Planning a Garden, Part V: Creating Areas
Let’s start with what we now call our upper patio. It is appoximately 22′ x 20′ – about the size of a large room, which is exactly what we wanted. As you can see from the photos below, it had no privacy, no greenery and no charm. In other words, Ug Ly. Don’t you agree?
Looking from the back yard into the driveway toward the front of the house.
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The driveway is to the left; the back yard is to the right.
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This photo was taken from the deck, looking into our neighbor's yard. The driveway is on the right; the back yard is on the left.
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I hope that gives you a sense of the space we were working with. On the plat below, the area is at the bottom. You should be able to find the stairs leading from the driveway and from the deck. That’s the space.
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