Calling creative landscapers to help with a struggling shaded area!
lmnelson39
10 years ago
Needing some help coming up with ideas this spring for a shaded, western-facing side of the house. Sidewalk leads to back of house and toward lake. Grass grows poorly. Would like low maintenance with perhaps a pathway or small sitting area. Rock garden can stay or go, as it's also getting overgrown. I like contemporary designs with grasses, rocks, etc. Saw a corrugated steel wall that looked cool on Houzz too. Any ideas greatly appreciated!
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Comments (7)Hello Charlotte, Having just had a look at the picture and layout of your backyard, I would have a couple of suggestions which may be useful to you; I am not a landscaper, but as I have just completely re-vamped my own garden, I have learned a few lessons along the line ;). First of all, think twice before you remove the raised beds/borders, as they are in the right position to provide screening for your yard and it's much better to have larger plants sitting in the actual ground, as they'll thrive and require much less watering than those in planters; also, the beds look nicely part of the existing structure, so I'd probably rather try to incorporate them into th scheme, or maybe remove just a part. You could try to incorporate some of your desired seating into, or rather onto, the beds, by building (or buying) some simple seats out of decking planks o.s., therefore saving space whilst still keeping the precious(!) soil. In terms of ground cover, I think the gravel is a great idea and it will look and feel soo much better than the existing concrete! Another thing that came to mind is that you could section the floor space a little by building some raised decking where you want the seating area to be (I imagined it on the left hand side of the picture along the raised beds, but in an irregular shape to make it interesting and more natural). This will create different "zones" and will, strangely enough, make the space feel larger. It's difficult to describe all this adequately, but if you are interested in the idea I could do you a quick drawing or mockup for further explanation :) Plant wise, I would recommend to go for those varieties that do not need full sun - I can very well imagine large ferns and wild flowers, maybe some bamboo, palm trees, or hedge plants for screening. I did quite a bit of research on the RHS website for my garden; it gives you the option to look for varieties suited to your soil type and climate, which I, as a novice gardener, found very useful! Hope this helps a bit; I tried to keep it short, so feel free to get in touch should you have questions :) Best Regards, Stephanie...See MorePatio shading on single storey extension and bifolds
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10 years agoFerns come in a variety of colors and textures ,stepping stones with moss, or thyme in between crevasse's work well, add color with astible .
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