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Hi I have this area between us and neighbours that i would like to make a bit more 'interesting'. It is not a thoroughfare. The problem is that this area doesn't get any sun for 9 months and the soil is always wet. I was thinking about putting some pavers, but i am not sure if that would be a good idea considering it is mostly wet. i want to clear the tree and other vegetation, but can't do much between the planks and wall as there are many tree stumps alongside retaining wall that i don't want to remove. i think i can paint the wall and plank. There is also a drain cover just in front of tree. Any ideas would be very helpful.