Starting a new thread to lead off my home building thread which can be found here:
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I've already posted on my blog about my landscaping thoughts, pergola thoughts and our courtyard plans but since this is a new topic area with different people let me give you a bit of a background in this post.
We're building in Sydney in an established suburb - Peakhurst which is in the St George area with Sekisui House. We are on a battleaxe block which is over 1000 sq metres. We have a filtered view of a creek to the rear of the block which is due west. Fortunately it's filtered by lots of lovely trees!
Our house has a courtyard which faces North to capture sun. We had this finished in concrete so we could use it immediately as the Western side is going to get a deck... but that would take a while to build. Our block slopes 'down' from the front of the house to the rear of the house and we've built on bearers and joists so the rear of the house is about 2 metres from NGL.
OK so a few pics:
Plan:
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Courtyard:
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Driveway from garage (shows the slope):
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So basic planning/thinking about our landscaping:
Front Yard
Productive garden (chickens, fruit trees, some square foot raised garden beds)
Courtyard
BBQ area and outdoor area in winter.
Around the corner an aquaponics vertical wall (northern wall)
Backyard
An 'infinity' deck with possibly some under cover component
Mainly natives to blend with the reserve