Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Feb 20, 2009 9:22 am Need some help with my front landscaping. As you can see from the pictures below.. we have a slope right at the front of the block. The rest of our block is flat. Our driveway will be on the left of the block curved to meet the garage. I need help with how i should go about landscaping with the slope on my block. Only need help with the front.
I preferrably want something pretty cheap and DIY. I don't want any lawn. Would prefer to use stones, plants and mulch. Any have any suggestions, ideas, pictures? I should also add the front garden faces south. And we'll have recycled water taps. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Landscape Help? 2Feb 21, 2009 12:20 pm I think it is a bit early for any suggestions from the forum.
1. The garden needs to go with the style of your house, colours, render/bricks the whole lot ... and most importantly what do YOU LIKE . Do some research first. Are you a keen gardener/collector? If so what style do you like, cotage, modern, tropical... or are you a person that wants to "furnish" your front and forget it? 2. I would suggest to read magazines, books on landscaping and see what other professional people suggest. Some books have beautiful pictures. Go to your local library or to Boarders, get a nice cup of coffee and read what they have on the shelves, you can always buy the book you like best. 3. ... and when you have decided on the style get to know your soil, even if it is subsoil after the building process you need to know wheteher it is clay based, shoal or sand... and later read what the plants you like need. All gardens depend on soil preparation so to be successful and to look good plants have to have their needs met. Cheers Maggie Re: Landscape Help? 3Feb 21, 2009 12:38 pm maggie I think it is a bit early for any suggestions from the forum. 1. The garden needs to go with the style of your house, colours, render/bricks the whole lot ... and most importantly what do YOU LIKE . Do some research first. Are you a keen gardener/collector? If so what style do you like, cotage, modern, tropical... or are you a person that wants to "furnish" your front and forget it? 2. I would suggest to read magazines, books on landscaping and see what other professional people suggest. Some books have beautiful pictures. Go to your local library or to Boarders, get a nice cup of coffee and read what they have on the shelves, you can always buy the book you like best. 3. ... and when you have decided on the style get to know your soil, even if it is subsoil after the building process you need to know wheteher it is clay based, shoal or sand... and later read what the plants you like need. All gardens depend on soil preparation so to be successful and to look good plants have to have their needs met. Cheers Maggie Thanks Maggie! I guess it is a bit too soon to get people putting ideas forward. Im paticulary looking at how i'll deal with the slope.. wether i should put in a retainig wall or have a garden bed sloping down.. or if there are any other ideas on what i can do with the slope. I guess we would like to furnish our front garden and then forget about it! Were thinking mulch garden beds with easy to care for trees and shrubs amd the use of white pebbles or rocks as well. Instead of looking just in books and the net, i've been going for long drives around the newer estates in the area and looking at everyone elses ideas to spark some of my own interest. I guess the next step is to build the house and then i'll get the soil looked at to see whats best. Thanks for your advice Maggie. Re: Landscape Help? 4Feb 21, 2009 1:00 pm Ah, yes , landscaping tourism is great, go for it and at the same time take notice what is doing well in your area. If the plants look healthy after a year in the ground usually they are suited to the soil and conditions.
Good idea to mulch everything. With your slope you have three options and each depends on the style of the house and how far is the house going to be from the council part. 1. have a retaining wall on the boundary and later plant flat to the house 2. have a retaining wall off the house, I mean form sort of a verandah/balcony thing near the house so you have an elevated area near the house. Personally I like it best 3. have a slope going to the street You might find some ideas when you go "sightseeing" Good luck on your travels and have fun. Maggie Re: Landscape Help? 6Jun 23, 2009 10:38 pm this thread is also along the same topic or similar viewtopic.php?f=19&t=17268 Re: Landscape Help? 7Jun 24, 2009 11:18 am Thank you FU! That thread is great.. I think I may have seen it before.. but it's a good memory refreser. At the moment.. I am absolutely terrified of getting to the landscaping part.. I can barely decide where I want my driveway.. let alone anything else. I have a HUGE amount of ideas and inspiration.. but am struggling to decide what I want to do.. And there's also the matter of a budget. I'm so verylost. Will post a new thread once i get my act together to ask for some further advice on a few of my grand plans. Building with PD - Regent 23 Cascades on Clyde Estate HomeOne Building Thread - PCI Completed - 28th August. Handover - 11th September. Re: Landscape Help? 8Jun 24, 2009 11:20 am did you check the greatgardens link? heaps of info and ideas on the topic Re: Landscape Help? 9Jun 29, 2009 8:57 pm Great You want to landscape. look at all your options first, What type of garden e.g native,exotic,Mediterranean etc. what soil type you have location north south east or west facing. Also have a drive around the nabour hood see what others are growing well. Rollee Landscape Design Parramatta We have been doing a large amount of landscape design work in Sydney… 0 3 Need advice on the backyard plan above. Should I excavate and cut all of the dirt to level with the house slab or semi-excavate as per photo above? Both left and right… 0 24782 Thanks very much! And would the landscaper/contractor generally involve the engineer or is that something the client would do? Thanks for your help 2 9938 |