Side garden ideas
Jenny Scriven
7 years ago
My husband and I live in Albany WA and directly outside our laundry have a rectangular lawn area surrounded by concrete. We currently have a corrugated veggie patch down one end along with a few scattered pots. This area gets good sunshine most of the year in our temperate climate. Any suggestions to make it more inviting, would be most welcome. Thank you for your suggestions.
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bigreader
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7 years agoI would be pulling up the concrete along the metal fence and would have a long curvy garden bed- which could come right up to your lawn. You need to create separate areas or zones. The square of lawn in the middle looks strange. It looks so hot and bare at the moment. It would help to pay a landscaper designer for some plans. Otherwise look up landscaping ideas here on houzz. I like this photo for your space with the big square planters, timber fencing and interesting pathways.
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