It gets about 6-8 hrs of sunlight with some patchy shade areas where I think part sun plants should be.
We are open to garden decor ideas too.
Also, the tree in the photo isn’t there anymore.
I’d call that a microclimate area since it likely doesn’t get a lot of air movement which really gets to evergreens in winter, and plant roots will be near the foundation. Good place to try zone pushing if you want to try it. If youre in zone 6, then you could try zone 7 evergreen. Just an idea.
Critical-Star-1158
I know it spreads, but snow on the mountain is a ground cover that doesn’t need tons of maintenance and can easily be limited to that square. (Or similar ground cover)
__No__Control
Was a bush there previously? Or an airco unit?
Don-Gunvalson
Bird bath
cholaw
Pretty and interesting potted plants
FriarNurgle
I’d divert that downspout first.
EvDaze
Tsukiyama (築山)
Translation: “Artificial mountain” or “constructed hill.”
Definition: In Japanese garden design, a tsukiyama is a man-made miniature mountain or mountain range, often created with carefully placed rocks and earth to represent natural topography in miniature.
Then you can use smaller pebbles or even small quartz rocks to make a dry river leading away from the mtns out into the bed.
Pro tip: get some larger quarts rocks to make your mini MTN have snowy peaks.
Quiet-Percentage3887
Laurels
ElegantGate7298
Concrete goose statue.
Intelligent-Eye7794
Sitting bench
Desperate_Set_7708
Water feature
Sufficient-Mark-2018
Weeds. They grow anywhere.
DoctorAndLawyerHere
A fountain!
Fun_Organization_654
Depends. Do you want to keep the view from the windows, or something tall that will give privacy? Do you want a perennial that dies back to the ground, or a year round shrub?
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I’d call that a microclimate area since it likely doesn’t get a lot of air movement which really gets to evergreens in winter, and plant roots will be near the foundation. Good place to try zone pushing if you want to try it. If youre in zone 6, then you could try zone 7 evergreen. Just an idea.
I know it spreads, but snow on the mountain is a ground cover that doesn’t need tons of maintenance and can easily be limited to that square. (Or similar ground cover)
Was a bush there previously? Or an airco unit?
Bird bath
Pretty and interesting potted plants
I’d divert that downspout first.
Tsukiyama (築山)
Translation: “Artificial mountain” or “constructed hill.”
Definition: In Japanese garden design, a tsukiyama is a man-made miniature mountain or mountain range, often created with carefully placed rocks and earth to represent natural topography in miniature.
Then you can use smaller pebbles or even small quartz rocks to make a dry river leading away from the mtns out into the bed.
Pro tip: get some larger quarts rocks to make your mini MTN have snowy peaks.
Laurels
Concrete goose statue.
Sitting bench
Water feature
Weeds. They grow anywhere.
A fountain!
Depends. Do you want to keep the view from the windows, or something tall that will give privacy? Do you want a perennial that dies back to the ground, or a year round shrub?
Andromeda. Astilbe, leopard plant. Jacob’s ladder. Lungwort. Bugbane, hostas. Bleeding hearts