We described desired landscape features and thoughts on design in an
earlier post. This post shows views of the house from the front and rear, then from various rooms inside the house. The first image is the landscaper's, Chad Bagely's proposal. Later in the post, I'll show a slightly modified landscape design, and some ideas we have on trees and shrubs.
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Bagley Landscaping proposed design (front yard at top), 11/8/10. |
The following photographs show various views of the outside of the house, front and back.
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Walkway from the driveway to the front porch. |
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East side of house, next to garage. A path will lead off driveway to the east
and curve to lead back around the house. The path will be bordered by a fence
that will start at the front corner of the garage. |
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To the left (west) of the front porch looking at the hall bedroom window. |
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Looking at left (west) corner of house towards master bath. |
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West side of house, looking at master bath. |
The following five photographs look out on the front yard from the den and the hall bedroom. The view from the den looks across the porch to the right, and the driveway, to the left. The view to the left from the hall bedroom looks at the fire hydrant on the SW corner of the lot, so we'll want the landscaping to camouflage that undesirable feature.
These rooms receive the afternoon sun, and are close to the street, so we'll want shrubs and trees strategically placed to provide shade and privacy.
The next four photographs show views from the master bedroom and bath looking west and northwest. The primary consideration for this perspective is to provide shrubs and/or tree (not too tall) at the NW corner of the lot (outside the planned fence) to provide some privacy and block car headlights streaming into the bedroom. The planned fence will also help with these facets.
The remaining photographs show views from the lower level into the back, and left and right side yards. There will be a 6' fence all along the back and sides, so the neighbor's house and yard isn't an issue. However, we don't want to be staring at a wood fence either, and the shallow yard (21' from the back of the house to the north property line) presents challenges for landscape design.
We want paving stones for the back patio and the path leading off the patio to the right (west). We prefer a natural look. The following pictures show some stonework we think looks okay.
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Belgard Dublin Cobble |
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Belgard Arbel |
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