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Backyard

Ashley Strawn
Ashley Strawn
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pavers

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Paver size

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Olive trees in planters in courtyard

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Lauren Dunec Hoang
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An All-Star List of 10 Shade Trees to Plant This Fall

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TREES for shade

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pavers like this in the courtyard

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Lighting for pavers

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steel for retaining wall into river area?

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Concrete wall divider with plants

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Trees to side

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Balcony

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10 Top Trees to Grow in Containers

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Stairs like this going to creek

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Raised bed, concrete

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Like the grasses

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Big pavers and small where grill is

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slope that goes into the creek lot

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For maximum privacy and sound suppression, select evergreens with a dense growth habit, such as arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis, USDA zones 3 to 7; find your zone), ‘Spartan’ Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’, zones 4 to 9) or cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus, zones 6 to 8), and space them half of the recommended planting distance apart.

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create concrete bench

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rocks on side of house and pathway

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pool style

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privacy wall, behind patio

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Bamboo

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