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John Deere 52 Backyard Landscaping Projects: Designing, Planting, and Building the Yard of Your Dreams One Weekend at a Time
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I see a lot of books on designing large gardens, but we live in California and have a very small back yard that we'd like to liven up (right now it's just mulch). Is it worth hiring a contractor? Is there good landscape design software we could use to help do it on our own?
HGTV offers an online tutorial.
If you are cramped for space. I'd plant vertically...Tall, skinny shrubs, climbing plants, hang baskets from fence, house, etc. Save all the ground space you have for you to move around in and enjoy. Potted plants offer lots of versatility. If you get tired of where they are or need that space later, just move them.
P.S. Keep the mulch away from the foundation of the house. It give bugs easier access to basements and crawlspaces.
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Any help on internet or any site i can look at or yard pics so i can get an idea of what to do an the plants to get ...thanks..im wantin a little pond and gazebo and along my house to be planted with something ..so help please...
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Try this design trick. Stand at the places where you will be viewing the area (ie the kitchen window, your patio, the approach or front of your house), and take panoramic photos. You can accomplish this by overlapping the photos and taping them together on the back. If your camera is auto focus, focus on the center of the focal area, push the button down 1/2 way, move to the next shot, then push the button the rest of the way. This will keep the focus from changing in each view. You can draw on your photos with dry-erase markers and wipe off. Try different shapes for shrubs and trees and bed lines, draw in the other features you want. Once you have the shapes you want, and an account of the sun exposure, take the info and photos to a garden center to match them to the plants. Good luck!
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Better Homes and Garden website has one - bhg.com.
My home was just waterproofed and all landscape plants had to be removed in the process. I want to start planting but would like to get a professional plan. My house value is only about $125,000. I plan to sell in 2 yrs and I think a nice yard with help with that process but am not sure if I can afford to have a design only drawn up ( I would purchase plants and do the work myself.) I just want a plan for the front of the house.
the answer is anything from a few hundred dollars to thousands.
You can find some nice design ideas online but I also believe most garden centres would do a basic design for you and not charge much if you then bought the products from them.
Be honest about what you are wanting and I am, sure you will have great success.t
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Planning Outdoor Gardens: Creating Design Programs for Home ...
A home landscape is a living thing, encompassing both art and utility, aesthetics and functionality. To ensure their landscape lives up to its potential, homeowners should think carefully about their landscape design - and the goals they wish to accomplish - before turning the first trowel of earth. Creating a design program is the first step in ensuring they get the landscape and garden they want.
What is a Design Program?A design program is a written document that will help homeowners get a handle on their needs and wants as pertaining to their unique site. If homeowners look at garden design as a puzzle, then the elements, requirements, spatial definitions and materials used are the pieces that, put together correctly, make up the puzzle's solution.
...How To Design The Front Yard Landscaping Of Your Dreams | Home and ...
In this article we’ll discuss some basic concepts of front yard landscaping , and you’ll find them useful if you have lots of experience or are a complete rookie. The key is always to keep it simple, plan and design beforehand and devote time to maintain your yard.
The main idea to keep in mind is to make your design work during all seasons of the year. If you plan ahead so to make it beautiful through the year, it won’t be hard to maintain and your front yard will be interesting as well as varied.
When creating a flowerbed is a good idea to put the highest ones in the back and go down as you move to the front. If you can achieve this, your flowers will catch much more attention, and it will be easier and faster to keep. Combine colors and shapes before planting. You can even combine them so that there are flowers that bloom in different times of the year.
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