How to Landscape a White Brick House

White-bricked homes offer you a clean palette when you begin landscape planning. Unlike red brick, a white home works well with any color plant or shrub, which means your creativity and options are endless when you begin to choose which plants you want in the yard. Adding new landscaping improves curb appeal and helps your house stand out from those of your neighbors. No matter what your budget is, there are varieties of plants to choose from to enhance the look of your home.

Flowers
Mulch
Containers
Hanging baskets
Trees
Shrubs

Instructions

- 1
  Add flowerbeds around the foundation of the home to complement the white brick. Colorful flowers such as geraniums, marigolds, petunias or lupines stand out against a white home. Spread mulch around the flowerbeds to offer a contrasting material to the stonework.
- 2
  Decorate the porch or steps leading up to the patio with potted or hanging plants. Add lavender, iris, poppy, petunias or bellflower into containers leading up to the front door to create a focal point in the yard.
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  Plant ornamental trees around the home's corners or property lines to offer vertical interest to the landscape. Japanese maple, evergreens, cherry or dogwood trees provide color, shade and privacy to the yard.
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  Mix shrubs and flowers together along walkway or driveway edges. Place smaller plants in front of the shrubs to keep the design cohesive. Tulips, carnations and daisies come in a variety of colors to complement white brick houses. Behind the row of flowers, plant boxwood hedges or shrubs such as hydrangea, bluebeard or lilac to create depth in the landscape.

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