Backyard blank canvas - need help!
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Comments (4)That is a big blank slate! The deck is really nice! Some of the designers here will come up with some cool plans for you. A big shade tree to shade the house is important. Whatever shade tree you pick, do your research. Be sure it doesn't drop flowers and pods all year in addition to the autumn leaves. One of the previous owners of our home, in his wisdom, planted 3 pines and 2 palms near our pool. They are evergreen, but they still have little gifts to drop into our pool constantly! Currently all the pollen from the cones is going in the pool. Needles shed constantly. Then the palms start dropping seeds and pollen and random fronds. I don't think you can escape a mess in your pool. It's the nature of trees to reproduce, but some are much kinder to you than others. I think raised beds would be nice and also some walking paths to small areas of interest here and there would break up the expanse. Maybe some curves and circles? Have fun! Suzi...See MoreLandscape design help- blank slate backyard
Comments (8)Looking for low maintenance, shady, and good for the kids. I have huge flower beds in the front and side yards that take up a lot of time so I would like something easy for the backyard. Suggestions for shrubs and trees that are semi-fast growing (no arborvitae). The water forms a little river path when it rains. It drains through the metal culvert pipe on the left hand side. It dries up within a day but does leave the ground muddy for a day or so- Georgia red clay. It was in the original post but planting zone 7b- metro Atlanta area....See MoreBlank Canvas Backyard (Dog Friendly/Garden/Privacy)
Comments (12)Consider creating terraces. Decide how much room immediately behind your home you eventually want for a backyard patio. Leave at least six feet beside each fence not dug but dig a ditch/footing for a wall of concrete block down to hard ground across the center of the rest of the back yard. Once your terrace wall is built, level the area above the wall, including by adding a truck load of gravel and/or dirt and/or shoveling dirt from below the wall to above it to level both your patio area and a space below the wall. Once you've reserved your patio space -- while your dogs pack it from using it -- you can begin to plant your garden, preferably in a way the dogs can be taught to leave what you plant alone. Pay attention to how the sun passes over your back yard so you're not planting anything that will eventually shade your garden too much for it to grow. Brackets on fence posts can hold potted plants -- choose the strong ones. https://www.google.com/search?q=very+strong+bracket+for++holding+flower+basket&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy1KW5l4LoAhWiSt8KHRZkBw0Q_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1366&bih=628 Consider the stronger tomato cages for tomatoes and beans. You can buy individual trellis/cages in the spring from the big box stores or build your own -- there are You Tube videos on how to build different kinds. This is just one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozQNsd5Oek4 Consider building a mini greenhouse using plumbing pipes and/or wood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsSI4w3CqEo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQWPnaiixe0 https://www.bing.com/search?q=building+greenhouse+with+pvc&form=EDGSPH&mkt=en-us&httpsmsn=1&msnews=1&plvar=0&refig=d03dc932a900445e84174ddd49ea6bb8&sp=1&ghc=1&qs=AS&pq=building+greenhouse+with+&sk=PRES1&sc=8-25&cvid=d03dc932a900445e84174ddd49ea6bb8&cc=US&setlang=en-US If you build raised beds with wood, remember to line the wood box with plastic to make the wood last longer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef_TS19TRQg and / or building tiered structures for plants https://www.google.com/search?q=wood+tiered+structures+for+planting+strawberries&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiv8fyvk4LoAhXEEFMKHS1JBKMQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=wood+tiered+structures+for+planting+strawberries&gs_l=img.3...95448.101579..102697...0.0..0.134.1724.15j4......0....1..gws-wiz-img.NbM-ukJ-fRs&ei=qFFgXq_9FcShzAKtkpGYCg&bih=654&biw=1366&client=firefox-b-1-d#imgrc=irj20Wqm9lLhnM...See MoreBackyard of our new house - blank page for us! Best layout?
Comments (3)As long as there are no governmental regulations that require a setback from a property line, your garden house placement is good. I would suggest a staggered or curved path between the garden house and the main house since you prefer an informal garden. Use the rented yard for vegetable and/or wildflower gardening, or as play space for children. The one concern I have is whether the rented space will eventually be sold for another home to be built. Will you retain the right to use this space (easement to the rented property) if the rented land is sold? If not, it appears access to your parking will be negatively impacted. Consider placing your parking further back into the yard so the second vehicle can exit around the corner of the house easier. It looks like a tight corner. At some point you may want to cover your vehicles with a roof, or you may want to fence the backyard. Make sure you have enough room to place posts in the ground on your property....See MoreKim in PL (SoCal zone 10/Sunset 24)
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