Backyard Design Suggestions
I have a blank slate to work with, approx. 25 by 30 with 12 foot high brick walls on each side of my backyard to work with. East and south exposures. Any suggestions on design websites? Or local landscaping designers?
I have a blank slate to work with, approx. 25 by 30 with 12 foot high brick walls on each side of my backyard to work with. East and south exposures.
Any suggestions on design websites? Or local landscaping designers?
Hello,
Feel free to call us too or browse through our site. We are based in Park Slope and have done many jobs around Brooklyn for private client. In fact we just finished something with similar requirements and the solution was bluestone floor, cedar horizontal fencing on 3 sides, horizontal framed willow fencing and stacked stone raised bed for tree and herb garden. Maybe not your style but the clients were really pleased.
http://www.outsidespacenyc.com
718-622-2927 or 917-776-7337.
But in any case if you are looking for design inspirations we had a meeting with another client yesterday who pulled many images from Flickr.com. Maybe you can find something there.
If I may take the opportunity to shamelessly plug my own business, I’m a landscape architect working in Brooklyn and have worked on a pretty broad range of residential projects, from $1M+ budgets to simply helping homeowners pick out and site a few shrubs, perennials and furnishings. I can offer you access to wholesale plants and furnishings, and in the past my clients have found that this savings paid for my design services several times over. Take a look at my website and give me a call if you’re interested in talking more about the project.
http://www.localofficelandscape.com
Check out this website – wonderful designs, some in Brooklyn:
http://www.gardenviews.com/port_urban.html
Don’t think of it all as permanent and you have to figure it all out right now. You can experiment, move plants and shrubs around if they don’t work where they are. It’s an ongoing process. A garden is a living thing that changes and develops. Have fun with it!
My fantasy has always been to have an Arab influenced garden with a low fountain with a shallow, thin pool that runs from it though the entire length of the back yard. Sounds fussy but it’s gorgeous. Look up Moroccan and Arab gardens.
There was a terrific courtyard garden (in Brooklyn) in the May 07 issue of Domino magazine, very modern and cool.
I looked thru BBG site, but no real designs, more links to buy books and general knowledge of plants/gardening.
I would like to have raised bed for small trees, ie., Japanese Maple and/or Dogwood and perenniels and annuals. I will not have any grass and will use pavers/bricks to cover ground.
I have a BBQ and like to cook outdoors year round.
I would like small area for veggies and herb garden, although I have done this from inside with success.
Area to be used for peace and quiet and occasional entertaining.
BTW the walls on either side are the first floors of the bldgs on each side, therefor I have as much privacy as one could ask for in Brooklyn.
It would be helpful to prepare a prioritzed wish list for features, and describe what you expect from your garden. examples include:
privacy
seating
entertaining
botanical interest
outdoor cooking
vegetables/herbs
amenities for children etc.
We spent a lot of time browsing gardening books. Ditto above BBG as excellent resource.
Sorry for the double posting I was chasing the mice off the hallway.
LOL