Need landscape ideas for tiny house with side yard
Katie Mary
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Comments (1)You don't have a problem yard, you have a problem tree. The wooden porch thingy was probably perfectly well built to begin with but the tree's roots have lifted and broken it. Same with the landscape ties beside it. It's coming for your house foundation next if it isn't already doing some damage. Good thing it's your tree and your house that's closest, because if that were not the case there would be some potential liability issues here - all you've damaged of your neighbours' is the retaining wall, which will be easily rebuilt once the tree is gone. See the slope of your front yard in the second picture? That's all tree root effect. The very cute cobblestone walls are simply at the end of their lifespan, which has been shortened by trying to hold the front yard together under pressure from the tree roots. But news flash: this is not a rock wall, it's a concrete retaining wall decorated with rocks. So when you go looking for a book on how to build retaining walls, follow the directions for concrete, not dry-stack stone. A slope is not problematic in and of itself, in fact it is a huge feature if you design that way. You could, for example, make your vegetable beds there, a series of raised beds going up the hill like steps, with actual steps beside and between them for you to go up to tend them. And no, the east side of the house is no place for tomatoes, they need full sun. What you have here is a charming little house on a great lot where the landscape installation is simply at the end of its useful life. What needs to happen here is the setting of priorities and the making of decisions. If the structural integrity of your house is important, the tree should be taken down pronto, and then you have some hardscape rebuilding to do: steps, walls, vegetable beds; whatever your vision for the place dictates. If you are at a bit of a loss, some reading through the landscaping section at the library is always a good first step. KarinL...See MoreNeed landscaping ideas for our terrible front yard
Comments (8)"Any idea on how to make the front garden more presentable?" Just because an object is pretty, in and of itself, it's not necessarily the case that a collection of pretty objects set randomly about will create a pretty scene. In landscaping, one's goal is to bring a complete scene together. Here, I think your yard looks like it it filled with junk ... in spite of the fact that Hosta are pretty plants. The sharply pointed wedge bed (flanking the walk) that points at the viewer is patently unfriendly and hostile looking. I'd get rid of the bed (completely) and place the good plants in better places and in better arrangements. It's not easy now to say where as the photo is very unclear about the spaces at the far right and left side. If you could rake the leaf camouflage away and take a sharp, clear picture in better light, it would help. There need to be some indicators in the photo as to where the lot lines are located. Your yard would look MUCH better if you just had decent grass instead of the bad bed and bad grass. It's likely that there is not enough light to grow good grass (maybe at all) so, first,analyze the light conditions to determine where it's possible to grow decent grass. Where it's not possible, your only other choices are mulch, paving or groundcover. It looks like English Ivy growing at the left of the drive. This could end up being your "friend." Keep it sharply edged (mechanically) at the drive. Keep it edged (mechanically or chemically) at the ground along the base of the house. Don't "edge" it on the house itself. You can let it grow on the base of the tree, but don't let it escape up into the tree. Trim it around the trunk at a uniform height a couple times a year....See MoreTiny front and side yard ideas
Comments (14)Better pics: Front view: This faces east but at an angle (north east). The front gets 6+ hours of sun. The front-left side bit where chair frames can be seen is 84x110 inches. This is blank right now. I would like to add some perennials like Echinacea (pow wow wild berry) and annuals in varying heights. But undecided on which side the tall plants should face. The right side bit is 147x165 inches. Currently there are two knockout roses, a Coreopsis, Sedum kamtschaticum on this side (As seen in the original post's 2nd pic). I want to remove them and add a bench under the window. Maybe have a little walking path to the magnolia with the rest being a little butterfly garden. (There is a little park and some shops in front of this so its nice to sit and people watch) There is a bit of 15 inches space in front of the fence. In this space, I was wondering if I can add perennials likes Shasta daisy (snow lady), Sage (Merleau Blue), Coreopsis (Sunfire, Rising sun or Moonbean) or I might just add annuals like petunia. Side view: The sun to side yard is blocked a little by the magnolia on the side. It gets about 2-3 hours of sun. I measured the side bed, it looks small in this angle, but it is 72 inches (where it tapers) The front bit where it looks wider is 100inches) The spireas are 15 to 30 inches away from the wall of the home. Is that too close? I guess I was seduced by the lush side yard photos of houzz :) so want to plant a lot more even if it is not visible from front. If I remove spireas, was thinking a mix of hydrangeas, shade perennials and annuals. Cannot really see much from the front because the magnolia blocks the view. These are probably all very foolish ideas. I am so embarrassed as I type this. Please talk some sense into me!...See MoreHELP!! need front yard landscaping ideas
Comments (4)How much wider will the drive be? I am starting to frown upon artificial turf. It is expensive so many people in my area settle for a small patch the size of a through rug and then pour rocks all around it. I much prefer something like Doug has done above. One thing about Dougs design that is so nice is that I can see the path and it is not flanked by shrubs. It make the entrance more inviting....See MoreKatie Mary
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