Beginner Gardening: Should I hire a professional?, 1 by DMileski

DMileski wrote:
This is the west side of the house. It heats up in the summer time. I was thinking of an arbor over both windows with wisteria or some other fast growing vine to cool that side of the house. The well for the sprinklers and the gas tank and utilities are here too. Maybe I can mask the utilities with a trellis or something under the arbor with a seating in front of the trellis. There's a strip of gravel right next to the house, but I've let the grass and weeds grow up through it.

I'd like to extend a wall from the house with a gate in it as an entrance to this part of the yard. This way I can tuck the ugly trash can right behind the wall next to the driveway? Any other ideas for hiding the trash can?