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This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares three methods for laying out perfectly level lines. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
25 cze 2024 · Measure the rise and run of your garden. Determine the vertical distance of your yard from the top to the bottom of the slope (the rise), as well as its horizontal distance (the run), by pounding a wooden stake into the ground at the top of the slope and a second stake at the bottom.
Get help determining the best garden path width. Plus discover how garden designers vary walkway widths to create a sense of arrival.
4 paź 2021 · 33 beautiful garden path ideas for navigating your plot. If you're after stylish garden path ideas, then you've come to the right place. Whether you're looking for a design in timber or brick, gravel or stone, you'll find something to suit from these looks.
How far to space a tree, shrub or plant from a concrete, asphalt, paver or other surface is fairly straightforward. To avoid damage to the surface structure from roots, you want to space the plant a distance from the edge of the surface at a distance of at least half the maximum width that the plant or tree will grow at maturity, more is better.
1 lut 2024 · These lines determine how we move through the landscape, both visually and physically. They are the framework of the landscape layout. Paths and walkways make it easy to create powerful lines.
You can hide parts of your garden by planting a leafy plant in a strategic spot, angling a walk or set of steps or locating a mounded plant bed in front of the view. You can even use shadows to darken an area which makes it appear to recede in the distance.
