Landscape + walkway
Hi!
I’m reposting now that our stucco and window work is finished on our house. We also removed a pergola and brick planter. Now we’re ready to landscape and put in a walkway.
We are in SoCal zone 10b. West facing. We would like drought tolerant, low maintenance. We would like to remove lawn or are open to lawn alternatives?
We like white, purple, blues, Mediterranean style?
Suggestions for walkway, straight or curved? Brick, stepping stones or concrete?
Thanks for mock ups or suggestions!
ETA: neighboring houses are blacked out.
The planters under window are temporary.
Comments (8)
PROYardvaark
4 years agoThis is about organization. I don't know what plants would work in your locale.
It's distracting and not necessary to blacken the neighboring homes. Anyone could view it from public property anytime. It would be different if you were photographing into the open window of their bed or bathroom. :-)Kitch4me thanked YardvaarkRelated Discussions
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Comments (5)Um. This makes me really nervous. I'm imagining you finishing the project and having the result guide water right into your new basement room every time there are heavy rains. If you're determined to do this yourself, then I guess my biggest advice is to watch the slopes. Make sure you maintain a consistent slope AWAY from the new door for the path, and make sure the land slopes from the retaining wall away from the path and the house. French drains behind the wall might be a good precaution, as well. That's going to be an awfully tall wall for a DIY-er, though. You won't be able to use the dry-laid stuff you find in Home Depot or Lowe's for this--those heights are usually limited to 18-36". You've got some serious digging, concrete forms to make and poor or blocks over footers to install, drainage measures to take care of, backfilling to do.... It makes my head hurt to think about. Laser levels can be quite helpful in checking for slope across a distance. I hate line levels--they always pull my line down too much and distort the results! There are a number of professional systems out there that would be a bit easier than CMUs or pouring a wall that you built a for for. You need to check their individual installation manuals to find out how they can be used, though, and finding a supplier will be harder than than just showing up at Lowe's and loading a flat cart with what you want. Here's one, for example: http://rockwoodwalls.com/literature/installation_manual.pdf I'm still nervous, though....See Moredesigning and landscaping a walkway
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Jilly
4 years agoBased on your location, I’d look into Xeriscaping. Doing a search will bring up countless pictures and ideas. It can still look lush, while being drought tolerant and conserving water. Your local (not big box stores) should be a good resource for what plants work best in your area ... trees, shrubs, perennials, succulents, cacti, ornamental grasses, etc.
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