Situation #2:

Poorly placed tree and shrubs. To much lawn. (Continued)
The pictures below, are views of the area that the steps on the left side of the new front deck lead down to. There are in addition to what is shown in these photos, several gardens of flowers in this area.It is very peaceful to sit on the bench in the evening, listening to the pond and the wind blowing through the clump aspen next to it.

This photo is only a very small part of the back yard. In 1999, there were vegetable gardens, a greenhouse and a number of fruit gardens. It was decided to eliminate all of these and replace them with xeriscape wildflower gardens. This type of wildflower garden requires little to no maintenance.

This is one of the two garden benches in the front yard area. The other bench is hidden within an ivy covered arbor.

Here is the end result of our work in 1999. We did keep a a small patch of grass. It is a grass and wildflower mix. The mix never gets taller than 12". If that is to tall for you, it can be trimmed a couple of times during the summer to keep it around 4" or 5". We succeeded in making the back yard a very private place to be.

The steps on the left side of the new front deck lead down to this pond area and the bench above.