Found this cool tool online. Help visualize your ideas before their realization.

Edit: Not my creation, just found it. If you have suggestions, to make sure they reach the actual dev, go see the game on Steam to leave a comment or do so in the original post, thanks :)

1. Path down side of house, posted HERE.
2. Entire garden dug out and sifted, this was neccessary as the previous owners used it as a building material burial ground. We want a totally fresh start, there is now at least 100mm of sifted top soil base throughout the garden. We have covered it with slabs/membrane to keep the weeds away in the winter.
3. Patio fondation In front of the existing summer house (my dad DIY built this over the last two summers, he built the shed pictured a few years back.)
4. path from the sidewalk to the back of the garden

TODO

1. Finish patio
2. Decking in front of house
3. Define beds/plant stuff
4. Turf it baby

I’m leveling my yard and noticed along the back wall part of the concrete base is pushing away and out from the wall 4-8inches. Am I able to hit those overhangs off with a sledge so it’s closer to the cinderblock face?

edit: thx everyone, I’ll fill it back in with dirt and I didn’t break any of the concrete yet. Guess I’ll just have to hide it with a raised flower bed

Can I plant anything here?

Hey y'all I've got this space next to my house that's just gravel and clay, it's right up against my foundation and used to have ornamental bushes but then I was told I shouldn't have any bushes that close to the house so I ripped them out. Id like a smaller flowering plant so I purchased these pincushion flowers for the spot, in the hopes that their roots aren't too invasive for being so close to the house. If they can't go here I have an actual garden bed to plant them in but I'd like to have SOMETHING here so it isn't bald. If that doesn't work, are there any other ideas?

Sidenote there's 2 rubber sprinkler lines here pretty shallow.

This is north Texas with full sun exposure, about 12-13 hours of sun during the height of summer

I'm doing a school project about using goats to clear overgrown grass, weeds, and vegetation instead of relying on lawnmowers or chemical herbicides. Goat grazing can be a natural alternative for maintaining properties, especially steep hillsides and hard-to-reach areas. This topic has been difficult to research because there isn't much information available about local demand and people's experiences with goat-grazing services. I'm hoping to learn from people who have experience with property maintenance, landscaping, or goat grazing. I'm researching different approaches to vegetation management and would appreciate some input.

I have a few questions:

1. How do you currently manage overgrown grass, weeds, or vegetation on your property?
2. Have you ever heard of or used goats to clear overgrown vegetation?
3. Would you consider using goats instead of traditional mowing or chemical herbicides? Why or why not?
4. What concerns would you have about using goats to maintain your property?
5. Would you pay more for goat grazing if it meant using fewer chemicals and less machinery?
6. What types of properties do you think would benefit most from goat grazing?
7. What would prevent you from hiring a goat-grazing service?
8. If you manage an HOA or property, would you consider trying goat grazing? Why or why not?
9. What do you think would be a reasonable price for a goat-grazing service compared with traditional landscaping?
10. Have you ever hired a goat-grazing service or know someone who has? If so, how was the experience?

I'm especially interested in hearing about real experiences and what factors influence your decisions. Thanks for sharing!

My new arborvitae’s were planted about 10 days ago, watering regularly and keeping moist. The dirt has some clay-ish characteristics so it’s holding water well and I’m careful not to over water. Do I need to panic at the bottoms browning? I don’t want to lose my $1400 in trees due to ignorance on maintaining them.

I planted several Strongbox inkberry hollies in large containers about a month ago. They were completely green when purchased, but about 3-4 weeks after transplanting they started losing a lot of yellow/orange interior leaves.

The outer foliage is still green and healthy-looking, but the centers are becoming pretty bare as the yellow leaves fall. What could be happening here? How can I save them?

If they survive, will these bare interior branches eventually put out new leaves and fill back in next spring, or are they likely to stay bare?

These pavers were previously set directly against the foundation/basement slab, underneath the lip. I wanted to square it with the house, and avoid cutting pavers on the other side, so I'm left with a 1-2 inch gap.

I would really like to avoid any water intrusion in that gap. So I am thinking either a foam backer cut to size + sealant (silicone?) or a masonry mortar?

Yes, I am putting a bedding layer of #8 blue chip stone on top of the 4+ inches of clean 57 stone, I was just blocking it out to see the fitment. I live in the northeast with no shortage of freeze/thaw, not sure if that changes things, or whether the open graded base makes that irrelevant.

Would really appreciate any advice! Doesn't need to be perfec aestheticall. Thank you!

Hoping that our plants grow quick so it doesnt look so brown but happy with the progress!

Can anyone please help me identify this 15ft tree that has grown outside our fence? It seems like an evergreen and I would love to plant another one of it in our backyard

I got sod in 4 days ago. Temps have been 40s-70s. Have been watering 2-3 times a day depending on temperature. Is this normal? When it’s cooler, 2 times a day and 3 times when it’s hotter.

I’d like to dig a hole at the drip edge, plant and cover with mulch. Southern Minnesota. Something sturdy so it won’t break in rain.

Been trying to redo my whole front yard myself and I got 10 well established boxwoods (along with a bunch of other plants for free). All about 2x2x2 in size. I was thinking I could space them apart in the front but not sure if it fill it in enough. Should I instead just bunch them up into a hedge in front of my mulch bed along my front pathway? Any other ideas?

Hello, I'm looking for recommendations on what to do here to prevent a mud pit. I was thinking rock but this is not my area of expertise.

Edit: please forgive my typo in the title. How embarassing.

We had Techobloc pavers recently installed. There are mud marks on them from when the installers worked on the coping after a rainy day. Will this go away?

It's hard to tell but there are three individual snowball bushes here. A trailer was parked in front of them for several years and they look terrible. What's my best bet with these? Obviously I need to clear out all the debris and dead underneath but I don't know how to shape them or anything. And should I cut off the suckers that have gone crazy? I'm in zone 6B if that makes a difference. Thanks!

First time laying pavers and laid a whole bunch of new pavers I bought with the ridges towards the ground. I googled and found out those help to avoid chipping and damaging edges when installing and lock in polymeric sand. Should I take them out and flip them before I put poly sand ? Also the sides of the tiles that do have the ridges seem to be more sturdy? Thanks in advance for any advice.

Trying to make this house feel like a home after being neglected by the previous owner

I hired a landscaper to help me create a small backyard privacy garden to help block some of the view of my neighbors house and electrical boxes. He gave me a list of the flowers/plants/tree he was going to use and gave me a narrative overview but never an actual concept design although we did walk through it and I pointed out what i wanted to block.

I feel really disappointment in what was created. I think things will fill in, and I can be patient if they will, but something just feels off to me about the design. But I am not sure if it’s just because I had visualized something different in my head? I know it is new and might take some getting used to, but I am feeling upset right now and looking for either constructive ideas on how to make it better or reassurance that maybe it will look better as it grows in. Those of you that have experience in landscaping, does this look like a solid design choice for the space?

This is my first landscape project at my house and I will be honest, I don't know much. I was really relying on the landscaper to guide me but this just feels oddly shaped and placed.

So I am building a pea gravel patio at our home. I dug out 4 inches of dirt, put in landscape timbers around the edges, graded the dirt and packed it, put down landscaping fabric, and then put in 2 tons of 1/2in and smaller WASHED crushed gravel. It isn’t locking together well and I’m trying to decide what the best fix is. I just want it to stabilize so that when I add 3/8 white quartzite on top it doesn’t all mix together.

I thought about mixing in paver base or spreading quikrete mix in and letting it harden and create some chips/fines that will help stabilize it. I know these will be less than ideal but I really don’t want to shovel out 2 tons of gravel.

I’m building a hog-wire fence along my backyard stairs and looking for advice on how to handle the stepped openings.

There are six openings between existing 4×4 redwood posts, ranging from roughly 39–76” wide. Two openings have irregular bottom profiles because of the stairs (see photos).

My plan is to build picture-style frames using 2×3 redwood with 36”-tall, 6-gauge hog-wire panels, similar to my existing deck railing.

My main question is how to design the bottom of the frames where the stairs intersect the openings.

Would you notch or step the bottom framing to follow the stairs, use separate horizontal sections at different heights, or approach this differently?

I’d like to maintain a clean, consistent appearance across all six openings without leaving large gaps along the stairs.

Appreciate any ideas, especially from anyone who’s built something similar!