Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 8Oct 30, 2007 12:21 pm Everything I know, I learned from SBS. LATEST: Frame Complete http://metricon-mercer.livejournal.com Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 12Oct 30, 2007 7:28 pm McReidy….now is when I whish I had a landscaping program…..the things I could do to your yard!!!
It’s huge!!! You must be sick of mowing all that lawn! First up…….and I mean this…..give that back shed of you’re a coat of paint!!!! A nice light mustard will look great with the green colorbond fencing! I see you have cut back a couple of plants around the shed….what are they? One looks like a tree stump, get rid of it. Put a timber retaining wall around the perimeter, fill it with good loamy soil and plant a few hardy shrubs. That takes care of the shed area. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 13Oct 30, 2007 7:36 pm I see you have the ultimate nightmare of neighbours all around you all having different colour fences…..mmmm not good.
Get some of the colorbond green, and paint all the fences the one colour! Green being the best back drop colour for trees and shrubs. I also see your Australian “Hills Hoist” has prime position in the yard!!!! I would suggest moving it over toward to back shed, next to the GREEN fence. This now leaves you most of the yard to work with. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 14Oct 30, 2007 7:56 pm OK now I’m going to just give you suggestions……the others were design tips!
Once you move the Hills Hoist….I see a perfect spot for a large specimen tree, smack bang in the centre of your yard! You need a tree large enough to grow so you can cut the lower limbs to create a canopy effect underneath. Possibly a Liquid Amber? Check with your local nursery; find out what is best for your area. Your yard is big enough to take this size tree. Under your tree…..when it grows, you can then put some sun lounges, to enjoy the summer shade! If it were me, I would follow the perimeter of the fences with garden beds filled with native plants of all sorts. These will attract the birds…..with feathers!!! Along the sandstone retaining fence I would put some Agapanthus. Low maintenance and take very little water! That’s it…….that's all it needs. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 15Oct 31, 2007 8:34 am Just beware of planting environmental weeds, and choose your feature tree carefully, avoid varieties with voracious root habits (eg Jacaranda), or your lovely stone retaining wall might be affected. Building a Jandson Espirit in Pennant Hills "What is the use of a home, if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"Henry Daniel Thereau Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 16Oct 31, 2007 8:52 am Put a root barrier down around the tree, probably not a bad idea anyway! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 17Oct 31, 2007 9:11 am Michelle I also see your Australian “Hills Hoist” has prime position in the yard!!!! I would suggest moving it over toward to back shed, next to the GREEN fence. Good luck moving the hoist. If it was anything like the one I removed, it will have a block of concrete about 600mm cubed underneath it. There is no way you could relocate it. Buy a new one, nowadays they are about $200 and removable. Ok, so you can't swing on it like we all used to, but they are great for a party as it frees up more yard. And based on personal experience with agapanthus. Don't! The roots mat together and are near impossible to remove if you ever change your mind. Anyone know if the roots will affect the retaining wall? Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 18Oct 31, 2007 9:20 am And based on personal experience with agapanthus. Don't!
You’re kidding Al, I have them everywhere!!! All I do is dug them out with a sharp shovel, they are NO problem at all, and I do ALL the landscaping at my place!!! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 19Oct 31, 2007 9:30 am So many good ideas..
That's why I love this place.. My wife is suitably impressed with all the ideas floating around as well - particularly the idea of screening off the ugly shed.. I was wondering how difficult it would be to "move" the shed and demolish the slab it is currently on - there are some massive cracks in the corners of the slab - I would prefer to dig down a little and have the slab level with the ground as opposed to being riased.. Or the alternative is that I could move the shed, leave the slab and use it as a drum riser for my drum kit Keep the ideas coming... Re: Backyard is a blank canvas - NEED HELP!!! 20Oct 31, 2007 9:32 am We had agapanthus in our last garden. you can have individual or clump plantings, so i think it depends on whether you let them get away from you and go rampant. We didn't have any issues as their roots were pretty superficial, i wouldn't think that they would break your retaining wall.
But, they are classed a weeds in some states and grow wild in soggy areas of land. If you have dry soil, which by the look of the site it should drain well, you shouldn't have too many problems. One other thing is that there are different species of agapanthus. Possibly have a look at the dwarf variety? 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 25762 I think I know the answer but just checking to see if anyone has had experience with it. I want to build a small 20 square metre retreat in my backyard, it will have a… 0 15176 I think adding a sunroom with a pergola or veranda to your backyard is a fantastic idea! It will create such a cozy and relaxing… 3 10191 |