Our first house and absolutely clueless what to do here. We will plant our own vegetables along the fence but that is about it. What should we do with the patch of grass? I know this isn’t a specific question, but again, clueless.
Our first house and absolutely clueless what to do here. We will plant our own vegetables along the fence but that is about it. What should we do with the patch of grass? I know this isn’t a specific question, but again, clueless.
What do you mean ‘what should we do with the grass?’
Cut it would be my first suggestion. Then do you want grass? After you have decided that then work out what else you want. You can keep the head and still do some pots, a planter. Plenty of options.
mailroomgirl
First question is which direction does the garden face? The plants you choose depend on that.
Second question, does the soil feel fine like sand when it’s dry or thick like clay?
sinajar
Just throwing it out there, but people normally like to cut grass
jimbo8083
I think getting a lawnmower out and cutting the grass will give you more of a feel about the true size of the space you have.
Best thing is to start small. Keep on top of the lawn mowing and buy a couple of plants you like the look of then go from there.
Also is the garden facing south, or north?
Aromatic-Cover-7615
Take the time to see how you use the garden, what sort of sun it gets through the year, and get into looking at gardens to see what sort of things you like. There’s no rush to get yourself started, really.
nilnar
It’s a lawn, you could mow it.
It all depends what you want. If vegetables is your goal you’d likely be better off digging some of it up and growing them there than growing them up against the fence.
rlaw1234qq
I thought you had a green wall for a minute!
Animallover358
If you’re not bothered about a lawn, you could try a cottage garden to attract the bees! Or, as someone previously mentioned, use at least some for veg, the rest for flowers. Or a small pond, even. It will be easier to decide when you have an idea what makes it a garden for you – flowers? shrubs? lawn? gravel and ornamental grasses?
Have fun – lovely project!
Dry_Researcher7744
Lovely vertical lawn you have there
Klaev
What would I do? A little pond surrounded by wildflowers; Fairly low maintenance and brings a lot of life to your garden. That’s not everyone’s vibe though so have a think what you enjoy about an outdoor space and look up inspiration.
One thing I would suggest though is taking down that railing on your decking, it’ll feel like it really opens up that space for you.
DesmondCartes
Took me a few seconds to work out this was not a living wall.
DesmondCartes
My dear, if you are clueless about lawns, do you have some experience with veg growing?
Still-Consideration6
My immediate thoughts was wallys it’s fake grass grass can’t grow up walls
But no it is I that is the Wally
Apologies to you
Still-Consideration6
I wouldn’t want to lose planting space slowly carve up the grass into more planting
Significant_Fail3713
I’d probably rip the decking up, cut the grass to see how much room you have. The border by the fence is small, you’ll struggle to grow much food in there.
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What do you mean ‘what should we do with the grass?’
Cut it would be my first suggestion. Then do you want grass? After you have decided that then work out what else you want. You can keep the head and still do some pots, a planter. Plenty of options.
First question is which direction does the garden face? The plants you choose depend on that.
Second question, does the soil feel fine like sand when it’s dry or thick like clay?
Just throwing it out there, but people normally like to cut grass
I think getting a lawnmower out and cutting the grass will give you more of a feel about the true size of the space you have.
Best thing is to start small. Keep on top of the lawn mowing and buy a couple of plants you like the look of then go from there.
Also is the garden facing south, or north?
Take the time to see how you use the garden, what sort of sun it gets through the year, and get into looking at gardens to see what sort of things you like. There’s no rush to get yourself started, really.
It’s a lawn, you could mow it.
It all depends what you want. If vegetables is your goal you’d likely be better off digging some of it up and growing them there than growing them up against the fence.
I thought you had a green wall for a minute!
If you’re not bothered about a lawn, you could try a cottage garden to attract the bees! Or, as someone previously mentioned, use at least some for veg, the rest for flowers. Or a small pond, even. It will be easier to decide when you have an idea what makes it a garden for you – flowers? shrubs? lawn? gravel and ornamental grasses?
Have fun – lovely project!
Lovely vertical lawn you have there
What would I do? A little pond surrounded by wildflowers; Fairly low maintenance and brings a lot of life to your garden. That’s not everyone’s vibe though so have a think what you enjoy about an outdoor space and look up inspiration.
One thing I would suggest though is taking down that railing on your decking, it’ll feel like it really opens up that space for you.
Took me a few seconds to work out this was not a living wall.
My dear, if you are clueless about lawns, do you have some experience with veg growing?
My immediate thoughts was wallys it’s fake grass grass can’t grow up walls
But no it is I that is the Wally
Apologies to you
I wouldn’t want to lose planting space slowly carve up the grass into more planting
I’d probably rip the decking up, cut the grass to see how much room you have. The border by the fence is small, you’ll struggle to grow much food in there.