Calling ALL landscape designers and garden enthusiasts!!! I need the internet to settle this before I lose my mind over two trees
I’m redesigning my front yard and somehow ended up with four different layouts using the same two crabapple trees. Yes, two trees. Yes, four layouts. Yes, I’m aware this is how people accidentally become landscape architects against their will.
Each layout changes where the white‑blossom tree goes, where the pink‑blossom tree goes, and how the garden bed wraps around them..... and now I can’t unsee the pros and cons of every single version. My brain has entered the “stare at the lawn and question my life choices” stage of the project.
Option 1: One big garden island with each tree on either side and a landscaping rock in the middle. Can be centered in the lower lawn OR on a diagonal and a bit to the left??
Option 2: White tree up and left near the hedge, garden, and pink tree down low and on the right.
Option 3: White tree down low and left with a garden around it, pink tree up near house/walkway.
Option 4: Same as 3, BUT with a garden around the pink tree, up nearer the house/walkway and no garden around the white tree.
*When mature, the trees will grow to 20-25 feet tall and 15-20 feet wide, and must be planted at least 15 feet apart
So I need your help: Which layout actually looks the best (balanced, intentional) and not like I let a raccoon design my yard?
Gut reactions, strong opinions, additional options, gentle roasts… all welcome. I’ve been staring at these designs too long to be trusted.