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I apologize for all this confusion. I have been having a lot of trouble! For some reason the edit button hasn't been appearing as an option, so I haven't been able to clean up my act! And when it does I have not been able to post more than one picture. Sometimes I can't even comment. I have been trying every which way . . . thus the mess. So . . . I hope this will go out. I appreciate any patience you have had! Patio -- At most it could be 14' x 16', but could be smaller also according to whatever fits well in a plan. Or the patio idea could be scrapped altogether if it doesn't fit well. We do have flagstones to work with if a patio/landing is an option. It does not need furniture on it. I played around with the idea of a pergola over the septic to disguise that, but don't know how to make it work well without it looking like it doesn't fit. I want to keep it simple but nice. I would like, if possible to have a sitting area/room for a bench over to the left where the Kousa is. Eventually the Kousa would give some shade. The septic pipes are not visible leading out from under the window on the right, but any planting there would have to be shallow rooted. The blue domes you see at the right are the septic tank domes -- the one furthest out from the window is the far end of the tank. Hope this clarifies things a little more.It worked!! If you need any more pictures . . . I'll try. Thank you for any help!

It looks like you already have attractive low maintenance plants that haven't gotten overgrown. This seems to be a rather narrow space, so I don't know if there would be enough space or sun for lavender plants, but they have some pest repellent properties. They need full sun and they grow 2'-3' tall. How wide is your space and how much sun does it get?

Mrryo Villa, start a new, separate thread with your issues. Limit the thread to one major area, such as back, front or side yard. For the pictures, show complete, wide views from end to end, in slightly overlapping pictures that include extra space beyond the ends, so we can see surroundings. To take the pictures, face the house squarely, lined up with the center of the view and do not move from that spot for all pictures of the view. Pan (pivot) the camera from one end of the view to the other.