5 Curb Appeal Mistakes to Avoid for a Welcoming Home

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5 Curb Appeal Mistakes to Avoid for a Welcoming Home

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Күн бұрын

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Curb Appeal Mistakes
The exterior of your home sets the stage for a welcoming atmosphere. And, your landscaping plays a pivotal role in enhancing curb appeal. However, a few missteps in design can detract from the overall allure of your property.
In this video, I’ll share ways to harmonize plant selections, proportions and focal points to create incredible curb appeal and leave a lasting impression with your neighbors and guests.
Mistake 5: Not Using Evergreens
Mistake 4: Using Too Many Plants
Mistake 3: Plants Not Proportional to Home
Mistake 2: Not Having a Focal Point
Mistake 1: Not Keeping it Simple
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@Jecht1221 23 күн бұрын

The high maintenance picture was the best looking. I understand your point of it taking a lot of time and effort. But some people love that.

@PrettyPurpleDoor 20 күн бұрын

Yep. It's a beautiful garden just not a great idea for a beginner or someone looking for low maintenence

@ninabooker2904 9 күн бұрын

Very good advice and I appreciate that your blouse is a flower garden pattern, very appropriate for a gardener. 😃🌺🌻

@SylvanFosters Ай бұрын

3:15 the sketch shown here is very helpful. However, before anyone installs shrubs to the side of the front door as shown here I recommend they also consider safety tips around your home. It is recommended to not have plants near your front door that you can’t see over (so no one could be concealed behind them while you are trying to get into or get out of your home).

@karenlombardi8242 22 күн бұрын

Well, I failed on the scale, number of plants, and simplicity. Our house sits at a funny angle on 6 acres of nothing. In addition, we are dodging overhead obstacles, water pipes from the street and septic in the back. So in the end, our landscaping looks lopsided now … until it all fills in. But we love putting it together, bed by bed, Learning as we grow in a much different zone.

@gamera2020 26 күн бұрын

The "high maintenance" image was probably the only one I liked if I'm honest.

@morphinegirl3446 22 күн бұрын

Exactly!! she should have known most of all those plants were perrenials!

@PrettyPurpleDoor 5 күн бұрын

I did know they were perennials? What makes you think I didn't? It was an example of something higher maintenance...

@user-hm5zb1qn6g Ай бұрын

excellent tips. It's amazing how many homeowners forget about Tip 5 and end up with flat, dull winter yards,

@PrettyPurpleDoor Ай бұрын

Very true! Glad it was helpful 😊

@jenica9705 27 күн бұрын

The best ground yards are grass free native gardens. Imagine if we all converted our antiquated lawns to natural habitats for pollinators! I have an entire yard of native pants and shrubs that attract so many bees,butterflies,hummingbirds etc…it’s amazing.

@merrywalsh2809 17 күн бұрын

You must get so much delight from that. 🐝

@michaeljonesdougherty.209 Ай бұрын

❤ Amy all your videos are great I like the ones for cottage style & I always look at other curb appeal sometimes I say wow they know what to do other I say wow not knowing is everything. I always redo the landscape on homes when I walk or ride by.

@PrettyPurpleDoor Ай бұрын

Haha I redo the landscape on other people's homes when I walk by too 😊

@theropesofrenovation9352 Ай бұрын

I don't have a front door. Mine is on the side. So aggravating!

@PrettyPurpleDoor Ай бұрын

Hmm. Maybe you can add some planters or an arbor to the start of the path so it's clear where to go?

@merrywalsh2809 17 күн бұрын

Same here. I think I will make more of an effort to designate the path, as you suggest.

@theropesofrenovation9352 17 күн бұрын

@@PrettyPurpleDoor True

@GeorgeLoch Ай бұрын

I need to move some of my plants as I didn't plan well for their size and shape. My coneflowers got a lot bigger than I expected and now I have a coneflower jungle :)

@maryvalentine6388 Ай бұрын

I hear ya on this one.

@PrettyPurpleDoor Ай бұрын

Love coneflowers. The more the merrier in my garden 😊

@bridgetmcgiggles4528 Ай бұрын

Coneflower jungle sounds awesome

@mybestideas1 27 күн бұрын

I ran into this video searching to what height I need to cut my lillies that are on the sides of the building. Now they are reaching the roof (raised ranch so it is 1.5 levels) so 2/3rds means cutting quite a bit but it makes sense. I may have overdone my front yard where I planted in an arch white hydrangeas, which are supposed to be hedge (now just 2nd year in, so they are just 2-3 feet, need to reach 5 at 5 years). And like in the eye of that arch I planted Vanilla-Strawberry hydrangea which I'll train in the tree. Lots of plants and I hope that at year 5 they'll make sense. In the background of those hydrangesas, against the house, I have hostas, land ilies, and in-between the hydrangeas I'm planting alium gigantico, so the spring will start with the purple colour, turning pink in September (zone 5B). Also want to replace the front grass with creeping thyme. Thank you! Subscribed :)

@adrabruzzese7610 Ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks Amy.

@ElizaGagarin Ай бұрын

How about an English cottage garden at the front yard

@TheEnchantedWoodnymph1111 Ай бұрын

Well I missed on two of those points. Too many plants and keeping it simple🫣

@PrettyPurpleDoor Ай бұрын

Hehehe that's ok. I've been there too! 💜

@maureenmccrackin6933 Ай бұрын

I'm with you. I like a variety of plants with a cheerful riot of colour and textures. Over the last 30+ years I have created a beautiful garden that I am pleased to share with others. I'm happy to say that my family and neighbours appreciate my efforts.

@Criminaljustice79 4 күн бұрын

@@maureenmccrackin6933totally agree.

@loug8186 Ай бұрын

This is so good! Some foundational aspects that really make a difference.

@PrettyPurpleDoor Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful 😊

@ChristopherJohnsonArtist 20 күн бұрын

There are deciduous trees in tropical climates as well which usually drop their leaves during the dry season where there is a summer monsoon. It just isn't as noticeable since the season is shorter, but still important to take into consideration for January and February.

@PrettyPurpleDoor 20 күн бұрын

Great point. Thanks for sharing!

@pattik8335 Ай бұрын

Great info! Thanks!

@jkaravis Ай бұрын

This is awesome!

@patriciaterry5539 Ай бұрын

New subscriber here! Awesome info! Thank you!

@PrettyPurpleDoor Ай бұрын

Yay! Welcome! Thank you 😊

@user-ko5ng3lm1z 21 күн бұрын

I agree the last one was the most attractive,

@Trenpace 21 күн бұрын

Mass plant Japanese maples and conifers

@markmooney3585 Ай бұрын

Love your videos, Amy! My issue is that I have TWO front doors! :(

@PrettyPurpleDoor Ай бұрын

Emphasize ONE of them. Paint the other one to blend in with the house so there's no confusion 😊

@phuongphan-mcmanamna3781 Ай бұрын

Put a wreath on the main door. Also containers. And mat at main door.

@morphinegirl3446 22 күн бұрын

The 'nestle the house' pic is horrid...first thing I'd cut down are all 3 of those overgrown trees blocking the door and the windows! ugh! Very poor placement of a bush that they should have known was going to get too tall smh

@PrettyPurpleDoor 20 күн бұрын

I'm sure it was just the angle the photo was taken from. Relax 😊

@user-xi7gz6sz4w 23 минут бұрын

Planting too close to the house/failure to take the mature size of the plant into consideration. You'll just have to pull it out in a few years, wasting your money and effort.

@SashaFierce-jk3bxxx58 15 күн бұрын

Plants GROW, so they won't stay the size they were when you purchased them.

@gameboyinc4694 22 күн бұрын

Evergreens are so 2020 cant stand those

@PrettyPurpleDoor 20 күн бұрын

To each his own I guess. I can't stand looking at a house with a bunch of sticks in front of it for half the year and no actual structure to the design 😊

@kimjohnson5717 Күн бұрын

Me too I just removed 4 of them that where placed near the front door by the previous owner. I did replace with flowers and shrubs so I still have color during the winter months

@gameboyinc4694 23 сағат бұрын

@PrettyPurpleDoor I'm in Southeast NC so it's sticks 3 months out the year lol. Makes you miss them then fall in love all over again. God I miss deployments😂