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Best landscaping for a yard with full sun?
Posted on 11/7/26 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 11/7/26 at 1:56 pm
Recently built a new home where the front yard gets a ton of sun throughout the day.
The landscaping the builder put in died off fairly soon after moving in.
If I wanted to redo my beds completely, when is the best time? Should I let it ride til the spring?
What are the best low maintenance options if I want greenery but also a pop of color.
Any additional tips is appreciated. I’ve never had my own front yard and am the farthest from a green thumb.
The landscaping the builder put in died off fairly soon after moving in.
If I wanted to redo my beds completely, when is the best time? Should I let it ride til the spring?
What are the best low maintenance options if I want greenery but also a pop of color.
Any additional tips is appreciated. I’ve never had my own front yard and am the farthest from a green thumb.
Posted on 11/7/26 at 5:16 pm to King of New Orleans
get a big sack of wildflower seed. For larger plants/shrubs the world is your oyster just make sure they are suited for full sun, and that you can keep everything watered
Now is the time to plant
Now is the time to plant
This post was edited on 11/7/26 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 11/8/26 at 2:21 pm to King of New Orleans
Bump since I posted during the slate of games yesterday.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 2:42 pm to King of New Orleans
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died off fairly soon after moving in
1. Figure out the cause of death: too wet, too dry, toxic soil.
2. Fix your problems, anticipate elevated beds with new soil.
3. Cool/cold weather is great for digging.
If the initial landscaper is reputable they might seek a solution at a reduced cost. Unfortunately many "landscapers" know less than you do and just stick plants in holes. The knowledgeable ones charge a lot more.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 8:42 am to King of New Orleans
Some version of a spider plant, you can move them, shallow plant them, if they freeze the come back, tolerate full sun or shade. Typically ever green as well
Sunshine ligustrum.
Full sun, do well in freezes. Will get as big as you want them. We have them along our back fence line and I trim them into big orbs as they bush
Blue daze plants, will spread eventually if you let them, if they freeze cut them back and they will bush out again.
We’ve also had good luck with hibiscus in full sun. The medium sized trees if planted in spring will double in size at least by the end of the year, if they freeze they’re easy to replace. I bought green house tarp to try had cover them this year to save them but haven’t tried it yet.
Agapanthus are another one that typically does well in full sun but they can be finicky depending on your soil.
Some form of junipers as well, ever green and can grow as big as you let them with relatively no maintenance
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:16 am to King of New Orleans
Give consideration to hiring a landscape architect to draw a set of plans for you, if your budget will allow it, and you do the work of installing it. They’ll take into consideration your house orientation, sunlight, what you like (and don’t like), what plants do best in your area, etc. This was my approach when re-landscaping my front yard, and it was money very well spent - “buy once, cry once”.
Also drive-walk around neighborhoods and take photos of landscapes you like for ideas. Most private-independent retail plant centers will have horticulturists on staff that can help you identify the plants from photos if you don’t know them.
Now, through March (the sooner the better), is the best time to install woody shrubs-trees - best for the health & establishment of the plants before the heat of the summer and best for you if you do the install.
ETA:
A Guide to Louisiana -Friendly Landscaping (LSU AgCenter)
LSU AgCenter Landscaping Facts Sheets - dozens of fact sheets on suggested plants for Louisiana landscapes and related topics
Also drive-walk around neighborhoods and take photos of landscapes you like for ideas. Most private-independent retail plant centers will have horticulturists on staff that can help you identify the plants from photos if you don’t know them.
Now, through March (the sooner the better), is the best time to install woody shrubs-trees - best for the health & establishment of the plants before the heat of the summer and best for you if you do the install.
ETA:
A Guide to Louisiana -Friendly Landscaping (LSU AgCenter)
LSU AgCenter Landscaping Facts Sheets - dozens of fact sheets on suggested plants for Louisiana landscapes and related topics
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 10:43 am
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