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Backyard Master plan

The best ideas for transforming the back yard.
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The door could be next to the alcove

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Pergola off shed

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10x18x16h trapezoid patio with a 10 foot diameter cirlcle offshoot toward shed

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Paver path with mulch transition

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small patio comes off back doors, but then expands out

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Long pavers and gravel in front of the shed. A boarder of pea gravel could be used all around the shed.

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Windowbox and virginia creeper trellised up the side.

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Oak leaf hydrangea

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Azaleas

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Naturalized daffodils

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Old door as a gate

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Small pond incorporated into concrete patio

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Small lawn transitions into wild woodland garden.

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Plant stump with moss and ferns

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Creeping juniper and day lilies

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Simple stone boarder marks off pathway

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Polared fruit trees/berries at the side of shed.

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Metal edgers keep gravel pathway in place.

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I love the broken transition from pavers to pea gravel.

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Structural bushes create an entrance way from lawn area into the landscaped shed area.

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Build up area for lawn with good soil. Pea gravel or mulch pathway are lower.

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Small area of lawn in the middle of the yard where it gets the most shade.

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Mix materials in creative ways.

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Cobalt blue as a unifying theme throughout the backyard.

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Add focal points to make an informal area look more planned and intentional. Repeat patterns and colors.

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Woodland strolling garden

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Pavers in a herringbone pattern form patio and wide pathway to studio door. A flagstone and mulch seating area adjoins it and the shed.

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Patio off the dining room should connect in someway with a seating area off the shed. They can be made from different materials. I also want some kind of shade cover like a pergola built off the shed.

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Add low maintenance structural bushes to the planted boarders.

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Put in a boarder to separate the densely planted areas from the pathway and seating areas.

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Shaded area with pathway transitions to small native grass area, then shed patio seating area.

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