How to design instant privacy for your yard 🪴 DIY Landscape Design Strategy
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- Wondering how to design instant privacy for your yard? I’ve helped clients and do-it-yourselfers find ideas for fast growing, tall & narrow, and low cost privacy solutions. It’s not WHAT you use for instant backyard privacy, but how you use it… After all, there’s no way to make a tree grow overnight. In this video, learn a landscape designer’s practical, realistic secrets for quickly planning private yards on a budget.
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I HAVE EXCITING NEWS!
🪴Design-Your-Own Landscape Layout ONLINE COURSE 🪴is now OPEN for enrollment!
For do-it-yourselfers who want to create their own landscape design, but just need a little extra guidance.
I’ll walk you through the design process, step by step, so you can create a practical, hand-drawn "layout plan" (a landscape design plan that shows the layout of the finished design).
Learn more and sign up, here!
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I love this. I’m glade I found you. But I hate trying to draw. With adhd it’s hard to stay focused. I’ve tried for years. I have spent a lot of time and money and still have a mess. But with this Texas weather here this year don’t help. I’ve lost5 Acer Palma Tum trees 10 ft tall. Due to water ban. I hope your school will help me. I know what I want. But I keep buying plants that I like. Instead of what I need.
This is a very timely video for me. I'm in zone 6a in the Midwest. I have a busy road (read 35 mph but everyone drives 55) and neighbors across the road. Luckily, I have farm fields on the other three sides. I've been stressed at the lack of privacy and waiting for the dogwoods and serviceberries to grow larger. Fencing is very cost prohibitive considering the length of the exposed perimeter. Your video opened my options up. I'm already researching tall plants/flowers/fast-growing shrubs, like buttonbush, Joe pye weed, Rudbeckia, sawtooth sunflower, cup plant, etc. Thanks for the inspiration (and relief...lol)!
Eve, you've shared some good nuggets of wisdom here:
* Bring the privacy screen closer to you for faster privacy.
* Create a screen from a variety of plant choices rather than just putting in a line of the same plant. This is more attractive and protects you from plant failure.
* And of course plan with a purpose and work with outdoor rooms.
I've watched 2 of your videos. They are so detailed I had to sub. Thanks.
I love that you put the walking path along the fence bc you can maintain all sides of privacy shrubs... especially after any kind of storm. When it's right up against the fence, you can't guarantee access in your neighbor's yard to maintain bc maybe they have shrubs/flower bed along the fence on their side. I personally think it's polite to keep ALL parts of your plants and trees on your own property. It allows the neighbor to plant what they want in their yard too without obstruction. It also helps to have access to the fence for maintenance, repair, cleaning, or even replacement in the future. Love this video!
Brilliant video! I have gardened for over 30 years in my old garden. We sold that and bought another house plus a flat in town. My property is out in the Swedish country side. There are lots of big old trees and a stream on the property and when we started it was almost complely overgrown. So little by little we have taken away trees and weeds to open up the garden part. There is an old meadow and I knew there used to be orchids growing naturally. So the first part we did was a part of the meadow. Last summer there were no orchids flowering but this year four plants flowering and more small plants in the ground 🙌 I have help of a tree surgeon that knows a lot about other plants as well and between the two of us I think we can work out most things. I like your videos! Maybe not learning much but confirming what I already are doing! Which feels brilliant! ❤️
As mentioned by another responder, I struggle with a lot of "road noise" and have been trying to decide what plants, structures, etc., would be a good fix without breaking the bank. Your suggestions would be appreciated. BTW, your witty comment didn't go unappreciated.
Same
When I am speaking with a client, I describe screen and privacy plants as “good neighbor” plants. Providing there’s not bad blood with a neighbor, you are accomplishing something for yourself and may be providing the same for the neighbor.
Good to see you featuring Nyssa sylvatica in one of your photos; such great fall color. I also advise clients to resist the urge to prune up a Magnolia grandiflora. Since they are semi-evergreen and loose leaves all year long, the low to ground limbs hide those dense dried leaves within it’s canopy at the ground. Otherwise, your cleaning up magnolia leaves 365. Another great video! I am speaking with a garden club in a few weeks about plants and I am going to tell them about your videos. - David
So nice that you downplay row hedges. They seem to be the first things folks reach for and the most problematical when it comes to maintenance. Machine shearing them is a surefire way to invite diseases and pests. Another great lesson Eve. Thank you.
I’d love to see one about landscaping strategies for yards with big slopes and erosion control. Unless you have already done one on that, in which case, just let me know which video I should watch for that.
I’ve been watching all of your videos since I found your channel and subscribed to it. You are doing a lot of good work for people like me who love plants but are just getting started with gardening and landscaping. Having someone knowledgeable talking you through certain points and providing valuable advice makes the experience a LOT less intimidating when you are first starting out as there is a ton of information. So, thank you so much for these inspiring videos!
My townhouse in 7a/7b has a small backyard (clay, rocks underneath), about 25 feet square. It’s south facing, which I love, a mature oak in one corner that a squirrel planted years ago, a fig tree (yum!) about 7 feet tall next to the patio, and a physocarpus I planted this year in front of a window. I am tight on money, but not time. I use my space for lounging, sunbathing, reading, grilling, and woodworking. I’m not sure what I’d like to see in your series on privacy, but I love all your videos so much. I need privacy though!! Also for now I need creative ideas for hardscaping; For next season I want to amend or enrich my soil. Thank you!!
We moved into our home in Idaho (Zone 6B) a year ago, after owning it for five years (anticipating retirement). Now that we are here and settling in, I am particularly concerned about privacy from our neighbors' to the east large second story deck 👀AND the neighbors caddy-corner on the northwest side who have a huge lot that they are filling with vehicles 😩. We have a nice covered porch in the back onto which we would like to build decks, to extend the usefulness of our somewhat sloped yard. So, we have challenges! This video has certainly helped me to change my view on what we can do! I was initially going to plant some tall, narrow trees and then wait, but listening to your advice has very much helped me to see other possibilities. I had previously heard advice about mixing up tree types for privacy screening and your reinforcement of that strategy was very helpful, too! Thank you so much, Eve!
Thank you! This video is exactly what I need right now. I live in a community with small backyards and I’m on a mission to create cozy privacy.
Could you do a video on narrow side yard ideas? Thanks again!
You mentioned the possibility of turning your yard into a shade yard. I’m already there with so many mature trees! I’d love to hear your advice on making the most of it!
This was great Thanks so much
Great video! Could you tell us what software you are using in the video?
Hi, really useful video! I live in north-west England, pretty much zone 8a. Like most gardens in the UK, ours is very small but surrounded by two-storey houses. Up until recently, most of the houses had older folk like us, but they are all gradually dying or moving out and young families moving in. Before, everyone was quiet and respectful, and privacy wasn't really an issue, but now it's like Disneyland - bouncy castles, trampolines, barbecues every night in summer, and kids in the upstairs rooms hanging out the windows and being cheeky. We need some privacy and fast, but I'm always worried about planting fast-growing trees and/or hedging because we won't be able to afford to get someone in to trim them. Your ideas are great, and very do-able. It's not just in the garden we need privacy, but also when indoors as their windows look directly down into our sitting-room, and we don't want to make the house dark with blinds etc. Thanks for the ideas.
I have a narrow stretch of 75 feet of fast privacy needed. It’s our side yard and we use it a lot because it’s flat with our back yard more at a slope. Neighbors added an addition and now we have windows and doors on a side we never had before. Then their driveway to the street they use for a patio with table and chairs a family size pool and kids toys all over. They park their cars on the street because of it. You helped a lot with the suggestion on not planting the same shrub but making it look cohesive is hard plus they have to be narrow. Love that you are doing a series on this. 💕
Excellent presentation and advice🌟 Thank you so much!!💗💗💗
I like that you speak quickly and to the point! Very helpful videos.
We have a huge yard--1/2 acre--with a long side that borders an increasingly busy road. I am imagining a smaller lower fenced "entertainment area" that can be landscaped for privacy, while leaving a large piece of yard for the kids to play ball, etc. Your info seems to line up with what I was thinking. Thank you.
Keep doing this! I need your information so much. I'm working on a backyard in the PNW (Vancouver, WA) and this privacy video answered many of my questions. I have a shallow backyard and the back neighbor is much closer than I'd like. I've planted a combination of trees (Crepe Myrtle, Kwansan Cherry, Flowering Crabapple) along with some shrubs (Lilac and Black Lace Elderberry) Everything is pretty small right now so I'm looking for some more immediate solutions. I love the idea of putting a medium tree (Maple) in a pot and strategically placing it nearer to my patio. Thank you for the tips!
You make so much sense! We've had several landscape designs over the years but none as practical and thorough as you. Wish you were in St Louis. We ate " fighting" with a design for replacing a privacy berm. The first guy put in 5 Norway pines and completely o er rode my objections. Now since one of them died my husband agrees we need diversity but this new designers said that would look weird. We have to do it ourselves. I'm going to take your course about choosing plants. Thank you. And btw, you're doing a great job on RUclips👍🏻
Great advice, it’s much appreciated. We moved into a house with no landscaping, just 4 adult Maples probably 60 YO. We paid for a plan from shrub hub (I would give them 3 out of 5 stars) we are happy that they gave us a starting place and some decent ideas. You are helping us make our/their plans better. Our first priority is to get some privacy from our neighbor (shared driveway).
I'm going to send this to my dad lol. He keeps talking about putting in a massive (like 300 feet long) line of arborvitae along the neighboring dirt road that has dump trucks going up and down it to block dust and noise. Its up a little bit of a hill too. I've been trying to convince him to not plant a bunch of identical plants, because one will die, and then it will look weird, or we will have to size match an arb. I'm on team 'buy a bunch of about 6 different evergreens and put them on a zig zag so it doesn't look odd if we have to replace something. And then we get the bonus of not having to mow the hill, and the roots will stabilize the bank
I really like your videos! We bought a property this year which is on a slope which is quite steep. A video on gardening and designing a landscape on a slope would be very interesting for me!
Echoing this request! I have a short but steep slope that is currently lawn, and it's very difficult to mow. I am stumped on how to install a garden while keeping erosion and runoff /gravity issues in mind. Local garden centres have good specific plant ideas, but no helpful advice on those initial steps. Would love to hear your ideas Eve! Keep up the excellent content, I really like your approach to gardening!
Exactly what I was going to request! I'll be at a planting stage for my slope in a few months. It is only about 10m across by about 5m down, but unfortunately my bedroom is at the top, facing the street. I'm trying to work out what to plant for privacy, but I also don't want anything too big. It will actually mainly be natives (sub-tropical zone, Australia), lots of bush food too. The main advice I'd love, is for heights of plants & their positions on the embankment. My tallest plants should grow to about 2 - 3m, most others will grow to a maximum of about 1m. The main purpose of the garden was actually going to be a memorial garden for my late hubby, for my (young) kids to enjoy, so I'll need access into it too, like a path. I'm sure inspiration will strike me soon.
I found my little embankment difficult to mow. A few months ago I sheet mulched it and in spite of our summer storms (I'm in a VERY humid part of Australia), the mulch has almost completely stayed put!
I just wish I found this channel before I started - I put a lot of time into researching everything, but it is so succinctly explained (& at the perfect speed for me) in these videos. I would have saved so much time if I started here!
(My apologies for waffling on too much! 😅 😂)
We just cleared 4 acres and are trying to figure out what to do with it. I know I want to plant trees and plants to make all the birds and insects happy. I also want an area for a large garden and lots of fruit trees so we can be self sufficient if need be. We will add a garage for the hubby and a covered area to have wine and enjoy the sunset. I live in central Texas where we grow rocks lol!! In the yard area where the house is I'm working on a hummingbird haven. This week I will put down the lasagna method since we still have a few storms ahead of us. Ty so much for your videos they are an eye opener I'm having so much fun learning from u.
I need to plan my yard. I have no idea what to do. I will keep on watching you to learn😊
Eve, you're helping me to think "outside the box" when it comes to location and types of plants. This is great; love your channel!🥰🥰
I love this video. In my neighborhood, the HOA doesn't allow fences, and I drives me crazy. These ideas have got my creative juices flowing.
Really REALLY appreciated your advice on varying the plantings! Such a good idea.
I am renovating about .75 acres of sloped yard with mature trees, clay soild, and mosquitoes. So many mosquitoes. (I know you can't do anything about that 🥰) I am in 8b with a a mix of sun and shade.
I am also long on time and short on money. I simply have too much to redo to pay someone
I am interested in hardscaping and incorporating food crops in the landscape. I really like Pacific NW gardens. I wish I could find more examples of those gardesn. They are my ideal.
You could try adding lemongrass and citronella plants. I've never planted them, since I still rent (just 1 more year 😍) but I've seen loads of blog posts and such with plants that are supposed to repel mosquitos.
You can absolutely do something about the mosquitoes. Contact a pest control company to spray for them. Something like a company called Mosquito Authority.
I did this and it does help!
@@lcsw1377 Thanks but I am not interested in nuking my yard with chemicals that would harmful beneficial insects.
I'd be interested in a video about fall and/or winter garden/yard maintenance and care! I've made lots of progress planting stuff and getting the hang of caring for my yard this spring and summer, but feel less knowledgeable and confident around how best to support perennial plants, newer trees/shrubs, overall soil health, etc. in the colder, more dormant months.
Just discovered your channel here on YT. Thank you so much for this very informative and helpful video! You helped me narrow down my priorities for privacy in planning our backyard space. This task seems overwhelming, but I plan to watch more of your content to help me get thru it!
varying the hedge is the best advice! your videos are brilliant!
You’re amazing. I’m trying to create privacy on a corner lot on a budget!
I am trying to make a privacy fence cause my neighbor is a violent alcoholic. These videos give me a bit of hope.🤣🤣 Thank you!!
Hedging your bets! No pun intended😆Thank you for your indepth videos.
Hi Eve,
Love your personality and presentation. Winter is here in MO and I'm researching privacy strategies as we moved here last spring. Firstly, we had to take of inside functioning issues before getting on to the yard.
We have no privacy on our property and can see 9, yes 9, other houses in a 360° radius.
You have been so enjoyable and helpful to listen to. I am keen on establishing privacy in steps and in order of most importance.
I am interested in and would love for you to do a show on symetrical European design gardens with statuaries, fountains, fencing, pathways, flowers, and shrubs!
Thank you and Happy new year to YOU and all the gardeners❣️ 😊
What program do you use to model the house and yard?
We live in a very hilly, beautiful area. We have gorgeous views out the back side of our house. The problem first is the wind. In Spring it is horrible. Now our problem is a house is being built out the back side, but to our left. Not close, But about a quarter of a mile in the pasture. It destroys part of our view. We have had wide open views for many years. We want our privacy. So we are trying to figure out what plantings we could put along our property line to give us more privacy. We have even thought of using a building and putting it on that side. I do like your idea of using plantings closer to you to help with privacy. We are working on planting lot of bushes and trees in that area. I am looking forward to watching your channel for ideas.
Another great video. I have many types and in away from boundaries. They make such a big difference.
You filled that 10+ minute video with an astounding amount of information, so, first, NICE JOB and THANK YOU! You are obviously knowledgeable and excited about your profession, which is fantastic. I can say one thing -- your excitement (or maybe just your 'you-ness' :) ) caused your delivery of information to get really fast and sometimes rather overwhelming. I might suggest slowing down to help a lot of folks -- but WOW! I thank you very much for so much information and I'll be rewatching your video to try to digest all that info! I'm in the midst of planning how I can make my corner lot/back yard more private after trying to move to a new home because of my (20 year) displeasure with my yard! Finally a decision to NOT move has been made, and I'm ready to make it BETTER! I think you're my go-to person for some great advice and I'm glad I found you!
Love your videos and your fantastic viewpoint. Just wanted to know if you have ideas on creating privacy to address noise issues … barking dogs, noisy cars etc. Hope you address these in an upcoming video. Thanks for your thoughtful insights.
I love your videos ❤ and your voice is really soothing
I'm working on turning my small urban backyard in a insect haven and food forest :)
I indeed like your videos, the content is well thought through, articulated and spot on. Thank you for the efforts, go on !
This is our third summer in a new house with a new yard (2 acres). Basically a clean slate. I spent this summer removing about 50 feet of retaining wall and turning it into a hillside perennial garden. Now just have to landscape around the entire house and rest of the yard!! One acre of our property is wooded, so also trying to restore it. Really enjoy your videos!
Thanks for great advice. We have overlooking issues on one side of our home. We live on 24 acres in Australia and the landscape has to be fire resistant and water saving. I wanted to plant indigenous plants, but these are a fire risk, so we have started with succulents and a couple of fruit trees. Enjoying your videos.
This is fantastic, thank you so much. Issue we’re facing is that our privacy needs are on a sloped part of the property. It’s making it harder to decide on what to plant. We are considering leveling the area and putting in a retaining wall.
Hi Eve! I just found your channel and I'm excited to watch several of your videos. I'm definitely going to implement some of your techniques so that I can increase privacy around my house. Do you happen to have a video or any recommendations on how to reduce the sound of noisy neighbors so that a person can enjoy their outdoor areas again? Thank you.
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 This was so helpful!
Yessssssss this is such a priority for me I can't wait to see the next privacy videos!!!!
Love your no nonsense approach to design…
Excellent points. In my case it makes sense to install a Full Speed A Hedge arborvitae hedge 🇨🇦❄️. But I am layering in other trees, evergreen & deciduous as a backstop. I ordered extra arbs to plant elsewhere in case some die and need replacing to keep growth rate consistent. Putting a Dawyck Purple beech in and other strategic evergreens. Rather double up then be sorry.
This was really great: some very specific ways to think about privacy and great visuals to explain it.
Cool channel, glad I found you. I'm in the Midwest but a lot of this applies to anywhere.
Just wanted to let you know that your videos are very useful, well-presented, and much appreciated! 👍❤
What a terrific resource you have here! Thank you. In a few months I’ll be working on our backyard. Updating the fence, adding trees and shrubs.
Awesome insight! Thank you for sharing your expertise. I’m looking for more wind control that privacy but I think these ideas will do double duty for the needs.
Hello Eve! Thank you for the video. I have the hardest time with planning the design and deciding how to layout the plants. A video focusing on the design itself would be awesome
Smart girl!
Recently bought a home and has a nice big yard to landscape thats blank space besides a few mature trees. The most overwhelming part is that some drainage work need to be done before anything happens, but im planning on stealing all the neighbors leaves to start fixing my super clay soil 😅
Wonderful content! We are finally working on a “woodland garden” in the south west corner of our yard. Bordered on one side by 90 foot wild Cherry trees underplanted with a mature yew hedge (west side), 2 large mature maples on the south side. This is dry shade with only a bit of sun periodically during the day. We have started baby redbuds, an American cranberry bush, Oregon grape and hostas. We have a stand of pachysandra that has established itself over the years. Baby hellebores, foam flower, daffodils are being trialed. Any additional thoughts of plants that could do well in this type of environment? Thank you for your content!
Thanks! I'm really appreciating your videos. I found your channel while looking for mulch guidance, and I'm really appreciating the use centered design focus that's helping me learn and think through my yard. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on selecting types of fruit trees and shrubs for the additional roles (like privacy, bird habitat, beauty) that they can play in designing backyard and front yard landscapes.
Hi there! I have a deck that ends up looking out and over my backyard fence. Any suggestions for adding privacy to an elevated area?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I bought my first home (in Southern Indiana) last year and basically have a blank slate to fill in. All I have is a small dogwood, a bunch of wild (?) ferns, and 3 peonies. Otherwise there are some volunteer flowers that have popped up through the months and then just a ton of weeds (mostly burdock). I've got a developing vision for a no-mow front yard with a tree (I'm thinking a serviceberry) and then plan to send a path down the side yard, with either ferns or hastas along the way. I want a big tree in the backyard (probably an oak or a tulip poplar) and need to create privacy around a small yard. I'm having the front and side yard graded in October and will have all the grass removed as part of that, so then it's game on. I think my first priority is figuring out what kinda tree I want, exactly where I want to place it, and then a few other large shrubs to anchor the front yard. I want to focus on native evergreen shrubs, but that's about as far as I've gotten!
I watch videos like this because there is always the possibility of one tiny idea that hasn't crossed my mind, and I found more than one here. I have a large space on the south side of the house (that I rent) that is adjacent to an apartment tower property. The owner has given me permission to plant as I like. In the front yard, I have created something pretty great just by dividing perennials that were already here. In the side yard however, it is a challenging growing area because of shade due to mature trees and also roots everywhere. So mostly it is dry shade - in a zone with hundreds of potential peekers! Chainlink fence too. 😭
I would look at the rolls of sticks/reeds/willow shown in her next video and attach that to the chain link fence with zip ties. That's a great place to start to get you excited abt the project.
Thank you! I do love the look of the dark bamboo fencing. (so many projects......)
I just acquired a patch of land in hardiness zone 9a, shaded with highly mature oak trees -two types, and some maple trees. My soil is excellent. Ferns are growing, blackberries are growing and I’ve even got a creek running along the edge of the property line. Now: what is the easiest way to go about getting rid of all the poison oak plants?
these are some really good informational vids, never miss them.
i'm in zone 6a in MA, i mean i say that, we've been a 6a for longer than my lifespan, yet last winter was -13 so eh. what i've been trying for years is to restore the total forest cover that was here when i was a child. [accidently wrote three rant paragraphs about plant struggles, lol, this is the retry] recently learned it's actually moist oak-hemlock/elm-maple-ash/pine forest naturally, just a tad degraded from lack of protection over time. having massive success with any white cedar, tuliptree (5 feet of growth last year, 4 so far this year even with summer drought), native chestnuts grown from one to three feet all, hawthorns pulled through drought with rust fungus somehow, tupelo has suddenly grown two feet in a few weeks once the drought started to wane. meanwhile, new ded resistant elm went kaput over the summer, presumed from drought, every maple i plant hates being alive, attempts three of redbud, beech, and hackberry, have been most all given up on, because bare root plants just have a way higher rate of failure than i knew previously. Three unrelated holly species from different continents all went black (no coating, can't rub off, still shiny) and died the week AFTER we finally got rain.
just the frustrations of trying to plant literally every native tree species i can, and getting gradually more accustomed to failure and ever present stunted/lack-therof growth. i just still dont get why trees that literally natively enjoy this specific habitat die or do nothing year after year, but c'est la vie i guess.
honestly, i need to get better at looking at, and more closely following my plant successes.
Good video Thanks for sharing it with us!💖👍😎JP
I live in Northern Colorado I have neighbors with noisy kids all summer long they turned their large patio into a basketball court with tall basketball net. Also their large side kitchen window looks into our yard . I do have Aspen there and a walking trail but it is not enough to block out their view and my view. So I decided on Emerald green arborvitae and Juniper trees but also in front of the cedar fencing maybe a raised trellis of 7 feet to 8 feet to block the view fast at less cost . An arbor with a bench might work if I ad more wood to the top on back but who wants to sit with all that noise at your back and no peace. So my challenge is to find height in any way to block the views at affordable cost. I am 62 years old I do not have time on my hands to wait 5 to 10 years for small spruce or pine to grow when I need privacy now . I prefer not using more leaf trees because they only block during the summer and I have enough leaves to rake for 2 months every autumn. The lattice raised panels in those unsightly areas may work the best with arborvitae growing slowly next to them though the neighbors may be offended but if they have no respect to me of controlling their spoiled brats with noise then I do not care what they think. Finding peace and privacy is not easy and not everyone can live off grid far from suburbs do to age or health reasons or both.
Loved the hedging your bet joke :)
In addition to views, smells is something to consider. Our neighbors have dogs and it often smells pooie, so we are considering some flowers.
I have the exact same problem.
I have a highway behind my backyard. The back yard is pretty big and there is a pretty high fence but because I am below it, I can still see and hear it, especially on the second floor. I'm older so I don't want to wait for things to grow. Most people don't buy homes near highways but for various reasons I did.
Eve....loved your Dad joke "hedging your bets". Thanks for the great content.
I love this concept! Having the software to be able to visualize this is so helpful too. What is it called?
Hello! Thank you for the helpful videos that you make! I just discovered your channel. Do you have a video that is about windy backyards? Our new house is placed on the north corner of our yard and we have the east, south and west to plant things. The house is on top of the hill and there are always winds from the west. Is there any trees I can grow there that can stop the wind a little bit?
What software did you use or this? Looks easy to use. Thanks.
Wow. What software is that? Looks very user friendly.
I live in Zone 2/3 and am looking to create privacy with trees. Have a few ideas I am working on..:0)
What program are you using in this video? Can anyone buy it? I’d love to use it. Thanks!!
I live in the Detroit, Michigan area. The maple tree in our small backyard has been dying and is quite damaged and it seems to be time to say goodbye to it. What would you think of us having the tree removed and seeing if the mulch from this maple could be used in our yard, possibly to convert from a lawn yard to all garden and pathways? My first concern would be wood ants or other pests that might be in the tree. Is that a common problem? Would love your input, please. Thank you! Love your channel. (-:
is there a free 3D program you recommend to help with layout and visualize a space?
Can you provide a link to the software you used to model that landscaping project?
My mother keeps trying to grow a lawn in her wooded backyard. What alternatives to grass would you suggest ?
We bought a new house with a clean slate. I do wish I watched some videos before I planted 17 emerald green arborvitaes in a row on one side for needed privacy. Can't undo that, but thinking of how to layer...and what to do with the other side of the house. Have any ideas????
I am trying to plant around ground mounted solar to have medicinal herbs and kitchen garden plus an above ground pool in the back without encroaching on the septic aerobic system. I need to remove trees in the back and replace the privacy lost along the property line. Also cb need to remove immature trees that will block my solar and replace them with a short orchard or permaculture privacy garden in front. All of this must leave space for a small addition, storage buildings and covered parking. That is all.
I am struggling with weeds and old mature plantings I am hesitant to remove.
My neighbors planted conifers about 10ft from my house. They are about 40ft tall now. They block all the light on one side of my house and make backing out of the driveway daunting. Please be considerate people!
What software were you using to model the landscapes? I'm designing a landscape for a new construction in the middle of an old hayfield and my infinite number of paper scribbles is getting old
I want to work on this and see if anything will work for our yard. But I think we will have to start from scratch completely now. We have an enclosed back porch since the fence to the neighbors is right outside that porch and patio beneath it. First was blinds on their side. Then after continuing privacy issues when we landscaped and added a garden pond area we built a privacy wall between us and noticed the gate was often unlocked and open, so replaced the gate to only open with a inside key.
The neighbors have been angry every since. So it’s turned into hiding inside the house and letting the entire side of our home shuttered and overgrown to avoid them.
The older man came out and asked why we were putting up a wall and my husband simply said it was because I the wife, wanted more privacy. So neighbor said but I can still see into your yard and your house from that window up there, I also have binoculars…..
Whenever I go outside he uses a pa megaphone to make lewd noises and blare a police siren noise at me…
So now I’m a decade agoraphobic terrified from trespassing harassing bullying neighbors and we’ve spent thousands on them, replacing landscaping areas they’ve cut down inside our yards or damaged with their own on the property line shuns and trees and removing our own patio areas like pools and fire pits because the yard smells so bad from the feral neighbor cat feeding station that we’ve given up…
It’s a historic Victorian in a gorgeous neighborhood we overpaid for with plans on staying forever and now we just wish we had retired anywhere but here because it’s a stuck until I die now kinda purchase.
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How much would you charge to design my backyard for me?
Just moved to a new house and the yard is densely shaded with walnut trees and the deer eat everything. It feels hopeless.
I'm in a very similar situation. I was wrapping plants that deer would eat in tulle, spraying with peppermint oil mixed with water and sprinkling cayenne pepper on plants that I didn't want deer to eat. Or the woodchuck. Or the bunnies. I found a spray that I think works well called Deer Out! - I have no ties to this company, but wanted to mention it. You only have to spray every few weeks unless there's heavy rain. That is a lot less effort for me :) I tried it because a reviewer had said that deer no longer eat their hosta.
Too time consuming for me 65 near 66 nosey and open are will use fabrics etc
And it looks costly
This video was not about “instant privacy.”
Dang you really talk fast. I suggest slowing it down a little bit. It's very overwhelming