Landscaping on my own
l really, really hate my bare loan. It is a KB Florida house: big tall
cement block and a tiny yard without anything to rest my eyes on. I'd love
to create a nice shady place, but my problems are: 1) l have very little
time because l take care of my little baby; 2) l have very limited money
to work with - maybe $1000 at the most; 3) l am skinny female with no help
from my husband, so putting in bricks and paving is out of the question.Is
there anything l can do to make my narrow bare back yard a little more attractive? l absolutely lack designing taste and abilities and books on landscaping are like math to me. Please, maybe some professional landscaping advice on planting around borders and a little in the middle? Fence is unfortunately also out of the question. Thank you so much.
Pumpkin has some great ideas. Another thing you could build is
a small pond, nothing fancy..Here is what I did.
I got a small round black tub that holds about 20-30 gallons of water &
some small flagstone rocks to decorate the inside with, then added a few
water plants, oh, & get a cute little 'spitter' animal like a turtle or
fish or somthing you like & a small pump to pump the water thru the
spitter, you can add other things that you like, maybe a floating lilly pad or whatnot. I spent a total of 75 dollars on mine. You could place some paver stones or rocks around the side of the plastic tub to make it a little more pretty. Add some larger stepping stones leading up to the pond. Maybe put a few potted plants like geraniums around it too. The garden people at Lowes or Home Depot can help you decide what all you need, it is low maintenance & really peaceful to sit by while listening to the water spash. You definetely need some plants too, nothing is prettier than plants & flowers around the yard. You could also get an inexpensive bird bath, some are really pretty & the birds love them. How about a little patio table set with 2 chairs, that might look good somewhere too. Also you need some kind of tree or trees, I don't know exactly what grows in ur area, but there are some fast growing ones, or maybe some shrubs too. An enexpensive boarder fence put up along the long side decorated with more flowers & mulch would look nice. I can not think of anything else at the moment, but I hope you find something pleasing. Good luck!
designing ur own landscape , buying ur plants & planting is
easy & a lot of fun! I would suggest you start by buying some large sheets
of graph paper, This is paper with green lines on white. Next measure ur
back yard or the area you wish to landscape, next measure the back of ur
home showing windows, doors, patio, trees that are already growing. By
using the squares on the graph paper you can make each square equal one
foot or any size you wish as long as it fits the size of ur paper! If you wish to continue contact me & we will work on ur landscape! Judd Lewis jlpoetry45.com
Loquat trees do pretty good in Fl. & will make a nice shade in
time. It will also produce small edible tangy fruit. For borders use a
variegated monkey grass. You can buy it at Walmart, lowes, home depot.
Most of the time it is reasonable & you can separate & divide the plants
to stretch them out. Plant them about 12'' apart & in a couple of years
they will close up the gaps. A bench & or fountain will add a little
personality, too. Humming bird feeders will add a little wild life. If you plant wild flowers the butterflies will come.
1) get some cheap palm plants (low to the ground)
2) get some of that red soil at Home Depot/Lowes. It spices up any yard -
even mine.
3) I know what you mean about KB yards.
4) Landscaping bricks aren't that hard to carry if you buy little ones &
accomodate accordingly. Put some sand-concrete mixture underneath any
patio made of stones 5) A path of circle stones along the side of ur house. My mom was unable to move them or dig, so we just dropped them in the place we wanted & let them sink in. With rain & time, they will. 6) Maybe let the Home Depot/Lowes people install a fountain? 7)For shade, there is some cheap gazebos out there for around $1000 - I think I saw one at SAMs club & it was great - wooden, too, with a real roof. Or you can just get a cheapy one from Walmart, Home Depot, or Lowes. 8) Plant some trees. Over time they create shade. I recommend ones that grow well in ur area. Magnolia trees are beautiful. Pine also provides nice shade when they grow in groups. 9) well, even though an in ground pool is out of the question, above ground pools are relatively cheap & the decks that can be bought with them are marvelous. Low lying plants & trees should help a lot. Maybe a bush or two, with or without berries (depending on how much ur kid wanders). A swingset is in ur future, you know that right? Plan accordingly to that.^
Go to Home Depot,they have a library of books you can page thru
& get an idea plus a choice of the price span you want to work with.At
least it is a start in getting you going in the right direction.Good
Luck!!!
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