Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Our proposed garden plan 8Dec 08, 2008 11:05 am Why is there a hedge splitting your yard in two ? I think that's very odd indeed and will immediately make the whole yard look small and confused. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Our proposed garden plan 9Dec 08, 2008 11:18 am Because that's how we want it. I don't think it will make it look smaller and will give privacy to an area of the yard. If we leave it open it won't give the same effect that were after. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it. W.C. Fields Brought Established. Re: Our proposed garden plan 10Dec 08, 2008 12:15 pm Good plan wingies, looks like you have a decent sized yard?
stonecutter1309 I think it's going to look great! (The idea of the mirror behind the gate on the wall is a great one - always turns out well) stonecutter/wingies - Can I just ask what this is, I don't see it in the plan anywhere? And how is it a good idea? thanks (just looking for ideas myself ) Re: Our proposed garden plan 11Dec 08, 2008 12:20 pm I think Stonecutter means having a door on the wall with a mirror in the middle so it looks as though it has another area behind it as the mirror reflects the garden area in front. however I don't think the picture with the door has a mirror in it, it actually looks through to the garden. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it. W.C. Fields Brought Established. Re: Our proposed garden plan 12Dec 08, 2008 1:16 pm If you're going to split the yard then I'd split it across the back, not down the middle. A screened back section would be like a secret garden effect. I think a middle split will actually devalue your property. But I know you like the middle split so I'll say no more... Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Our proposed garden plan 13Dec 08, 2008 1:40 pm Actually, I never thought of a back split, however wouldn't that make the yard appear smaller as you had suggested before?
I might draw it up split at the back and see how that looks. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it. W.C. Fields Brought Established. Re: Our proposed garden plan 14Dec 08, 2008 4:53 pm I think I get the concept of what you are doing and it appears that the garden is already evolving in a practical way. I am not real sure about the hedge thing but what would be good is like in old parks when you have areas of dense vegetation with gaps that lead to or you can see through to a grassed open area. That would be very cool looking. Use some small trees right along the area that is marked hedge. (all the same) then in a few spots have a dense shrub and up near the shed have more dense plantings of ferns and tropical looking plants (so you don't look at the shed from your nice pergola area). that would look awesome. Very inviting, still divides the garden but you can move through easily in places. Good opertunity to create soft paths or smething running from the house and to and from the pergola up the back. Maybe plant some other smal trees behind the line on the side of the Pergola and water feature. That would help cool the house a bit too.
Bring the pond further forward so you can do a dense planting behind it. This can hind the power outlets, pump, filter what ever. It also makes it look a little more natural rather than something that has been taken from a forest and plonked into your yard it will come up great. look at denser plantings down the sides and back to make the area look more natural. I do agree with cabin fever and try the same concept the other way round. Re: Our proposed garden plan 15Dec 09, 2008 8:23 am Thanks Fu,
I think I will look at our plans again. My wife did have hesitations about having the hedge split the yard but I talked her into it I think I need to visit some parks, not many in my area. Let you know how I go. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it. W.C. Fields Brought Established. Do you really want to accommodate the window? What is on the outside of the window? Do you want to be able to see your towels from outside? I would blank the window from… 2 8759 Fig Landscapes has produced an e-book and native plant index, available for purchase from their website. It's a great resource, full of inspiration and tips. Another… 1 12317 |