This is the back of our house. It is facing East and gets full sun. As you can see there is an air conditioner to hide and a steep slope. I can't afford to have a retaining wall put in so that is out of the question.
I have started a sculpture that is a series of large beads, 12" - 18" and will be somewhere between 6 and 7' tall. I might make a series in varying heights. I could put it (them) there or in another spot I have that would work well.
At one point I had hollyhocks there with ground cover. Every time it rained there was more erosion. I tried various things to stop the erosion and finally had to give in and plant sod. There are gutters but when we have a heavy rain they don't hold it all. There is also run off from the hill to the left of the photos. The drip line is 12" from the house.
I guess you would say I have a cottage garden, it is definitely not at all formal and I am mainly adding native plants at the moment or at least plants that do not need a lot of water. Our climate is getting more dry every year. I know that a good share of you are not familar with zone 4, but give it a go anyway.
I could paint a mural, but would rather have some kind of flowering plants or bushes. I go around and around in my head and just can't come up with what I want. What ideas do you have?
Left side of back of house. The windows extend across the whole back of the house.
This message was edited Jul 27, 2006 12:29 PM
