I need some ideas on how to change my garden into a pretty place to be

3 years ago

I want to change this garden so that it is a pretty place to be but also convenient for my young dog to have an area near the house that she can use. Obviously plants etc must not be toxic to dogs. Any suggestions for hard or soft landscaping, particularly for hiding the view over the wall to the right looking towards the house. This wall is south facing and I hope to create a seating/dining area in the covered area. Any suggestions would be great.

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Kingfisher Designs
3 years ago
Hmm, it looks good looking towards the house but from the house its a path leading to nowhere really. You could do with something to screen or enliven the sheds at the end. I'd recommend taking the path our and putting two small ones in about a 1/4 way in from the edges to boarder the lawn, the use the other 1/4s for smaller garden rooms with maybe some raised beds in the patio. I have an interest in this sort of thing so if you need some help laying out the structure or visualising it I can help there.

Its just a 10 minute scratch model but it show what I'm meaning.
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Judy Thomas
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3 years ago
Thank you

Cant wait to move in!
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