Landscape Ideas for Decorating a Brick Ranch Style Bungalow

Flower Beds

• Put flower beds around the front of your house to add color to a brick bungalow. You also can put flower beds along the sides or back of the house to add visual appeal. When it comes to flowers, more is better; a lush explosion of blooms is more impressive than a few scattered blooms. Choose a variety of flowers that bloom throughout the growing season so that your bungalow spends the whole summer clothed in color.

Shrubs and Bushes

• Shrubs and bushes help to take the hard edges off the exterior appearance of a bungalow. Buy shrubs and bushes that are appropriate to your climate and to the amount of sunlight or shade in their planned location. Plant them close enough to the house that they look like landscaping for the house, but don't put them so close that their branches press against the brick.

Trees

• Trees are a useful and beautiful addition to any property, and can greatly improve the look of a brick bungalow. They also have practical benefits by providing cooling shade in the summer and habitat for birds and wildlife. Because a bungalow is only one story, it's easier to grow a tree so that it overshadows the roof of the house and keeps hot sunlight off of it. Plant evergreen trees between your bungalow and the road to increase your privacy.

Climbing Plants

• Brick surfaces are ideal for climbing plants because they provide a textured surfaces for vines to attach to and to climb. Plant annuals like sweet peas and morning glory for a blaze of color on your walls. You can also plant ivy and climbers like clematis that will cover a bit more of your brick walls every year. In combination with flowers, shrubs and trees, climbing plants can transform your brick bungalow from a predictable suburban dwelling into a living work of art.