Need backyard renovation ideas
casshax
7 months ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (14)
Sigrid
7 months agodjacob Z6a SE WI
7 months agoRelated Discussions
Help! Need facelift ideas for urban backyard!
Comments (11)I see one bumped out bed (next to the neighbor's house) that looks like it would be suitable for a small tree (the kind you make from a large shrub -- burning bush for example.) Other than that, for low budget landscape improvements, I'd take every bare spot of ground and plant annuals. Some can come from already blooming bedding plants that you purchase at any home improvement store or Walmart. Others can come from seeds. Obtain information from other forums about which annuals are easy to grow and put out a good show. I've been promoting corn lately as it qualifies as a handsome, fast solution, if one needs something tall and narrow. It can also make a hedge. Annuals will fold at the end of their life span (one season) but they provide a cheap way to buy time while you are planning your permanent landscape. For that, you ought to start working on a base plan, which shows all the permanent features of the area in map form. (Keep it as simple as possible.) Use copies of it to explore/brainstorm various ideas. Since you have a large amount of concrete, consider some LARGE planters ... especially low ones. It is better to you fewer large planters than a bunch of small planters, which require much more maintenance and don't put out as good a show....See MoreWe need ideas for our backyard
Comments (2)Need size of slab? What activities do you want to plan for in the entire yard? BBQ, dining, lounging, sports, grassy play?...See MoreNeed privacy ideas for backyard
Comments (29)Privacy issues are not really about whether or not someone is actually watching or spying on you.......as noted, most folks have better things to do :-) It is more to do with the feeling that one is on display. That sense of exposure produces a feeling of vulnerability or insecurity. Even partial screening can go a long way to deflect that feeling. You do not need to line your property with a solid row of trees. Even with the easement, you have plenty of room and few well-sited trees will immediately start to provide a sense of enclosure. And if they are well-selected and sited, you won't need many, can select larger specimens and the expense should not be exorbitant.** Also, unless you spend a lot of time in your backyard in winter, they need not all be evergreen. You can fill in the areas with some larger growing shrubs to provide additional screening and to provide some context for the trees. It might make sense for you to engage the consultation services of a landscape designer to help you with the best placement. The closer the trees are to where you spend the bulk of your outdoor time and feel the most exposed will provided you the fastest sense of screening/enclosure and privacy. And you really need someone there with you onsite to help make that determination. ** planting 3 trees 8-10 feet tall at a cost of $3000 IS exorbitant! I do this for a living and in a very upscale, high COL area and no way would 3 trees of that size and their planting cost anywhere near that amount. Unless they were very exotic trees being planted in impossible-to-plant-in soil....See MoreBackyard Transformation - Need Advice and Thoughts on Design Idea
Comments (2)love your ideas....See Moredjacob Z6a SE WI
7 months agoPatricia Colwell Consulting
7 months agocasshax
7 months agolatifolia
7 months agocasshax
7 months agoSigrid
7 months agoSue Johnson
7 months agocasshax
7 months agojustcallmepool
7 months agocasshax
7 months agoIzzy Mn
7 months agolast modified: 7 months ago
Related Stories
MOST POPULARSee the Difference a New Back Deck Can Make
A dramatic 2-story porch becomes the centerpiece of this Ohio family’s renovated landscape
Full StoryMORE ROOMS5 Basement Renovations Designed for Fun
Get inspired to take your basement to the next level with ideas from these great multipurpose family spaces
Full StoryHOUZZ TOURSHouzz Tour: Renovations Modernize a 1970s New Jersey Colonial
Better access to a great yard, an opened-up interior and family-friendly features improved this home for a Princeton family
Full StoryLANDSCAPE DESIGNA Guide to the Grasses Available for Nontraditional Lawns
New grass mixes are formulated to require less water and less fertilizer
Full StoryINSPIRING GARDENSOutdoor Rooms and Stylish Plantings Tame a Hilly Lot
See how a tangle of overgrown shrubs and cracked concrete became a welcoming place for outdoor cooking, dining, gardening and relaxing
Full StoryHOMES AROUND THE WORLDHouzz Tour: New Angle on a Multifaceted Renovation
It might be all corners and angles, but this renovated Melbourne, Australia, home is intended to be seen in the round
Full StoryROOM OF THE DAYRoom of the Day: A Sunroom Shines Bright in a Renovated 1970s Home
A Dallas family takes the plunge with a large renovation, gaining a dazzling sunroom with views to the newly built front-yard pool
Full StoryHOUZZ TOURSMy Houzz: Rising to the Renovation Challenge in Toronto
An eye for potential and substantial remodeling lead to a chic and comfortable home for a Canadian family
Full StoryBASEMENTSBasement of the Week: Backyard Beauty Inspires a Resort-Like Space
Open to the outdoors and all kinds of entertaining possibilities, this spacious renovated basement is fun for the whole family
Full Story
Dig Doug's Designs