Front Yard Landscaping Design

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Looking for feedback on the landscape design I’ve done for my front yard before I finish planting everything. I’ve attached some before and “current” photos. My goal is to create a layered, high-end landscape that complements the mature trees and house while keeping an open, natural feel. Current and planned plantings: Hydrangea hedge between the three trees (will mature to approximately 6' tall × 6' wide). Hostas and ferns planted around the perimeter of the hedge. Little Lime hydrangeas planted and staged in two rows closest to the house (will mature to approximately 3–5' tall × 3–5' wide). Limelight tree hydrangeas will be planted at the ends of the Little Lime row. Four Bobo hydrangeas (approximately 3' × 3' mature size and still in containers/unplanted). Two Let's Dance Can Do hydrangeas (approximately 4' × 4' mature size, still in containers and unplanted). Three larger hydrangeas currently sitting in containers for easy watering and will definitely be relocated to an area not pictured. Future focal point in the front-center of the yard will be the pom-pom juniper planted on a 3-foot mound with Tater Tot arborvitaes surrounding it in a circular pattern (you can somewhat see the mound/area in one of the photos). A few plants are currently sitting in temporary locations because it made watering easier, but some of them have grown on me and I'm considering leaving them where they are—especially the Let's Dance Can Do hydrangeas. Here are my questions: Should I plant the Little Lime back row, or will it make the landscape feel too crowded and take away from the house? Should I extend the planting bed farther down the front walkway? Alternatively, would Tater Tot arborvitaes on both sides of the walkway look better? I could also add more hostas and ferns so they’re closer to the walkway which would make that area feel less bare. Do the four Bobo hydrangeas look good where they are currently, or would you move them? They’re currently between the “hydrangea hedge” and the hostas/ferns. Do the two Let's Dance Can Do hydrangeas look good where they are currently, or would you move them? They’re also in areas similar to the bobo’s. Does anything look out of balance, repetitive, overcrowded, or underplanted considering what the mature sizes of the plants will be? I know it’s a ton of hydrangeas, they’re my wife’s favorite lol! Other areas of the yard will have different shrubs that are green year round. Also, please note that the different varieties of hydrangeas will bloom at different times of the year so there should be blooms from spring to fall. I’m having the trees pruned soon by an arborist so everything will have the proper amount of lighting. I appreciate any feedback! submitted by /u/UncleSamsGreensKeepr to r/landscaping [link] [comments]

I am looking to replace my lawn with xeriscape. My other half, well, she is hesitant that it won't come out well, so to help us both out, I have a small budget available. I need help plan a layout of native plants, rocks, elevation points + some sprinkler/watering system (i already have lawn sprinkler lines to modify). What do you think? Is anyone available for something like this? Any referals? THANKS! submitted by /u/lucksp to r/DenverGardener [link] [comments]

Has anyone used or know of someone who can do landscape design drawings? We want to hire someone to help us create a blueprint that we can chip away at for the next few years. Largeish sized lot in the gardens. Wanting to get to both front and back yards in a sort of MCM style. Picture just a random example. submitted by /u/Ok_Possible_223 to r/stalbert [link] [comments]

I am looking for recommendations of local landscape/garden design/build—companies or solo practitioners. I am interested in redoing my home’s front and back yard. A good fit would be someone who works with native or native-adjacent plants and has a point of view, as I need help in thinking through options. I am not a natural gardener and need something relatively low-maintenance. We don’t need a specialist in hardscaping, and we aren’t looking to install an edible garden. Thanks in advance for recommendations! submitted by /u/SwishyFins to r/Eugene [link] [comments]

I’m redesigning my front yard and somehow ended up with four different layouts using the same two crabapple trees. Yes, two trees. Yes, four layouts. Yes, I’m aware this is how people accidentally become landscape architects against their will. Each layout changes where the white‑blossom tree goes, where the pink‑blossom tree goes, and how the garden bed wraps around them..... and now I can’t unsee the pros and cons of every single version. My brain has entered the “stare at the lawn and question my life choices” stage of the project. Option 1: One big garden island with each tree on either side and a landscaping rock in the middle. Can be centered in the lower lawn OR on a diagonal and a bit to the left?? Option 2: White tree up and left near the hedge, garden, and pink tree down low and on the right. Option 3: White tree down low and left with a garden around it, pink tree up near house/walkway. Option 4: Same as 3, BUT with a garden around the pink tree, up nearer the house/walkway and no garden around the white tree. *When mature, the trees will grow to 20-25 feet tall and 15-20 feet wide, and must be planted at least 15 feet apart So I need your help: Which layout actually looks the best (balanced, intentional) and not like I let a raccoon design my yard? Gut reactions, strong opinions, additional options, gentle roasts… all welcome. I’ve been staring at these designs too long to be trusted. submitted by /u/Glittering_Shape9126 to r/Albertagardening [link] [comments]

My Wife and I purchased our first home last year and inherited an out-of-date, ugly front yard and dirt in the rear. With a new home, funds went elsewhere and delayed my landscaping makeover. I hunted around and got quotes from 4 different companies, but the one that felt right and met my budget was the crew over at FRESHSTART LANDSCAPING. Juan and David listened to my vision and provide amazing recommendations on the best plants, hardscape, turf with my exposures. The crew was great! Worked hard and got the job done as projected. One of the owners showed up everyday to check on the job and make sure things were running smooth. FreshStart Landscaping really gave me a Top Tier Treatment for a middle of the road cost! I would HIGHLY Recommend this landscaping company to anyone in the market! Our front yard sloped down from our sidewalk to the sidewalk in the street, and we were able to raise my front yard 2’ and level it off with a beautiful Gabion Wall! We extended the driveway with Pavers and put pavers in the backyard for the trash area with hog wire lattice and ivy to eventually hide the cans from view. I always wanted a Beaked Yucca and was able to get one with 7 heads on it for the price of a single head (I love saving money 🤑)!!! I could keep going, but Pictures are worth a thousand words…so check it out! submitted by /u/bigave1986 to r/vegaslocals [link] [comments]

I spent the last few weekends in SoCal ahead of the spring time overhauling the last untouched part of my yard - transforming it from a low quality, ugly bush and weed stricken area, to a simple but eye catching desert landscape complete with a 25 foot long dry creek, desert vegetation and colorful succulents, a small front porch redo, and a few little extras along the way. I also further modified my parkway with extra materials and more desert landscaping to better tie the different parts of my yard together across three main areas. I did 100% of the design, clearing labor, disposal of old materials, minor house work (painting, stucco patchwork, etc.), irrigation updates, the woodworking projects, and everything in between. I bought about $325 worth of desert plants, was generously gifted from a buddy about $1000 in more mature agave and aloe plants from his property, and paid about $1100 for the crushed stone (two skid steer scoops) and river rock (one ton) + delivery. Any of the big river rocks or other statement rocks were collected and sourced from my folks property in the mountains for free on my own time. I paid about $50 in other woodworking and misc drip line / irrigation materials. I really love how this turned out; while you can't really see this area that well from the streets, walking by it to our front door everyday brings a huge smile to my face, and I'm very excited for all the plants to fill in over the next few weeks, months, and years. submitted by /u/oosoccerfreak to r/DIY [link] [comments]

I lost large trees in the 2021 ice storm. Trying to replace the shade trees and also put in some landscaping gearing up to sell within the next few years. I hired someone to plant some new trees (8 total trees - Chinkapin, Monterrey, Live, and Lacey Oaks) in the front and back yard, but all the ones in the back got planted closer to the structures than I am comfortable with (4' from the deck and 12' from the house on trees that get 50' wide with large root structures made me nervous). I am getting them moved further out, but I would like to plant something fast-growing near the deck to provide some shade while waiting for those other trees further out get bigger. I would also like to add in some plants in the front yard to start building some curb appeal, and since the front lawn is just burned dirt and scrub now since the giant cedar elm that was shading the front yard went down. I am looking for all native and drought tolerant plants. I don't need someone to plant them (although I am open to hiring someone to create the beds and plant them), but biggest first step is come up with a design that will look good and take the shade/sun ratios I have into account. I tried searching, but the landscape designers I found online are mostly $1,000+++, and that isn't in my budget. I would like someone to come out and then provide a little sketch diagram of some sort so I can see what to plant where. I am mainly looking for the front yard at this point and an idea of what to plant in the holes the guy dug near structures in the back (smaller trees). I am not looking for a large-scale cover everything with plants sort of thing since I don't have an irrigation system, just some creative ideas on how to spruce things up with plants and other landscaping. This is about a mile west of Mopac near Parmer and Mopac if that helps for soil info. submitted by /u/HospitalMoist4486 to r/AustinGardening [link] [comments]

I've been deep in the weeds (literally — my toddler keeps pulling them up for me, free labor) researching what separates a native garden that gets compliments from one that gets complaints. Wanted to share what I've learned in case it helps anyone here. I am all for a wild look (which I have in the backyard), but my front yard is a little more intentional and clean looking in the front. The short version: It's almost never about which plants you chose. It's about visual cues that signal "someone planned this." Think of it like the difference between a messy desk and a "creative workspace" — it's all about framing. Here's what I've found matters most, roughly in order of impact: **1. Defined edges are everything** This is the single biggest factor. A native bed with a crisp mulch line, stone edging, or metal border reads as intentional. The exact same plants without a clear edge read as overgrown. It's like putting a frame on a painting vs. taping it to the fridge. Both valid, but only one impresses the neighbors. **2. Mulch between plants** 2-3 inches of mulch between plantings reduces visual clutter and makes the whole bed read as "managed." Bare soil between plants — even healthy ones — looks unfinished from the street. Mulch is basically concealer for your garden. **3. Height transitions** Low plants near the sidewalk/street, medium in the middle, tall near the house or fence. When everything is the same height or tall plants are in front, it looks chaotic even if the plants are thriving. Same principle as a family photo — you don't put the tall people in front. **4. Repetition over variety** This one was counterintuitive for me. Planting 3-5 of the same species in a group reads as designed. Planting one of 15 different species reads as random, even if it's more ecologically diverse. You can still have diversity — just cluster the same species together in drifts. It's the "bulk aisle at Costco" approach to planting. **5. Seasonal cleanup patterns** You don't need to be aggressive about cutting back, but consistency matters. Removing collapsed stems, keeping edges maintained, and having a predictable rhythm of care makes the difference. Consistency matters more than perfection. (I tell myself this about parenting too.) The concept is called "cues of care" — visual signals that tell a passerby "this was done on purpose." Research shows that unfamiliar plantings (which native gardens often are to people used to turf) get judged more harshly, so these cues do extra work in native gardens compared to conventional landscaping. I wrote up a more detailed guide on this if anyone wants to dig deeper: https://thepollinatorpatchgarden.com/learn/cues-of-care What cues have worked best in your gardens? What native plants have been very friendly for people who haven't worked with them before?Especially curious what's worked for anyone with front-yard native plantings. submitted by /u/Foreign-Ad-8191 to r/NativePlantGardening [link] [comments]

Hi all, I’m a 4th year landscape architecture student and I’ve been thinking about offering conceptual design services on the side. Nothing too crazy, just front yard/backyard makeovers, planting palettes, layout ideas, maybe some simple renderings. I’m mainly looking at residential clients and I want to keep it realistic since I’m not licensed yet. More like: “here’s a concept and vision you can take to a contractor” vs. full construction docs. Couple things I’m wondering: • Has anyone here done this while still in school? • How did you price it (consult fee, flat fee, etc.)? • What kind of deliverables made sense? (sketches, planting lists, moodboards?) • Any tips on how to talk to clients about what I can do vs. what needs a licensed LA? • Pitfalls to avoid? Just trying to get some insight from people who’ve been there. Appreciate any advice 🙏 submitted by /u/PORTALTWENTYTWO to r/LandscapeArchitecture [link] [comments]

AITA? We legally keep four beehives in our ~0.5-acre forested backyard (full lot is an ~acre), fully compliant with all state and county ordinances and regulations. Initially, we kept two decorative hives in the front yard —the hives themselves were designed to look like little green-roofed houses. A neighbor we’ve known for years asked us to move them to the backyard, expressing concern that the bees were “biting” the fish in her koi pond. While bees don’t bite fish, we relocated the hives to the backyard out of consideration for her concern. A few years later, another neighbor—whose property backs up to ours from the adjoining subdivision—began complaining that our bees are "a danger and a nuisance" and are interfering with his enjoyment of his swimming pool. In response, we relocated the hives to the far side of our backyard and added more water sources to keep the bees hydrated closer to home. Unfortunately, he says this hasn’t helped. Apparently, the bees are still visiting his decorative stone waterfall feature, which flows into the pool. The waterfall is not intended for use by people—it's purely ornamental—but the shallow water and accessible ledges make it an ideal spot for bees to drink. This is despite the fact that there’s dense vegetation between our yards, and in spring/summer we can’t even see his property because of all the trees and shrubs. The bee families we keep were selected by my father, an experienced beekeeper, specifically for their gentle temperament. Despite having a toddler who plays barefoot on our clover-covered lawn almost daily, he’s never been stung. In the nearly ten years we’ve had the hives, I’ve only been stung once—by what may not even have been a bee (it flew away after getting tangled in my hair). When the neighbor first complained, the very first thing I asked was whether he or anyone in his household is allergic to bee stings. He said no. In my view, that would be the only truly valid reason to consider removing the hives. I want to be respectful of my neighbors, but I also feel strongly about property rights and environmental stewardship. What’s hard to swallow is that many of these same neighbors regularly use harmful herbicides (even on windy days, their landscape company just sprays it weekly), synthetic fragrances, and other substances known to be detrimental to human health—including causing brain cancer in kids. And yet I’ve never asked anyone to change what they do on their land. Why should I be pressured to remove bees, which are beneficial to the ecosystem and even offer medicinal benefits (bee venom, for example, is used therapeutically)?Now the neighbor is again asking me to relocate the bees, offering to cover part of the cost. But the truth is: I don’t really have anywhere else to put them, and honestly—I don’t want to. submitted by /u/Fast_Brilliant_2352 to r/AmItheAsshole [link] [comments]

I know some native grasses and other plants have extremely deep-reaching root systems. I realize this is a big draw in a lot of landscape settings as they help assist with erosion control, but in settings like a front yard, I was thinking keeping a large clumping grass in a big pot over a concrete paver might keep the roots from getting into sewer lines. I was thinking potting some smaller plants would help support some taller plants sown directly into the yard as well. I’m currently renting, but am in the process of closing on a house. So far I’ve had success growing little bluestem and Indian grass in large containers; I also don’t want to immediately sabotage my plumbing with large plantings, then have to have the whole yard and all my plants dug up to repair roots in the sewerlines. Anyone have any feedback on whether or not these kinds of precautions are necessary, or any experience utilizing pots in their landscape design in general? I’m in zone 6b btw if that’s relevant. submitted by /u/ThreeArmSally to r/NativePlantGardening [link] [comments]

Hey everyone! I’m working on a landscaping project for my front yard (zone 5b, Midwest) and could use some advice. I’ve drafted plans with various shrubs based of their mature sizes. In fact, all this planning has turned into analysis paralysis for me, so I’m turning to all of you with a design eye to help me out. The area can either have landscape lighting or uplighting. Stones will be all obsidian black, not the beige on the right. I’m torn about the center feature. Initially I was considering a limelight hydrangea but someone made a good point that it would only be green for a few months out of the year. The area is west facing so it would get afternoon sun. A fountain is an idea, though I don’t exactly have thousands of dollars for one and would prefer an evergreen shrub. I considered the Sea Green Juniper but it needs full sun therefore not the best. Also considered a holly shrub, and that is not ruled out yet but I have yet to find a good cultivar for it. If it helps, the bottom of the window is 6ft from the ground, so I am looking for something in the 4-7 ft height range that could tolerate part sun. What do you think would work best? Open to other suggestions too. Thanks! submitted by /u/Just_Author6769 to r/NativePlantGardening [link] [comments]

I've (35M) got a freshly remodeled front yard that looks really good. Its about a month old. Think something similar to this. Our old front yard was a grass yard. We regularly had issues with people letting their pets shit and piss. Shit was mostly picked up, but our yard reeked of piss when it was hot out. I put up a "be respectful no poop or pee signs", they are still up post remodel. Finally, my wife and I bit the bullet to remodel the yard. Now the first 5 feet of the yard next to the sidewalk is rock, and we were hoping that would deter people from letting their dog in our yard. It doesn't seem like it has. It is still a noticeable issue to our noses. This morning, my wife (27F) pointed out someone (30's F) letting their dog go to the bathroom in our yard. As soon as I saw this I headed for the door and by the time I got outside she was in front of my neighbors yard. I walked her way and yelled at her not to let her dog piss and shit in my yard. I pointed out the signs. She said if her dog has to go, her dog has to go. She says, i don't know why you are complaining, I cleaned it up. I was like, "Not the Piss". She was giving me big attitude. I yelled at her to teach her dog to piss and shit at home. She told me "shut up asshole" and called me a bully. As she continued walking away I said my yard is not for your dog. AITA? submitted by /u/SpareTip6703 to r/AmItheAsshole [link] [comments]

I am not The OOP, OOP is u/OddTry3520 AITAH for not letting my neighbors use my yard? Originally posted to r/AITAH Thanks to u/queenlegolas for suggesting this BoRU Original Post March 26, 2024 I (f26) recently bought a house with my husband. Our house is a beachfront house with an amazing yard. The backyard is designed to basically look like a hidden oasis. It has a pool, hot tub, water fountains on the side, and a small slide all surrounded by trees and other plants. The trees give us privacy from both houses next to us but still gives us the view of the beach. The backyard is why we bought the home and we already spend the majority of our time being back there, even when my husband works. The entire backside of the house is mostly glass so it’s also what we see when we are in the house. It is definitely the focal point of our home. ​ Yesterday, we started the construction on a new fence. This fence goes around the backyard with a gate only to the beach, so you either have to go through the house to go through the beach to get to our backyard. We didn’t think anything of it before I got a knock on my door this morning from someone who lives in the condos across the street from us. I have seen her a few times but we never really talked. She introduced herself and then asked about what we were building in our yard. I just told her that we wanted to put up a fence before tourists start coming (this was recommended to us by our realtor). ​ Marie kinda looked shocked and asked if we were putting a gate on the front or anything. I said no and that we already had a landscaper come and look to get more plants put around it. She then asked me if I could put a gate on the front. I didn’t really understand this so I asked her to clarify when she explained that the previous owners would let people from the condo walk through their yard to get to the beach because otherwise they have to walk 5 minutes down the street to get onto the beach where there are a lot of tourists (our street leads to private beach so there isn’t as many people). She said that mostly everyone in the condo started doing this over the past few years, especially people with kids (or even just letting their kids go to the beach alone). She also said that they would let people use their pool if they texted as asked. ​ I immediately told her that no one would be in my yard unless I knew them. She obviously got upset by this and then said that basically everyone in the condos would be upset by this. I told her that I understand why they want to use my yard and that it's just to pass through but I hate the idea of being in my backyard and having random people walk through. She started getting mad at me for it and saying that I am ruining a lot of people’s way of life by blocking off this path. She claimed that a lot of people let their kids during the summer go to the beach through this way and a lot of kids can’t walk to the popular spots (the beach is kinda quiet where we are). I did get annoyed and told her that I don’t really care and that I will not let people into my yard. She tried to bring up the pool but I just told her that I wasn’t going to talk about it anymore. ​ This was yesterday afternoon and I’ve already seen people standing outside the condos and pointing to my house. I even had someone run over to talk to me and ask if I was really “gating off the beach path”. I’ve talked to both my neighbors who agree with me but my friend and sister are both saying I'm in the wrong. So AITA? ​ RELEVANT COMMENTS/ADDITIONAL INFO GroundbreakingTwo201 I'm a bit confused, do these condo owners have access to this private beach? If so it's on their landowner/manager to provide that. If not, then they really have no argument regardless. Either way, easy NTA. Private property is private property, plain and simple. OOP it is not technically a private beach. there just isn't a public entrance unless they walk down the street Vandreeson NTA. If anything happens to these people on your property you are liable. Who cares what happened in the past? The previous owners aren't the owners anymore, you are. Like the saying goes your house your rules. You also don't want people littering or destroying your yard. They have to walk five minutes, oh boo hoo. Your friend and your sister don't own your property. ~ Tame_Iguana1 What exactly did your friend and sister say which would make you in the wrong ? If this ain’t bait…. OOP my sister feels like its a "rich person issue" and that they're not hurting anyone. my friend feels like anyone should have access to the beach and its rude to make parents with kids walk down during the summer Update March 27, 2024 original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1bohl1e/aitah_for_not_letting_my_neighbors_use_my_yard/ ​ I just wanted to start by thanking everyone for their suggestions! I did want to cover a few things. I do have a fence around my pool area, this is just to protect my yard. Secondly, we have indoor and outdoor cameras all around our house. Some are visible and some are hidden. We do already have a sign up that says that we are recording. The fence will also be finished by tomorrow afternoon, so it shouldn’t be too long for us to have it up. I also called our local police and they said that they did not have a right to use private property to access the beach so everything is clear for me to move forward with. The previous owners had the house for 10 years and only let people use it for the past 3 years so it’s not long enough for any legal action to force me to give up my yard (per our lawyer). ​ I called my realtor this morning and the owners called me after she talked to them and said a lot about the situation. They told me that they only used the house as a vacation home and so they did let people cross during the summer but when they were there, they put up a sign telling people to not use the path. They said that they didn’t let people do it at first but when they weren’t home people did it anyway. They also allowed certain people to use their pool only when they were in it themselves. It was never a free-for-all pool and they even put the cover on it before leaving. The previous owners did also say that it was smart to put up a fence and recommended calling the condo manager. ​ When I did call the condo manager, they asked if we could find a “middle ground” because they know that a lot of residents use my yard and kinda made it sound like they told residents that they could use this path. My neighbor thinks that they used it as a selling point because there were times where they would point towards our house specifically while people were looking at condos. Either way, my husband is having our lawyer send the condo a letter stating that no residents are allowed in our yard for any reason so that we have legal writing with them. ​ So basically people have used our yard in the past, but my husband and I aren't allowing it. I get them using it if we had it as a vacation home, but we are living in it year round so. A lot of my neighbors who live in the houses have messaged me and said that they’re really happy I'm cutting off the path, so I feel like it’s the right move. I have already put up no trespassing and no beach access signs and had permanent ones for the front of our hard and on the fences. I also am putting up a privacy fence in the front and adding trees right in front of it so it's harder for people to jump it. We are also connecting our gate right to our neighbors so that there isn't a spot on the side that they can try and squeeze through. Either way, I am going to cut off the path and I kinda don't care if they hate me for it. Thank you to everyone for your suggestions! ​ THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT THE OOP DO NOT CONTACT THE OOP's OR COMMENT ON LINKED POSTS, REMEMBER - RULE 7 submitted by /u/Direct-Caterpillar77 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

I (f26) recently bought a house with my husband. Our house is a beachfront house with an amazing yard. The backyard is designed to basically look like a hidden oasis. It has a pool, hot tub, water fountains on the side, and a small slide all surrounded by trees and other plants. The trees give us privacy from both houses next to us but still gives us the view of the beach. The backyard is why we bought the home and we already spend the majority of our time being back there, even when my husband works. The entire backside of the house is mostly glass so it’s also what we see when we are in the house. It is definitely the focal point of our home. Yesterday, we started the construction on a new fence. This fence goes around the backyard with a gate only to the beach, so you either have to go through the house to go through the beach to get to our backyard. We didn’t think anything of it before I got a knock on my door this morning from someone who lives in the condos across the street from us. I have seen her a few times but we never really talked. She introduced herself and then asked about what we were building in our yard. I just told her that we wanted to put up a fence before tourists start coming (this was recommended to us by our realtor). Marie kinda looked shocked and asked if we were putting a gate on the front or anything. I said no and that we already had a landscaper come and look to get more plants put around it. She then asked me if I could put a gate on the front. I didn’t really understand this so I asked her to clarify when she explained that the previous owners would let people from the condo walk through their yard to get to the beach because otherwise they have to walk 5 minutes down the street to get onto the beach where there are a lot of tourists (our street leads to private beach so there isn’t as many people). She said that mostly everyone in the condo started doing this over the past few years, especially people with kids (or even just letting their kids go to the beach alone). She also said that they would let people use their pool if they texted as asked. I immediately told her that no one would be in my yard unless I knew them. She obviously got upset by this and then said that basically everyone in the condos would be upset by this. I told her that I understand why they want to use my yard and that it's just to pass through but I hate the idea of being in my backyard and having random people walk through. She started getting mad at me for it and saying that I am ruining a lot of people’s way of life by blocking off this path. She claimed that a lot of people let their kids during the summer go to the beach through this way and a lot of kids can’t walk to the popular spots (the beach is kinda quiet where we are). I did get annoyed and told her that I don’t really care and that I will not let people into my yard. She tried to bring up the pool but I just told her that I wasn’t going to talk about it anymore. This was yesterday afternoon and I’ve already seen people standing outside the condos and pointing to my house. I even had someone run over to talk to me and ask if I was really “gating off the beach path”. I’ve talked to both my neighbors who agree with me but my friend and sister are both saying I'm in the wrong. So AITA? submitted by /u/OddTry3520 to r/AITAH [link] [comments]

Some background: my husband is pretty handy. Prior to Covid, he had done several flip houses as a “fun” side gig (it’s what he loves to do), and he became very familiar with a ton of city codes. During Covid, seems everyone was suddenly buying houses to flip out of boredom and prices sky rocketed, so he put that on hold. So then he started doing household repairs and upgrades, building fences, etc. around the neighborhood as well. To get a better understanding of the neighborhood HOA bylaws and whatnot, he joined the HOA Architectural Committee. Through that he learned all there was to know about what was allowed and what was not, how the process worked, how to work around things, etc. Long story short, my husband was VERY knowledgeable in what to do and not do, and various processes with the neighborhood AND the city. Our next door neighbor decided they were going to start landscaping their backyard, and they I guess planned to make theirs as similar to our backyard as possible. Problem was, despite being next door neighbors, our land was quite different. For one thing, behind our house was a bunch of brush and pine trees maybe 3-4’ from the lake that’s at the back of the house. We didn’t have to do a whole lot to clear the area, but the brush on their property was about 1/3 of their yard (I’d say 10’ from the water?). Also, the way the houses on our street are, the land naturally made like a valley, where the house to our right is at the “top”, we’re in the middle, and the next two houses are at the bottom before it very quickly rises again. First thing the neighbors did was cut down all the trees in their backyard. They were not small trees either, but 4 story tall trees or more. Husband and neighbor were talking about the backyard plans when my husband casually mentioned he was surprised the city gave him permission to cut down so many trees (in our city, you had to have an arborist give permission to cut down any trees that were X ft tall. Neighbor first said it wasn’t the city’s business what he did with his backyard, then told my husband to mind his own business. Ok. Fair enough. Then they started putting up the retaining wall to bring it up to level with our property, which would have been about 7-8’ tall. Basically they were just stacking a bunch of cinderblocks. My husband uneasily asked if their landscapers had ever done a retaining wall like that, and if the city approved it. City says that if a retaining wall is over 5’ tall you need a structural engineer to come out. Neighbor said again it wasn’t any of the city’s business what he did to his yard, and for my husband to mind his own business. While they’re filling up the backyard to bring theirs level to ours, the landscapers are dumping all the dirt, gravel, and sand in the street, blocking a little over half the road. Several of the neighbors who had trucks would just hop the curb, but other neighbors with smaller cars were mad. Before my husband could ask if they could put the dirt and stuff in their driveway instead of the road (like everyone else), neighbor went off on my husband to fuck right off. Well ok then. My husband let them continue working, and didn’t say a word as they started constructing a 10’ tall fence (which was against HOA regulations, fences couldn’t be taller than 6’). Between them starting construction 6 days a week before 7am and them blocking the road, I guess someone had had enough. Next thing I know city officials are out there putting a big-ass sign in the yard saying all construction was to be halted until further notice. It wasn’t us, but my husband found out through the architectural committee that someone had complained about the noise and the road blockage to the HOA, who came out to investigate, saw everything they had done, and then reported them to the city. They got a hefty fine for every tree stump the city official found. The structural engineer said their retaining wall was not sound and had to be redone, and it had to have regular inspections during its build. The HOA also told them that not only did they have to take down their 10’ tall fence, but as they did not get prior approval and because it was not an “approved design” the HOA also hit them with a hefty fine. Initially Neighbor came after us for tattling but we told them it wasn’t us, as nothing they did affected us in any way (our kids are early risers, so even starting before 7 didn’t bother us). My husband then said he tried to warn them this would happen but Neighbor told him to fuck off and mind his own business and he did. Landscaping had started on Black Friday, was shut down for 3 weeks while I guess they got things sorted out with the city and HOA. Their backyard is still not finished. Edit: I truly want to say, it wasn’t us that called the HOA or city. We just let him be. But he pissed off a LOT of neighors. When cutting down those trees, he had chainsaws and the woodchippers going off by 6:45. And the bobcat being used by 7am six days a week. Other neighbors tried to ask him to put his dirt on his driveway instead of the street, he told them off to mind their own business too. And a few people went ballistic on him when their car slid a bit after the rains we had turned the remaining dirt to mud. The school bus could also easily have complained to someone about it too, as it was a big ordeal for them. Also, there were other things he did to his front yard that we didn’t warn him about either and he got dinged for, but I made this post mostly about him trying to go against the city. Although the changes he made to the driveway also got dinged by the city. And yes, from what I heard, the tree fines were painful. Edit 2: no really, it wasn’t us 😂 Although not going to lie, we almost ratted them out when they took out the beautiful oak tree in their front yard, put up a 20’ flag pole, and put up a Chicago Bears flag (my husband can’t stand that team). But we still kept quiet, and that flag pole was taken down about a week later. It again, it could have been the HOA or city noticing on their own, or a neighbor reporting them because the clanging it made all day and night was awful. submitted by /u/TenebrousSunshine to r/MaliciousCompliance [link] [comments]

Bought our first house and redid everything. While I’m familiar with some interior design, I’d never tried my hand at landscape design. In an attempt to reduce the amount of water usage (that’s Southern California living for you), I ended up coming up with this idea of splitting the yard by the path to create a drought tolerant/low maintenance side. I wanted to get rid of the old panel design underneath the windows but couldn’t find new siding to match the original (it was a weird shape/cut), so I added stacked stone there and we created a planter box around the whole front of the house. Added the fencing (was recommended red balau from a lumber guy) to help keep the kids somewhat contained, and went crazy trying to research what kind of plants and how many/where to plant. I’ve always wanted a willow but found out they’re super invasive, EXCEPT for Australian willows so I went with that. Can’t wait for that to grow into a big tree (in 5 years). Also ended up redoing the porch with black limestone and grabbed an antique double rocker to finish it out (also replaced the front door and siding of course). My wife loves it but I’m always second guessing myself and open to learning/getting better. Any glaring issues you experts see? (I’ll say in hindsight I wish we went with a darker red paver for the path and that the stacked stone was a little less warm). Either way, relieved and grateful it’s done! submitted by /u/kindacool22 to r/landscaping [link] [comments]

Hi all. I’m a wife who has taken over all the yard work bc my husband doesn’t care how the yard or landscaping looks. I’ve gotten pretty into it. Fertilizing, grading, planting trees etc. I’ve been lurking on the sub for a while and appreciate the guidance. I need help deterring my neighbors dog who seems to have been trained to piss in my yard. I’ve asked them nicely if they could keep her from peeing right in the front yard several times. I’m living in a HOA controlled neighborhood. Fences are not allowed in the front yards. She goes right past the property line and pees. There are maybe 10 dead spots right now on my side of electrical unit and not one on his side. Not one. We have friendly relationship with them, I guess. When their dog runs over to our yard to pee and I am outside, they yell at her to come back and say “no”. However, I’ve watched her go pee in our yard while they stand there watching her from our upper windows when I am NOT outside. They are slowly driving me to madness. Last year I spent so much time pulling out dead grass and seeding because this dog uses our yard as a urinal. They are at the end of a cul de sac and have a huge unused space they could have her go but my yard is where she goes. She is well trained. She pees right over the property line in our yard and never, ever in theirs. She also shits in our yard but I pick it up and toss it back. I sprinkled Bonide repellent for dogs yesterday but it doesn’t have good reviews. A motion sprinkler seems too obvious. I’m trying to talk myself out of cayenne pepper. I’m considering using “lazer” and spraying it to make her feet blue if she comes over. If anyone can give me a suggestion, I would appreciate it. We have a dog but only take him out on a leash and in a designated spot. I don’t want to spend the summer fixing dead spots. submitted by /u/FruityPebelz to r/lawncare [link] [comments]

FHOA: I moved into a new construction home 4 months ago and didn't even get the CC&Rs until the week after signing on the new home even though I asked numerous times during the home building process. And yes, I signed the doc before reading it, yes that was a mistake that r/hoa relentlessly mocked me for with the whole "you signed it you suck it up. It's not the HOA that's the problem it's you for signing the contract." Both the builder and the HOA told us numerous times that we had 9 months to put in a yard so I wasn't too worried about it. But within a month I started getting citations for small amounts of weeds on my property citing "curb appeal" and it looks "unsightly" even though the vacant lot next to mine was nothing but weeds that they wouldn't address. So one foot on my lot CITE THEM! One foot to the other way nothing but tall weeds. Yeah, they were so worried about curb appeal. When I complained about the vacant lot next to me they said they wouldn't do anything as it wasn't developed and maybe I should invest in the weed killer or pull those weeds if they were bothering me. The weeds didn't bother me, the citation is what bothered me. Especially since we supposedly had 9 months to get this yard in. Numerous neighbors complained about the insane amounts of "weeds" citations going around. So in four months I received 5 citations! In my last HOA I got 3 in 10 years! A few of us are putting in drought resistant landscapes but the HOA has a big problem with that even though the state of Utah passed a law earlier this year (HB0282) stating that HOAs can't prevent members from putting in those types of landscapes. At the last community meeting it was brought up from one of my neighbors that had a fully landscape water friendly yard that he spent a lot of money on it and personally I thought it looked great. Our benevolent board president said those landscape look "cheap and ugly" which blew everyone in the rooms minds (except the board, they were smug assholes). My HOA is so heavy handed that they've made it on the news for being so awful about the water friendly landscapes: KSL news report on heavy handed HOAs and water friendly landscapesSo when it came time for me to put in my landscaping I hired a professional guy to do the work in hopes that the HOA wouldn't scrutinize it too closely and since this contractor did half the yards in my area of the HOA I thought all was good. I shortly received a citation notice for putting up fence posts on one side of my property that match the fencing that already existed from my other neighbors who moved in before me. They cited me for not asking them permission first and submitting plans. Then sent me this governing bylaw, what I feel is an extremely unfair and overreaching governing provision where can say they can come on my property, rip out anything I put in without permission and it isn't trespassing and then I have to pay for it. This is draconian! Governing Document Provision:Enforcement 8.12 Any construction, alteration nor other work done or undertaken without first obtaining written approval from the Design Review Board shall be deemed to be a violation of this Master Declaration and the Design Guidelines. Upon written notice of a violation from the Design Review Board or the Management Committee, an Owner, at his/her own expense, shall conform or remove the nonconforming construction, alteration, or other work and shall restore the Unit or the affected portion thereof to substantially the same condition as existed prior to the nonconforming construction alteration or other work within thirty (30 days or such extension thereof granted. If an Owner fails to timely remedy the violation as required hereunder to the reasonable satisfaction of the Design Review Board, the Design Review Board or the Management Committee shall have the right to enter onto the Lot and may remedy the violation or remove the same or otherwise restore the Unit to substantially the same condition as existed prior to the violation without the same being deemed as trespass. Upon demand, the Owner shall reimburse the Master Association for all costs and expenses incurred by the Design Review Board and/or the Management Committee in taking corrective action, including attorneys’ fees, regardless of whether a lawsuit was filed. The Owner shall be personally liable for all such costs and expenses, and the Master Association also shall have a lien against the non-complying Unit for the amount of all such costs and expenses. Any amounts not paid, without waiver of any other right or remedy, may be collected as an Assessment Lien as provided in Article 7. Such lien shall be (a evidenced by a statement executed by the Master Association and notice of the lien recorded with the Office of Recorder for \REDACTED], and (b subject to foreclosure in the manner provided by law.)))) After this happened I spent an incredible amount of time putting together my site plan which they require it to be insanely detailed with dimensions, pictures, colors, and placement of everything, front and back and side to side of the home. They rejected my plan application 4 times which blew my mind because some people finished putting in their yards and I found out they didn't even send in the application and site plans! Of the 6 of my neighbors with yards that I talked to 4 didn't even know you had to ask permission and submit plans but two of us were cited for and then I lost it. My piss was boiling and I was so damn angry at the HOA for jerking me around and obviously not enforcing the rules equally. It was time to let them know how pissed I was. So here is the email I sent them: ​ Design Review Documents 5th revision [redacted] Sat, Sep 24, 6:23 AM (3 days ago to designreview, me) Der Führer,Here is the 5th revision of our landscaping plans as you keep rejecting our more than reasonable and GREAT looking plans for a yard that is costing us tens of thousands of dollars to be put in by professionals, the same professionals that have installed dozens of yards in our neighborhood (so it looks great, duh). We've added shrubs to the plans like you recommended demanded and there were already trees on every plan that was submitted. However, in talking with numerous nurseries they no longer have the trees that are required for our street and bushes/shrubs as it is late in the season, so those will NOT BE PLANTED until NEXT SPRING (I think you should note that somewhere as it's sort of important). Also, since we're on the topic of time. Supposedly we have 9 MONTHS to get a yard in place but I'm inclined to think that is a myth like Santa Claus or unicorns, but that's just my opinion (and about a dozen people in our neighborhood I've talked to) but who am I to question the supreme leaders? I'm just some peasant who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a house and property only to find out that the HOA owns and rules my own property with fairness an iron fist. But I digress, attached you will find the 689 question questionnaire and plans that I've spent more than a full day's worth of work creating and updating to appease the overlords; time I will never get back. Thanks for letting me pay you for that privilege. I truly am blessed to be living in such a benevolent HOA. P.S. Please, please, please, I beg of you, do not ship me off to an HOA concentration camp. P.S.S. I've also included some light reading in case you're bored or not currently driving around looking to harass anyone/everyone in the HOA for any small and insignificant infraction, I understand you're super busy making people lives miserable a joy!: HOAs are the best! and here's another good read State laws that are SUPER unfair to the people who run HOAs P.S.S.S. - Thank you SO MUCH for allowing me the privilege of paying you. It brings me so much joy and happiness to know that it's money WELL SPENT. Your loyal peasant and servant, [REDACTED]Peasant Member, Holbrook Farms [REDACTED], • Lehi, UT 84043 www.CCCPnet.com p: [REDACTED] CCCP Now this feels like home East Germany® CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended overlord(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended overlord, please promptly contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy the original message and all copies. Also, you should really stop persecuting the members of this HOA as most of them really hate you, like bad. My past HOAs were annoying but no where near the level of extreme control freaks. During community meetings if you bring up the local news article or the Utah state law they scoff at you and ignore the question and try to move onto next items on the agenda. I want this board gone! I know in past HOAs and from what I've gleaned on this board most HOAs vote on the board members and community representatives but my HOA seems different. If you want either of those positions you have to apply for them by submitting a resume and filling out an application. Is that normal? Has anyone else experienced that from their HOA? Is it because there are still 2 phases of development left and the builder is still controlling the HOA? I couldn't find anywhere in the CC&Rs about this topic. All I want at this point is to either dissolve the HOA entirely or at least get these insane provisions revised to not be so heavy handed. Any advice is appreciated! Fuck my HOA! Rant over. submitted by /u/mhansen0 to r/fuckHOA [link] [comments]

A couple years after moving into our current house, my wife and I transformed our front yard from a boring lawn to a succulent heaven. The design and execution is 100% DIY. The attached photos span several years, from the early stages of growth to full maturation of the landscape. About 50% of the plants were purchased as small specimens from local nurseries, the rest I have propagated gradually over years. We live in Northern California and do not irrigate this landscape in the slightest. submitted by /u/organic_cyclist to r/succulents [link] [comments]

After years of yardwork at my home, I grew tired of it and decided to look into different options. My wife and I looked into landscaping, paying a company to maintain our yard, paying neighborhood kids, etc. But the idea we found that we both really liked was turning our yard into a native plant micro-prairie. Not only would this basically eliminate yard work since by it's design our yard would become a native plant prairie that we would just leave alone, but it would also become much more bee-friendly and we could apply for a grant from our state university to receive funds from them for building and maintaining a pollinator-friendly yard. It really seemed like a win-win. So we looked into initial costs and what we would have to do, and it all seemed like something we could get done in about a year and without too much expense. Yes, it was going to be a lot of work on the front end, but the long-term goal was to reduce yard work and this was the best way we thought we could do it. So last spring we started the process of removing nearly all of our landscaping plants, removing sod, and planting native plants that would fit the qualifications for the pollinator grant. It was a lot of work and of course we didn't see results last year, but this spring when things started to grow it looked beautiful. We also got approved for our grant and we got reimbursed for almost 75% of our expenses after state inspectors came out to see what we did. Sure, it wasn't your classic green grass lawn that all of our neighbors have, but it really is a little micro-prairie in our front yard and the bees love it and we love it. However, some of our neighbors do not love it. We have had more than a few neighbors tell us that it looks unkempt, which, it kind of does but that's the point. They've also complained about the bees because some of them are allergic. But the bees mind their own business as long as you leave them alone and it's not like bees weren't here before we did this, there are just more now. When word got around that we actually got paid for doing this, we got a few curious neighbors asking if we thought it would work for their yards and we told them of course it would. We gave out information to anyone who asked and as far as I know, at least a couple of them have started plans for their own yards. I think it looks as aesthetically pleasing as a freshly mowed green lawn, and I haven't had to mow a single time all year. We still get dirty looks from some neighbors who think it looks ugly and brings down property values, but for the most part people are curious about it and think it's an interesting idea. One neighbor right next to us thinks it's great and is thinking of doing the same to her yard. But the man on the other side hates it and thinks we need to do it all over and put sod down again like we did before. submitted by /u/naturalyardaita to r/AmItheAsshole [link] [comments]