Looking for input on my design
Hi! I'm feeling super overwhelmed with redoing my front yard. Before we moved in, it was a yard with what I think was Bermuda grass and a ton of weeds. We mowed 1-2 times and decided to nuke it with wood chips. But it's been sitting like that for a couple years now because I'm new to gardening and the overload of information was a lot. So, I finally put together a design and am looking for input/critiques because I don't know wtf I'm doing.
This is a north facing yard in zone 8b (Portland, OR). It gets full sun almost all day with one section that is more shaded by the house.
I've been slowly buying plants but I'm a little worried I may have bought too many plants that grow to be pretty large for the size of my yard.
What's planted now from front to back:
- Blueblossom ceonathus
- Red flowering currant
- Golden currant (not included in my design, probably gonna move that to the back or give it away)
- Dogwood
- Mock orange (Philadelphus)
- Vine maple in the center (I learned later this doesn't do well in full sun but we're gonna see what happens)
Most of the plants I bought and just put in the ground somewhere so they didn't die with the intention of moving them once I had a design. I heard this mock orange can get pretty big so curious if this might be a good placement for it. And is this too many different types of plants? I don't particularly care for the rhododendron but it's well established so I'm leaving it for now. Not super clear from the drawing but there is a short path from our porch area to the wood-chipped path around the vine maple.
Open to any suggestions or insights. Thank you!!