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Wide shallow garden

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  Posted by Supercalifrag (U1994508) on Tuesday, 7th December 2010

  We are considering moving to a particular house and for us, the garden is an important choice. The area is suburban with medium density housing and a southwesterly aspect. The garden we are looking at is wide enough (approx 40') but somewhat shallow (approx 20'); so it's rectangular. We've thought of things like fencing topped with trellis (or a brick wall instead?), a gravel path along the length of the garden at the width nearest to the house and a small circular patio area in one of the corners nearest the house. Any other ideas would be most welcome. We've tried looking online for inspiration but with limited benefit. Any ideas or inspiration for a wide, but shallow, garden?

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  Posted by Daffs4Feb (U14708944) on Wednesday, 8th December 2010

  Diagonal lines for paths or interior hedges / fences and borders will help make the garden seem deeper. If you can blur the back boundary with shrubs or tree this will help too, especially if there are trees behind them in a neighbour's garden which will then "become" part of your garden.

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  Posted by Kleftiwallah (U13700999) on Wednesday, 8th December 2010

  I think this is the first request for "garden inspiration" I have read on the "Garden Inspiration" page.
  
  How about altering the garden to a square and planting veg' in the remaining area? Cheers, Tony.

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  Posted by jools (U14474476) on Wednesday, 8th December 2010

  Hi.I have a long thin garden,and we intend,(when money will allow),to divide the garden into separate areas,so that you can not see the whole thing when you look out at it..How about doing something similar,dividing it up with trellis panels,raised beds,pergolas,arches etc,making the most of shadier / sunnier areas,and as suggested,a veggie garden.Personally,I like a crammed and cluttered garden,making the most of every inch of available soil,but I am completely obsessed with plants.Good luck with it.

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  Posted by TomBradbury (U3349234) on Wednesday, 8th December 2010

  20' seems very shallow. Normal planning requires that there is at least 10 meters from the back of the house to the party fence. In old money that's around 30' or there about. Was there a land grab at the back of your house?
  
  I've just landscaped my garden (landscape gardener finished yesterday!) and my plot is on a modern development so the garden is small - only 8 metres by 10 metres. I had to have a lawn (other half insisted), but I've fitted in a pergola in the far corner, a pond, a patio area near the house, and loads of new borders for the millions of plants I am planning to put in come spring. My theme is circles so I have one large circle containing the lawn and another smaller circle containing the pond. Both pond and lawn are surrounded by a fairly narrow (550cm) path. Before the new garden layout I had a garden of mostly lawn. Now the paths are in, it is surprising how much larger the good looks as the eye is draw away to the back of the garden. My neighbour behind me has large shrubs and climbers that come over the top of the high fence and soften the edges so I get all the benefit of them, without it invading in my limited garden space.

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