Partial fence for side yard - ideas please!
Lindsay
5 years ago
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Comments (3)so you would paint the fencing white or gray? I was thinking of the white composite fencing for low maintainance but maybe a cedar fence painted would look better? I don't have a problem concealing the A/C unit but wanted to leave the gas/water boxes outside of the fence b/c they have to check those every month and I think it'd be a pain for them to go through a gate..hmmm maybe I need to rethink that. Thanks for your input!...See MoreNeed landscape ideas for tiny house with side yard
Comments (18)Congratulations on your new house! It's cute, and having that large tree for shade is a real bonus. I agree with Christopher's comments about using small trees (or large shrubs limbed up to tree form) to provide privacy in particular spots such as the deck area rather than a tall wall of green along the road. A lower hedge or fence will help create a personal space to keep the neighbor's dog out. Plants close to where you want particular privacy work as well as those farther away and may make for a more attractive yard. In areas with snow that needs to be plowed (along with road salt considerations) you will want any shrubs or fence along the road set back far enough so as to not be damaged by heavy snow curling off a plow blade. So I would talk to the neighbors and find out if plowing ever happens on your road. (Doug obviously lives in a warm zone.) :>) In my area I can't plant closer than about 6' to the road, but I imagine that you get somewhat less. It is possible to plant salt-tolerant perennials, which will be underground when any plowing happens, in the area outside the fence. I also notice that the current flower beds by the house are really skinny. I would make them at least 5' deep (mine are mostly deeper than that) and I would get rid of all the rocks which are a hassle to mow and weed around. Advertise the rocks for free on Craigslist and you won't have to figure out how to move them. Edge the beds with a clean cut or a mowing strip of bricks combined with a buried metal or plastic edge to keep out grass. Or remove the bed all together and have grass up to the house except for the right side with the high window where a flowering shrub would be nice. I like 12 Gardens suggestion for framing the deck with either taller in-ground plantings or containers since I would worry about someone stepping off the edge who wasn't paying attention. And the suggestion to make the garage a garden focal point is excellent! As s/he suggested, before making a plan, figure out what you want to do with your yard and where best to put things to suit both the activities (veggies in shade doesn't work) and the space. Don't forget to consider winter appeal both from inside the house and outside....See MorePartially fence in a large yard?
Comments (2)We put in a 2-rail fence with 2x4 wire to keep our dogs in. The wire is nearly invisible as you can see, or can't see, on the left of the house in this pic of my mulch pile....See MoreShould I let Neighbor pick the fence stain color of his side of yard?
Comments (37)The last two fences we've built have been good neighbor fences, where there is no good or bad side. The cost wasn't much more than a standard fence, so that's worth doing if you don't plan to follow the basic "good side faces the neighbor" etiquette. We have one that the neighboring building's HOA built and paid for where the bad side faces us, but we didn't really care because they paid for it. (In California the law expects that each neighbor pays 50% of the cost, so that's unusual.) I will say I was still pretty annoyed when they replaced that fence because we live in an urban area and went to let our dog out one day only to discover that we no longer had a fenced backyard (and wouldn't for the next three days). Sure, it was great that we didn't have to pay, but basic courtesy (and in our case, local law!) says you still need to give people a heads up. I would definitely consider building it on the property line rather than fully on your property, though. Even if the neighbor is aware that the slice of land on the opposite side of the fence is technically yours, they're likely to absorb it into their yard in practice because there's a fence there, and a future neighbor might not be aware since most places the practice is to put the fence on the property line. You are also responsible for maintaining both sides of the fence (and the section of yard on the other side) if it's in your yard, too, whereas if you put it on the line, they maintain their side. Is there a compelling reason not to build it there?...See MoreUser
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