All good things start with a solid plan. Developing a landscape plan saves you not only time and money but also makes it more likely you’ll end up with a beautiful yard. A few generous local landscape architects donated their time and put together some design templates for a typical front yard for our 505Outside subscribers. This month, we’re sharing a mountain-inspired landscape.
The example landscape template below is for a north or east facing yard and creates the effect of a Rocky Mountain forest while using heat and drought tolerant plants that grow well in town. Take a look and get inspired to recreate this in your own yard.
Shade Tree
Japanese Pagoda, Styphnolobium syn Sophora japonicum
Evergreen Tree
Blue Atlas Cedar, Cedrus atlantica
Rocky Mountain Juniper (female), Juniperus scopulorum
Deodar Cedar, Cedrus deodara
Small/Flowering Tree
Russian Hawthorn, Crateagus ambigua
Large Plant
Western Sand Cherry, Prunus besseyi
Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius
Medium Plant
Three leaf sumac, Rhus trilobata
Leadplant, Amorpha canescens
Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus
Small Plant
Groundcovers (less than 2′ tall, spreading more than 3’wide)
Panchito manzanita, Arctostaphylos x coloradensis ‘Panchito’
Snow-in-summer, Cerastium tomentosum
Golden columbine, Aquilegia chrysantha
June grass, Koeleria macrantha
Vine
Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Clematis, Clematis ligusticifolia
Learn more here:
Lucious Landscape Design Template
High Desert Landscape Design Template
Desert Friendly Design Templates
