe Murtle http://www.flemings.com.au/topten_details.asp?CULT_ID=KIOWA Re: Help with front yard feature tree (photos included) 3May 22, 2013 3:06 pm Charnley What about a Crepe Murtle. You can get them in a range of sizes from bush to tree, they have beautiful flowers in white through to cerise red and are quite hardy. Indian summer from Flemings would definitely tolerate full sun. Grass trees are also great very hardy once established but don't really like being transplanted from my experience and I would suggest if you want a feature of them they look better in a grouping with other natives than just by themselves. Link below for the Crepe Murtle http://www.flemings.com.au/topten_details.asp?CULT_ID=KIOWA Thanks for the advice , A Crepe Murtle might look good as long as I can keep it smallish. I tried to transplant a grass tree a couple of months ago and it died so I know what you mean, and I have a feeling that a grass tree with tanika lomandra grass plants around it would look a bit boring. I`ve been considering a magnolia tree a little more than the others because my mum loves them (I live with my parents, im 19) but im not sure if that would look good there Re: Help with front yard feature tree (photos included) 4May 22, 2013 5:50 pm I love Magnolia's as well. Whats not to love gorgeous foliage and beautiful flowers and you can trim/ prune them to do what you want them too. Not to sure how fast they grow but, we had one in our old house and it took a while to make its move there should be ss cable so you can pull up bore pump for service 1 3162 hey there! π so, itβs kinda common for standard drawer depths to be around 500mm since most cabinets use this size to fit the usual runners… 3 20920 can someone with more experience give me their insight? land is pretty much flat its pretty much at the top of a hill. left and right neighbours are flat in line with my… 0 7469 |