Backyard garage orientation
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Comments (4)It would make a big difference if the shed is one of those ugly things that must be hidden ... or one of the cute garden sheds that are a charming part of the landscape. Make a calculation about what other outdoor utility space (that is needed for storage, composting, etc.) that might relate to the shed. You might want to place such an area behind the shed (as viewed from house.) While you don't necessarily need to plan all the landscaping, you should plan how the grass and landscape area divides (the bed line). The shed could be in the planted area (not too deep in) with the opening adjacent to the lawn, or it could have a path from the lawn to it. As it stands now, I think your blue rectangle is too close to the side lot line. The first place that jumps out at me as a good possibility is to set the building in the corner (not too deep in) at a diagonal to the house, with the door facing the patio ... but then, it would need to be a cute garden shed....See MoreSeek advice - Whats the best raised bed layout for my Backyard
Comments (11)Ok, I'm not sure I am reading your diagrams correctly so bear with me if I'm way off base. But it appears to me you are wasting a lot of space with so many paths, and overly narrow paths at that, just to have so many different beds. So my first question would be why so many beds? More beds is not necessarily more productive or more useful than fewer but bigger beds would be. Is the E-W directional placement of the beds what is limiting you? If so, then that isn't any sort of absolute "law". Lots of gardeners use N-S beds quite successfully and they can be easy to compensate for the direction by arranging plantings and crop rotation. And it would appear that in your case using a N-S orientation would allow for a much more effective use of space. 3' or 4' wide beds that could be 12, 14, or even 18 feet long. For example using Version 7 diagram, one 3x14 foot long bed could abutt up to the patio edge on one side and you'd have a 3' path between it and the green tree band on the east. Follow m? 1' wide paths are basically useless for any practical purposes and 2' paths aren't much better. You'll live to regret those narrow spaces. So on the south side, if you feel you MUST run E-w then combine some of those many tiny beds into fewer larger ones OR make 2 N-S beds that are 4'x-24' long with 3 foot wide paths all around. Much less wasted space, more growing space, essentially the same amount of fill required, and I would argue more attractive than having a bunch of tiny little beds crammed together. Make sense? Dave...See MoreGarage Location in backyard
Comments (2)Given that it may be an ADU at some point I think Opt #2 would work better for that scenario...See MoreBackyard orientation help
Comments (10)I did not comment when this was originally posted but I did wonder at the statement of if the yard would be too hot for children to play in. Unless there is shade on one side but not on the other if it was too hot for children to play on one side it would be too hot on the other side. Being in the Midwest where our normal, whatever that is any more, Summer temperatures are high 90s F it is up to the parents to decide when it is safe based on age to play outside. The second question would depend on how many windows, their size, and amount of roof overhang if the house faced the South. A maximum a roof can reach beyond the walls here are 24 inches which is fine since it does shade the windows. Many newer houses have little or no overhang so no shading of the window to decrease the amount of sun entering a house....See MoreSam A
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