Help....No clue what I'm doing
I'd like to get other's ideas on what we can do to help our landscaping situation. We're clueless! Our house is built into a hill, so last summer we had steps and a sidewalk hardscaped from our drive way to the front door entrance. We built a couple small retaining walls between the house and the steps. (We put the white marble stone down, but I'm going to reuse and replace with something with more grey tones - the stark white with the grey/tan tones just isn't doing it for me) and possibly plant a small ground cover or something on the lower. Our issue right now is what to do on the left of the steps and walk way. I was planning on using the same stone we used for the retaining wall, but in a smaller format...which is what is stacked along the sidewalk, but would it look silly to lay this stone on a decent sloped hill or would we be better off to somehow carry the retaining walls to the other side? Or, we have to bring in more dirt to fill that side...would we be better off getting a lot of dirt and leveling off that area and throwing grass seed down and not bother with doing anything on that side? The way it is right now, my husband is really unable to mow that slope...it's probably 75% sand, so he just drifts down the hill and leaves bald patches (as you can see). Hope this is making sense.
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated!
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whitewatervol (Z 8a/7b Upstate SC)
6 years ago
laceyvail 6A, WV
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6 years agoSorry about that. Told you I had no clue! We are in Northern Indiana, so 5b? We live on 5 acres of sandy, mole filled land. We're basically stripping everything down and starting from scratch...so any advice would be appreciated.
Our plan is to eventually somewhat mirror the steps on the left of the drive to the right side as well as create the same step retaining walls and if possible ($$), create a stone deck on the lower level that you see on the right side. (also future plans for new garage doors and either more gravel, asphalt or cement drive).
but my immediate need is to do something about this side (pic below). As well as what to do to cover/camouflage the foundation. The owners prior to us for some reason painted that one section (by the fireplace brick) white? And that drives me crazy. So possibly just a gray foundation paint?
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6 years agoA sloping cheekwall flanking the steps is where I'd start in order to improve looks and lessen maintenance.
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emmarene9
6 years agoIf I understand the situation correctly I would plant erosion control ground cover on the bank, the area in orange. Maybe on the side facing the street too. If it is too steep to mow that is about all you can do unless you want to build a retaining wall.
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