Help me with landscaping ideas please.

Hello everyone. i would greatly appreciate any landscaping ideas that you may have for me.

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this is a picture of the side of my garage. pretty plain and boring. i just store my trash cans over here. i dont really do anything else with it.

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the second picture is better.

here is a picture of the front of my garage. also very boring. no landscaping or anything. i need some ideas to spruce up the look of this.

i am on a budget so the cheapest most effective way would be great. the work doesnt matter i dont mind putting in alot of time to get it done. Thanks to anyone who gives me some ideas i appreciate it very much. i am new to the landscaping venture so i dont know much. on top of that i am not very creative. i wasnt born with that part of my brain! HeHe :)

Thanks everyone.

What zone are you in? I love hedges. A Photinia hedge needs full sun and to be watered regularly. Ligustrum is also a good hedge too. Hedges or shrubs like Heavenly bamboo, Indian Hawthorn or Sweet-Pea, they can hide most of the side of your garage with a great look. For the front of your garage, I would plant something tall in a clay pot and place them on each side of the front side of the garage. That creates symmetry or balance! You can plant a flowery vine on a trellis in the pots too if you want. I like pots by the garage. I live in California, I'm sure my suggestions might not work in a different climate. So go to the book store and pick up a book on your native plants. Good luck and have fun!!

Plant a hedge of something like Prunus carolina compacta or Podocarpus depending on your Plant Zone to define the entry and screen the neighbor's blank siding. These words were taken from another post on landscaping ideas. These plants might work for you too! Hope this helps. I really think a hedge is your best bet for the side of your garage. Something that grows tall.

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