Green veggie raised bed planter and slotted screen hide the recycling and garbage bins from the house and patio.
Mustache-shaped raised beds against the back fence. Horizontal wire screen in front of the short wooden fence adds height and will create tall shade and privacy once overgrown with gorgeous vines.
Gutter garden creates a privacy screen.
Privacy screen created with metal for two planters (top and bottom) two hanging baskets, and four rain gutter succulent gardens.
Rectangular cement pavers create stepping stones through the flower bed from the patio.
Hexagon and circular stepping stones among orange and purple river rocks.
Hexagon and circle cement stepping stones. Blond brick blocks for wall and planters.
Big orange-purple river rocks.
Front door with slits, sidelights, and a tall narrow window.
Beach Scene mosaic near the mailbox on the half-wall.
Xeriscape private front garden with variety of circular cement stepping stones.
Planted copper gutters grow patina over time. Trailing succulents create a gorgeous front against the light terracotta stucco wall.
Xeriscaped front yard with long driveway, light-letting garage door, and small-wall for the front patio.
Metal cattle gate hung with metal gutters and planted with succulents. Divides and screens the front garden from the driveway.
Corrugated plastic screen and regular 'cattle' gate hung with metal gutters and planted with succulents divides the driveway from the front door and sliding patio doors.
Japanese Style Xeriscape
Corrugated plastic privacy screen and a regular cattle 'gate' hung with metal gutters and planted with succulents divide the driveway from the front garden, front door, and sliding patio door.
Pavers in Fibonacci ratios - 2:3:5:8
Beds of Varied heights looks far more lovely and is better for rainwater harvesting, and creating mini-climates for same-soil plant families.
STEEP terraced garden
Fibonacci-like garden pattern plan
Terraced garden plan
Fibonacci patio spiral bound by raised beds and short wall.
Fibonacci Garden plan. Excellent for beds, edgings, and other plans. Especially excellent idea, almost directly applicable to planting around the magnolia tree in the front.
Fibonacci Spiral Garden plan (Could use hay bales instead of pavers...and the 'spikes' could be trees.)
Fibonacci Landscape Plan
Defining flexible borders.
Globe mallow (cousins with cape and other drought-tolerant, delightful fairy-flower mallows. multiple colors and all sorts of varieties.)
Diagonal Zig-zags
Striking.
Small Oakland yard - packed with color. Lush xeriscape.
Small, thick walls absorb light & add height on one side, and create a shady garden on the other. They also ensure folks don't trample your tender plants!
Low hedge using Coyote bush
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