Hello gardening tbread! Quick question for anybody out there with thoughts. Years ago I lived up in north Texas (Wichita Falls). For the last 12 years we’ve used my old house as a rent house. Renters moved out and we are fixing it up to sell. It’s just too far away for us to maintain as rental property. House now has no curb appeal. I had an herb bed for the front flower bed but renters killed all.
Hubby says plant boxwood (which I hate) but they won’t grow fast enuf IMO to help with a potential market date in 2-3 months. Need something with some height tho to break up the plain box of the house. I used to mix in squah and bush tomatoes and peppers with my herbs. Pretty good soil, on alkaline side. Just out of ideas this morning. I’m not an ornamental gardener and that’s what I need. Photinias aren’t too good here, not sure why just know that from neighbors. Rosemary, lavendar, old roses and honeysuckle were great until renters destroyed.
Any ideas? We aren’t past last freeze date here but pretty close. Hubby and I are currently spending weekends here trying to get this finished so I’m ready to do something.
I know you two are more informed about all things gardening. Would y’all please look over my previous post #64 and see if you could give me any ideas. I didn’t think to include y’all in the “to” space. Sorry for the trouble.
Is there anything ready to go at the local garden centers near the house you’re fixing up to sell? If so, I’d just fill it up with that stuff for now, with veggies and annuals.
When are you putting it up for sale? I’d probably aim to plant it a week prior to your first listing date, so it would be ready to go.
Also - ask your Realtor what s/he thinks. They’ve added curb appeal to a lot of properties, I’d bet! :)
Since you don’t have time for anything to grow, I’d say just any sort of bush or shrub the right size and height would do.
We have boxwood and Lavender - mostly because everything else we tried died. The nursery catalogs probably would have some that have quick growth though, so that might be good to check out.