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1. Swing Shift
A two-seater swing is just the right size for the couple who own this Austin, Texas, ranch house to sit in comfort and wave to neighbors passing by. Kaelee Pearson of CG&S Design-Build expanded and redid the old front porch with stained Douglas fir framing to match the new front door. Also part of the front-of-house makeover: a new walkway, siding, paint for the brick and landscaping that belies the urban setting.
As they swing in the fresh air, the couple can gaze out at both the street happenings and the plants in their front yard, which include ‘Natchez’ crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’, USDA zones 6 to 9; find your zone), bamboo muhly (Muhlenbergia dumosa, zones 8 to 10) and aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, zones 3 to 9).
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Scent is a powerful memory trigger. If there’s a fragrance you associate with a time period in your life or a loved one, adding this scent to your yard can bring you right back. If you don’t have something in particular you’d like to plant, you can’t go wrong with David Austin’s ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ rose, a pink shrub rose with a cabbage center and an old-fashioned rose fragrance.
Adding plants for texture, like fuzzy dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima, USDA zones 7 to 10; find your zone), or for movement, like ornamental grasses that sway in the slightest breeze, is another way to engage the senses and make you feel more connected to a landscape.