So I've got a poor bit of grass in the front yard, and a lrger bit of poor grass in the back yard. Over the last many years we've planted some willow and fruit trees in the back, built some play structures (and a shed) and a few gardens. Still, we don't have much money or time to spend making the grass look great (and if it doesn't look great it looks terrible - there's no middle ground with grass).
But in an ideal world I'm not sure I'd want vast expanses of lush lawn. Enough to play and party on, but I'm a bit more fond of varied landscaping. Further, the cost (time and money) of interesting landscaping doesn't have to be much different than maintaining nice grass.
What are some of your thoughts on landscaping? What do you like, dislike? Have you run across interesting and/or appealing landscaping recently that stood out to you? What would you do with your yard if you had unlimited resources?
I'm not necessarily going to act on anything here - just a random brainstorming thread for the fun of it. So feel free to suggest things that are completely impractical, but totally awesome.
But in an ideal world I'm not sure I'd want vast expanses of lush lawn. Enough to play and party on, but I'm a bit more fond of varied landscaping. Further, the cost (time and money) of interesting landscaping doesn't have to be much different than maintaining nice grass.
What are some of your thoughts on landscaping? What do you like, dislike? Have you run across interesting and/or appealing landscaping recently that stood out to you? What would you do with your yard if you had unlimited resources?
I'm not necessarily going to act on anything here - just a random brainstorming thread for the fun of it. So feel free to suggest things that are completely impractical, but totally awesome.