Houselopnik - Did some mock up landscaping

"WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe" (wesbarton89) 07/23/2015 at 13:17 • Filed to: None

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Nothing permanent, but just an idea on how it would look. Oppoinions?

This first one here, I laid the rocks along the walkway on the side where the dirt is. They’re just sitting in a little bit of dug in dirt, so they’re not secured. Before I put them there, the dirt just ended at the steps themselves, with no rocks. I’ll be doing the same thing to the opposite side as well. In that dirt area, I may plant grass seeds, and once they grow, maybe put one of those black plastic ponds in, with the waterfalls, and put stone around them.

Here in the second picture, there were landscape timbers where the rocks are, below, and to the side of, those bushes. They looked pretty crappy, so I took the timber out and put more rocks there. I’m going to probably replant those bushes somewhere else.

In this third one here, I’m going to have the stones continue along the path of the steps. I may build it up a bit, and I’m going to trim some of the growth down.

More of the same

I’m also going to be adding more of those LED solar lights. It’s not much but they really add to the look. I’ve got lots and lots of these loose rocks that I can use for the landscaping. I may build up the heights of them a bit, I’m not sure, and I may change the layout and order of the rocks I’ve already placed. This doesn’t even include the other side of the house where there’s three times as much I can do, or up behind the house either.

Ohh, I got some work to do, Oppo. Lots of work.

OPPOsaurus WRX > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 07/23/2015 at 13:25

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yea, that kind of shit never ends. the rear of my backyard slopes up. I built some small walls and am working on creating something like stepped terraces around the bush and trees in the rear. I ran out of rocks so I went into the woods with a wagon and filled it up a couple times. now I need more dirt to level off the ground around the trees. The fire pit is also in need of upgrading. The sheds need to be painted. The bathrooms need to be painted. The bushes need to be trimmed. thanks for the reminder of all the shit i need to do. I do like the look of the stone walls/edges like what your doing. I also ripped out some landscape timbers at the edge of my driveway.

Party-vi > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 07/23/2015 at 13:25

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Masonry bricks for sidewalk? Yep. I know exactly where you’re at haha.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Party-vi 07/23/2015 at 13:30

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Those have been there as long as I can remember! Lol. But it works.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/23/2015 at 13:32

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Thanks! I love the look of your yard. At least it’s a large, flatter area. My only flat area is my back patio. Everything else is tilted, slanted, or in some form of being unlevel, and always in small sections. It’s a pain. Plus, I have to worry about lots of thorns, snakes, and bears where I live.

punkgoose17 > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 07/23/2015 at 13:33

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I recommend the LED solar lights that change colors.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > punkgoose17 07/23/2015 at 13:38

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Ha! I paid $0.50 a piece for the ones I have. The color changing ones are $55 for a 12-pack on Amazon! As awesome as that would look, I gotta do this on a budget. :(

Nibbles > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 07/23/2015 at 16:05

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Where at did you get such the nice price of on for the LEDs from for what with

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Nibbles 07/23/2015 at 16:06

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A store called Roses. They’re normally $1 a piece but they were overstocked and marked half off, so I bought five of them.

Nibbles > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 07/23/2015 at 16:07

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f me with a pole I need to find one of these stores. Cheapest I’ve been able to find is like five bucks a pop

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Nibbles 07/23/2015 at 16:08

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That’s pretty outrageous. I don’t know if these will last. They seem pretty cheap, but they do improve the look, and extra light at night with all those steps is always good.