Ideas for small planting areas
Just finishing this five year project (not seen are the 100’ of 4’ retaining walls the fences sit on, and several dry wells for the whole home’s stormwater, etc).
The turf is because it’s great for the playground with playpad safety stuff underneath. The grass is so we have some sort of useable non-dirt surface to put trampoline on and romp around. I want a little planting strip between the two because it is way less awkward than butting them up, and plants are the bees’ knees. I am kind of wanting a fruit tree to break up how plain and sparse it will be. I’d plant it just past the slide towards the fence, since we use the other side’s space to play catch and such. We are inner-city and our yards are very small.
What else to make that planting strip functional and nice? I’m in Seattle. That strip should have lower plants or shrubs to keep the space more usable for playing and such, but should be durable enough to survive some kid shenanigans. I’ll put Corten steel edging on either side to define it and keep the grade a touch lower to allow easy passing through and water to pool a tiny bit where the plantings are.
— I’m considering a small planting strip along length of fence as well, but it’s pretty shady along there.
If you’re wondering about the different grass area at the end, that is VERY shady and it’s a type that grows with little sun. It also had a parking grid underneath the grass because it is a convertible space (see two gates) that can be closed off to shorten the yard and give our downstairs tenants parking. It becomes bonus yard when no tenant parking there, and the grass is still filling out.
Originally by u/kennypojke on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/2ch8yl7d
Just finishing this five year project (not seen are the 100’ of 4’ retaining walls the fences sit on, and several dry wells for the whole home’s stormwater, etc).
The turf is because it’s great for the playground with playpad safety stuff underneath. The grass is so we have some sort of useable non-dirt surface to put trampoline on and romp around. I want a little planting strip between the two because it is way less awkward than butting them up, and plants are the bees’ knees. I am kind of wanting a fruit tree to break up how plain and sparse it will be. I’d plant it just past the slide towards the fence, since we use the other side’s space to play catch and such. We are inner-city and our yards are very small.
What else to make that planting strip functional and nice? I’m in Seattle. That strip should have lower plants or shrubs to keep the space more usable for playing and such, but should be durable enough to survive some kid shenanigans. I’ll put Corten steel edging on either side to define it and keep the grade a touch lower to allow easy passing through and water to pool a tiny bit where the plantings are.
— I’m considering a small planting strip along length of fence as well, but it’s pretty shady along there.
If you’re wondering about the different grass area at the end, that is VERY shady and it’s a type that grows with little sun. It also had a parking grid underneath the grass because it is a convertible space (see two gates) that can be closed off to shorten the yard and give our downstairs tenants parking. It becomes bonus yard when no tenant parking there, and the grass is still filling out.
Originally by u/kennypojke on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/2ch8yl7d
Ideas for small planting areas
Just finishing this five year project (not seen are the 100’ of 4’ retaining walls the fences sit on, and several dry wells for the whole home’s stormwater, etc).
The turf is because it’s great for the playground with playpad safety stuff underneath. The grass is so we have some sort of useable non-dirt surface to put trampoline on and romp around. I want a little planting strip between the two because it is way less awkward than butting them up, and plants are the bees’ knees. I am kind of wanting a fruit tree to break up how plain and sparse it will be. I’d plant it just past the slide towards the fence, since we use the other side’s space to play catch and such. We are inner-city and our yards are very small.
What else to make that planting strip functional and nice? I’m in Seattle. That strip should have lower plants or shrubs to keep the space more usable for playing and such, but should be durable enough to survive some kid shenanigans. I’ll put Corten steel edging on either side to define it and keep the grade a touch lower to allow easy passing through and water to pool a tiny bit where the plantings are.
— I’m considering a small planting strip along length of fence as well, but it’s pretty shady along there.
If you’re wondering about the different grass area at the end, that is VERY shady and it’s a type that grows with little sun. It also had a parking grid underneath the grass because it is a convertible space (see two gates) that can be closed off to shorten the yard and give our downstairs tenants parking. It becomes bonus yard when no tenant parking there, and the grass is still filling out.
Originally by u/kennypojke on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/2ch8yl7d
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