Danny Goff
If your front or backyard includes a hill or hillside space, you need a landscape design plan that allows for maximum beauty with minimal maintenance. If your steep hill gets full sun and doesn’t encounter an overwhelming amount of rain or water runoff, consider dotting it with thyme.
Use landscaping pavers to create U-shaped tiers, which can be filled in with dirt or potting soil for plantings. A sloping lawn became the inspiration for this backyard makeover that includes a pond, dining area with room for a grill; places for lounging and entertaining; a putting green; and an outdoor spa. In big cities, space is really a problem and those who enjoy a tiny courtyard are among the rare lucky ones. Light stairs assure the access through the courtyard, while green shrubs enliven the space.
Because the blocks have been laid on their side, sloped backwards toward the hillside, you can plant vegetation in the their hollows exposed to the front. Ponds and waterfalls make the courtyard vivid and sparkling, while plants and flowers add freshness to the space.
Depicting an alpine scenery, the yard above features a small pond with crystal water and a pair of rocking chairs above it. Relying on hues of beige, intense brown and white, the landscape looks natural and relaxed.
Speaking about dynamism in our gardens, consider a patchy pavement made of stones and greens, as well as of various heights and materials. As you can easily notice, they integrate smoothly by the fence, while also blending with the green hill nearby.
Shrubs, flowers, bare soil and wooden boxes make the garden extremely dynamic. Especially during summers or autumns when evenings are chilly, but still warm, spending time outside is pure blessing.
