Lisa24
2020-04-12 18:40:12
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Hello dear ones,
since we are moving into our new house this year, we are thinking about the garden design.
When it comes to the garden, we are still beginners, we are Lisa 27 years old and Udo 31 years old, but as is well known, one grows with their tasks and since not everything will be there from the beginning anyway, we will surely manage.
Our property and how house, garage + passage are positioned:
Explanation of the property:
-We have a rectangular property that tapers to a long point at the back.
-In front of the house runs the street, it is not very busy. To the left of the house is our garage, between the house and garage is a 2.50 m wide covered passage. Garage and passage share a common roof truss and roof. They connect directly to the house.
-In front of the garage there will be a paved driveway, the passage will also be paved from the start of the property to the end of the passage (towards the garden). Same pavement as the driveway.
-Between neighbor 2 and the garage we need to be able to get through with a tractor in case something needs to be done in the garden, at the moment we can also still access the property from neighbor 3, but whether this will always be possible is questionable, so we want to keep that option open.
-In the garden directly adjacent to the house, there will be a terrace made of Jura stones or concrete terrace slabs.
-At the right back corner of the garage towards the passage, our cistern is located in the garden, this is to be designed as a fountain on top.
-We would like to place curved lawn edging stones around the individual areas (this also makes it easier for the robotic lawn mower and covers the bare soil with bark mulch). (see: lawn edging stones + bark mulch)
-Where would you place all the must-haves, gladly also with sketches, please with regard to the possibly planned pool later on, so that, for example, we do not have to cut down a tree for the pool.
-The areas where you stay longer, e.g. fire pit, please not too close to the neighbors. We like our neighbors, but we also enjoy being with friends in private.
Must to have / What we absolutely want:
-To pile up a soil embankment around the entire property (except on the street side) and then put up the fence on it.
-Welded wire fence towards neighbors 1,2,3,4/meadow
-Aluminum fence towards the street (see: aluminum fence)
-Paths to be first laid with gravel or bark mulch, later possibly slabs on top
-Build a fountain over the cistern (see: fountain)
-Fire pit (see: fire pit)
-Herb garden/herb spiral, rather a spiral because it needs less space (see: herb spiral)
-Beds for vegetables and fruits, preferably as a separate area if our garden is not too small for it (see: vegetable bed)
-Trees (fruit)
-Shrubs (fruit)
-Beds and shrubs possibly as a snack corner (fruit)?
-Kid’s area (swing, slide, paddling pool, sandbox)
Nice to have / What we want to realize sometime:
-Terrace roof possibly we’ll do that right away, but other things are more important first
-Pool approx. 6x4 m?? (size not yet decided), earliest in 6-10 years!!
Questions:
-How big would you make the terrace if a 1.80 m long table with 6 chairs, grill, sunshade and some space to walk/move around should fit? 5x4 m??
-Would you do the embankment so that the fence can be chosen lower?? But everything higher so that no uninvited guests/animals (dogs) get into the garden and the fencing costs are lower because it is lower.
-Would you do this to save costs first: lay paths first with gravel or bark mulch, slabs later.
-Actually, I wanted to pick the herbs from the inside through the kitchen window, there is no kitchen worktop in front of the kitchen window, how would you solve this? But actually, I would like an herb spiral (from a visual point of view).
-Would you create separate areas? For example vegetable bed/garden, snack corner.
Did we forget something important??? How would you arrange everything, if possible?
As you can see, we are beginners, eager to learn and hope for your experience.
Best regards and happy Easter
Lisa & Udo
since we are moving into our new house this year, we are thinking about the garden design.
When it comes to the garden, we are still beginners, we are Lisa 27 years old and Udo 31 years old, but as is well known, one grows with their tasks and since not everything will be there from the beginning anyway, we will surely manage.
Our property and how house, garage + passage are positioned:
Explanation of the property:
-We have a rectangular property that tapers to a long point at the back.
-In front of the house runs the street, it is not very busy. To the left of the house is our garage, between the house and garage is a 2.50 m wide covered passage. Garage and passage share a common roof truss and roof. They connect directly to the house.
-In front of the garage there will be a paved driveway, the passage will also be paved from the start of the property to the end of the passage (towards the garden). Same pavement as the driveway.
-Between neighbor 2 and the garage we need to be able to get through with a tractor in case something needs to be done in the garden, at the moment we can also still access the property from neighbor 3, but whether this will always be possible is questionable, so we want to keep that option open.
-In the garden directly adjacent to the house, there will be a terrace made of Jura stones or concrete terrace slabs.
-At the right back corner of the garage towards the passage, our cistern is located in the garden, this is to be designed as a fountain on top.
-We would like to place curved lawn edging stones around the individual areas (this also makes it easier for the robotic lawn mower and covers the bare soil with bark mulch). (see: lawn edging stones + bark mulch)
-Where would you place all the must-haves, gladly also with sketches, please with regard to the possibly planned pool later on, so that, for example, we do not have to cut down a tree for the pool.
-The areas where you stay longer, e.g. fire pit, please not too close to the neighbors. We like our neighbors, but we also enjoy being with friends in private.
Must to have / What we absolutely want:
-To pile up a soil embankment around the entire property (except on the street side) and then put up the fence on it.
-Welded wire fence towards neighbors 1,2,3,4/meadow
-Aluminum fence towards the street (see: aluminum fence)
-Paths to be first laid with gravel or bark mulch, later possibly slabs on top
-Build a fountain over the cistern (see: fountain)
-Fire pit (see: fire pit)
-Herb garden/herb spiral, rather a spiral because it needs less space (see: herb spiral)
-Beds for vegetables and fruits, preferably as a separate area if our garden is not too small for it (see: vegetable bed)
-Trees (fruit)
-Shrubs (fruit)
-Beds and shrubs possibly as a snack corner (fruit)?
-Kid’s area (swing, slide, paddling pool, sandbox)
Nice to have / What we want to realize sometime:
-Terrace roof possibly we’ll do that right away, but other things are more important first
-Pool approx. 6x4 m?? (size not yet decided), earliest in 6-10 years!!
Questions:
-How big would you make the terrace if a 1.80 m long table with 6 chairs, grill, sunshade and some space to walk/move around should fit? 5x4 m??
-Would you do the embankment so that the fence can be chosen lower?? But everything higher so that no uninvited guests/animals (dogs) get into the garden and the fencing costs are lower because it is lower.
-Would you do this to save costs first: lay paths first with gravel or bark mulch, slabs later.
-Actually, I wanted to pick the herbs from the inside through the kitchen window, there is no kitchen worktop in front of the kitchen window, how would you solve this? But actually, I would like an herb spiral (from a visual point of view).
-Would you create separate areas? For example vegetable bed/garden, snack corner.
Did we forget something important??? How would you arrange everything, if possible?
As you can see, we are beginners, eager to learn and hope for your experience.
Best regards and happy Easter
Lisa & Udo