We bought our house six years ago and the front and backyard were both grass lawns. I redid the front yard into planting beds and a stone path three years ago, and finally got to do the backyard this year. (before pics at the end)
It’s been a huge project and I’m really happy with the way it turned out. I sit outside as often as I can and just look at all the plants.
I chose a mix of ornamental and PNW natives, with plans to add more natives in the fall, and raised beds for veggies next year.
Natives: vine maple, serviceberry, cascara, pacific nine bark, birch leaf spirea, salal, cardwells penstemon, sword ferns, pacific bleeding heart, coastal strawberry, orange honeysuckle
Ornamentals: coral bark maple, oak leaf hydrangea, manzanita, salvia, hostas, hellebore, brunnera, acorus gramineus grass, showy stonecrop, lavender, blueberry bushes, fig tree
by apothosecary
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Looks great! I really want to get rid of my lawn in my backyard this year, so this gives me some ideas – thank you for sharing! I’m also in the PNW and have a yard layout that looks similar, though I think my yard is smaller.
You did a great job!
I would be out there all day!!
This looks amazing! Did you buy the rocks that line your beds? I may try something similar as they look great
Absolutely lovely
Really wonderful work, congratulations and enjoy!
Nice! Very specific questions because it’s been very hard for me to estimate and the future deserves an answer:
How many feet of linear feet of rock?
What size rocks?
How many tons did it take?