Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Landscaping 14Sep 17, 2019 9:15 am Matt can I ask how wide the space is between your house and fence? Our house plan is set to fill the block (with 3m rear and 5m front setbacks), leaving us with a ‘side yard’ space I’m trying to visualise . matt1927 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I am going to attempt to get this part of my garden landscaped myself despite never have done landscaping or gardening before. Gulp. I have a bit of a plan in my head on what I’d like to achieve but before I dive in I thought it wont hurt to share it here in case I’m making any big mistakes. Best find out now while planning rather than too late! I’ve attached a pic of the area I’m going to be doing. It’s the are running between the fence and house starting from where the paving ends. It’s an area that will be looked at end enjoyed from the paving area but it also has access to the side gate at the end so it has to be kinda functional as well and allow access. Although we very rarely use this gate. I’m thinking of running some clumping bamboo along that fence. And I’d like to run some spaced out pavers down the whole space with a mixture of gravel and some floor plants in between them. Along the sides I’d like some low plants and I’m hoping for some citrus trees in pots. So my main concern now is am I making a mistake in choosing clumping bamboo? Would I need to install a barrier to stop it going beyond the fence? Then what do I do with this sand, do I need to dig it up and condition it with soil improver and make a bed where I want to plant my bamboo? Do i need to raise the level a bit first? Feel free to chip in with any other advice for this space. The long side is north and the way the camera is facing is west. This is in Perth. Re: Landscaping 15Sep 17, 2019 9:51 am A quick check of the plans tell me it’s 2.7m. Alexis79 Matt can I ask how wide the space is between your house and fence? Our house plan is set to fill the block (with 3m rear and 5m front setbacks), leaving us with a ‘side yard’ space I’m trying to visualise . matt1927 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I am going to attempt to get this part of my garden landscaped myself despite never have done landscaping or gardening before. Gulp. I have a bit of a plan in my head on what I’d like to achieve but before I dive in I thought it wont hurt to share it here in case I’m making any big mistakes. Best find out now while planning rather than too late! I’ve attached a pic of the area I’m going to be doing. It’s the are running between the fence and house starting from where the paving ends. It’s an area that will be looked at end enjoyed from the paving area but it also has access to the side gate at the end so it has to be kinda functional as well and allow access. Although we very rarely use this gate. I’m thinking of running some clumping bamboo along that fence. And I’d like to run some spaced out pavers down the whole space with a mixture of gravel and some floor plants in between them. Along the sides I’d like some low plants and I’m hoping for some citrus trees in pots. So my main concern now is am I making a mistake in choosing clumping bamboo? Would I need to install a barrier to stop it going beyond the fence? Then what do I do with this sand, do I need to dig it up and condition it with soil improver and make a bed where I want to plant my bamboo? Do i need to raise the level a bit first? Feel free to chip in with any other advice for this space. The long side is north and the way the camera is facing is west. This is in Perth. Hmmm, I have checked your past posts and it seems that you are in NSW, not WA as I had thought. It pays to show your State in your avatar. Retaining wall regulations… 5 8109 Hi, you've probably already resolved this, however, Commbank will probably pay the funds to you after you send evidence the work is done regardless the change in the quotes. 1 35806 Ideally you would engage a landscaper to give you some insight what they may need in the space to make your vision come to life… 1 14049 |