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Side yard. What to do?
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Posted by themayocynic (My Page) on Fri, Apr 11, 08 at 4:18
Hi all,
We have a side yard with no purpose and its "wasted space" is really starting to bug me. Our front yard is in the process of becoming our "formal garden" with various flowers and a little sitting area. Our back yard is where we entertain outdoors, have raised veggie beds and a large grass area for the dogs to play in. We had a storage unit in the side yard for awhile, but found that it worked better for us on the other side of the house. So now I have this big dead space (no grass and we really don't want to put any there) and no clue as to what we can/should do with it. It measures, roughly, 9 feet from the house to the fence separating us from the neighbors and 20+ feet from the gate that leads to the front yard to the back patio. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! |
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RE: Side yard. What to do?
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| What about a horseshoe pit or shuffleboard court... or something along those lines. |
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| Thanks for the reply lvlindsey. I'm not sure what we would play enough to make a dedicated space for it, but that does make me think outside of the box I've been stuck in. |
RE: Side yard. What to do?
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| If you need screening you could plant drought tolerant shrubs like texas ranger and cassia but if you don't why worry about something you have to water. A slightly winding gravel path with nice bigger rocks set in a matching gravel mulch could look quite nice and be very low work - a little weed control after a rain -and we don't get many of those! Maria |
RE: Side yard. What to do?
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| Thanks Maria. I was thinking of something low maintenance but I'd still like a little greenery. I'll look into those plants you mentioned :) |
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