I need help to design my backyard.
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7 years ago
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Comments (3)Pachysandra terminalis is the only thing that I have found that will grown under my maple, period. It flourishes and eats up leafs and requires no watering or fertilization. I doubt it can take foot traffic especially children playing. My suggestion is an area of pachysandra set into a definte constrained area with a six inch or more heavy duty edging, Roundup sprayed one or twice a year on the rhizomes that will eventually work their way under the edging and peastone or artificial grass for the kids. The pachysandra, when constrained, will fill in very thick and will earn its nickname "green mulch". Left to wander it will look unkept and straggly. That's my suggestion, good luck whatever you decide. Jon...See MoreNeed Help with my Backyard Design
Comments (0)Hi, we just moved into a new-build house. The backyard is roughly 50ft wide by 40ft deep. Our house faces west, and our house is a fairly tall 2-storey home. So our backyard is sunny all morning then is shadowed by the house by the end of the day. Along the back of our house we have a large patio door and a window from our great room. We really want to install a deck, some kind of screened-in gazebo structure (mosquitoes are bad at night), add a 8x12ft shed, and four 4x4ft raised bed vegetable planters. We don't want the gazebo attached or adjacent to the house because it would block light into our windows. We've put together a plan (see attached drawing) and I'm hoping to get some advice from the houzz community. We've essentially put all the main structures along the north fenceline and I'm worried that the space may not look "balanced". What do you think? Any advice?? Thanks in advance! Jen...See MoreMy backyard needs help. Any ideas on design?
Comments (1)Roughly, what is the dollar figure you don't want to exceed and where do you live?...See MoreHey guys! I really need help designing my backyard setup
Comments (3)You'd probably need to show the view in each direction. (Stand at center of the yard and take slightly overlapping photos of a 360*view -- without changing camera locations between any pictures.) And you probably need to show an outward bound view of 3/4 of the yard as taken from the patio center. (Again, in slightly overlapping pictures while the photographer does not change locations, but pivots.) And you'l need to show as close up as you can get of the yard from Google Satellite....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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