small yard landscaping
We were contacted by a resident of Tanglewood, he was not satisfied with the appearance of your garden. The existing unit was not only a massive concrete slab left little room for any other vegetation that small patches of St. Augustine grass and a magnolia tree that was near the back wall cracks near the house. The landscape had an excellent drainage, which in most cases it is a good thing. However, in this case, the topsoil retains very little rainfall, so at least six months, the grass will wither and turn brown. Our client wanted this grass replaced with lush plantings property that several shades of green with seasonal flowers, and also wanted a way to add brick reminiscent of old world classic touch of horse per day transport of centuries past.
We started our project to a detailed study of a series of photographs from the late 19th century of brick roads and sidewalks. We studied the patterns of masonry used at the time that the streets are made entirely of brick, but which, by definition, had to provide humans and horses, with a smooth, safe travel. We showed the owner of a particular pattern, which drew our attention to familiar in works masonry as the link running. This model uses only bricks laid on their sides so that the parties narrow their backs. This creates a smooth surface walk over, but the ends of the bricks are not aligned with those of adjacent rows. When you take a quick look at a walkway running bond brick, their eyes often deceive you into thinking the bricks in a race against each other to a common destiny, hence the use of the word "run" in the name pattern. This unconscious sense of motion is ideal for the construction of a walkway that leads around a bend or corner, or through a garden in the front yard.
A brick walkway of any kind is normally a period or a piece of history, and always find the simplest possible so maintain its original theme. For this project, for example, we have avoided any visible use of concrete or mortar, when laying the bricks in the walkway. Instead, established a concrete base covered then by the mortar and the bricks are laid carefully by hand to ensure that we have captured the essence of a street late 19th century. We used sand covered only with the seal of pavers to fill the space between the bricks. This creates the illusion that the bricks were loosely established together, however, walking on them, she felt a firm surface as safe as any modern concrete.
Really wanted to highlight color and pattern of this new brick walkway to first-time visitors and regulars. To do so, we planted a line of boxwood to frame much like a picture frame is used to accentuate a very good painting. This is a common technique in formal gardens, because boxwood can be used to include everything from flower gardens and shrubs sources and decorative sculptures. In this case, planting a row of boxwood right next to the outer edge of the walkway makes an acute angle of intersection green and red enough to attract attention and force it to run along the brick all the way to the front door. Vegetation was planted near to reflect this fact, and selective plantings of dwarf grass monkeys were used in the foundation of our framework to hide the stems of boxwood and accentuate more structure and pattern of the bricks.
All this opens new doors for the rest of the garden landscaping and creating a new sense of balance and the proportion on both sides of the house. The first things to go the magnolia tree that was threatening to the back wall, and patches of St. Augustine grass drying in the sun. We planted drought-resistant zoysia grass in the center across the courtyard to create a very luxurious, emerald green lawns that require very little water, and retaining its color during throughout the year. Zoysia also has a much finer blade than St. Augustine grass, and is comfortable and safe for walking, whether in shoes or bare feet.
To create a border to the south side of the property, she planted a line of Japanese yew trees that go all the way to the wall in the back. This forced the eyes to stay within the front yard and focus on alternate layers of green and the colors of seasonal flowers that were established in the patterns of symmetry, patterns motion curves. We planted plum delight to add a touch of burgundy that would last all year, and offering flowers caladiums introduced in the winter months.
At the north end of the yard, all that separated the residence of the neighboring property was what remained of the old causeway and a thin line of St. Augustine grass. We left part of the sidewalk to the parking lot, and we replaced the St. Augustine grass with a linear planting of boxwood and mondo grass. Then this high natural barrier with crepe myrtles planted to complement the Japanese yew on the opposite side of the yard, and planted a big tree we had as a balance between of the house and around the landscape elements.
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