Phlox plants
Foundation shrubs
Mulch installed
Service visits
PROJECT DETAILS
Scope and planning notes
Project overview
This farmhouse property in Paris, Kentucky needed its foundation planting reworked and a large hillside bed added for seasonal color. The work was completed across three visits: foundation shrub removal and replacement, a walkway shrub bed, and a hillside phlox planting.
Location context
The property sits on Cane Ridge Road outside Paris, KY, a rural setting where foundation plantings and larger open-lawn beds both needed attention.
Foundation shrub removal and replacement
Overgrown taxus and old trunks were removed from the foundation bed, along with the resulting debris. In their place, China holly, Green Mountain boxwood, lilac, and dwarf Limelight hydrangea were installed along the foundation and back-step walkway.
Hillside phlox bed
A large sloped bed near the house was planted with 95 phlox plants laid out in a tree-shaped row pattern, giving the hillside a defined seasonal color display once the plants fill in and bloom.
Additional planting
Butterfly bush was added for pollinator interest, and hardwood mulch with a pre-emergent treatment was applied around all new plantings and the property's existing sugar maples to keep the beds clean.
Finished result
The completed beds replace overgrown, dated foundation shrubs with a more manageable mix of evergreen and flowering plants, while the hillside phlox bed gives the property a new seasonal planting feature.
PROJECT PHOTOS
Removal, installation, and finished beds
The gallery shows the old taxus removal, new shrub installation at the foundation, the boxwood walkway planting, and the finished hillside phlox bed.
Hillside bed context
The phlox bed runs down the slope beside the house, laid out in a tree-shaped row pattern for a defined seasonal display.
Taxus removal
Overgrown taxus and old trunks were cut back and removed from the foundation bed before new plants went in.
Foundation shrub installation
New shrubs were installed in the cleared foundation bed along the side of the house.
Boxwood walkway planting
Green Mountain boxwood was installed along the brick walkway to give the entry a structured, evergreen edge.
Finished foundation bed
The finished bed pairs new shrubs with fresh hardwood mulch along the back steps of the farmhouse.
PROOF CONTEXT
What this project can and cannot prove
- Large planting counts need layout control, equipment movement, staged installation, and a watering plan that matches the full property.
- The useful proof is the documented scope: tree count, species mix, root-ball size, irrigation, site logistics, and project photos.
- The completed views document the installed tree layout; disturbed soil visible in some photos should not be read as finished site restoration.
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