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[Jim14510]

Your mock up really brings it to life. Thank you.

Not sure if this is a joke or not lol.

 

[Toe]

Oh yeah, forgot to say: if you do want to try some shade-tolerant grass, fine fescue is what you're looking for. Sheep, chewings, hard, or creeping red fescue (creeping red probably the best). Even if it works, you'll probably want to overseed each fall. I'd probably just go with a mulch bed, though.

 

[HuskerPAC]

Not sure if this is a joke or not lol.

 

[David Webb]

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Front to back comparison. Just fucked in the whole back. At least the front looks good so I can still show face in the neighborhood.

Wouldn’t be shocked if you had a fungus issue that caused that.

 

[Havoc34]

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The red lines is a dry creek bed. With a bridge over it.

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Mulch all the way between with flagstone walking path (purple) that goes to the shed and the firepit (blue). The blue green are ornamental shade trees. Japanese maples, tricolor beech, dogwoods, etc. I'd put some sort of evergreens in the back corner too to block the neighbors. Maybe some arbovitaes.

I thought those were the stripper poles

 

[Jim14510]

I thought those were the stripper poles

Could be that too.

 

[Cash68847]

I killed my yard fall of 2020 and reseeded with a blended seed (88% fescue, 7% bluegrass, and 5% perennial rye). It came up that fall and I had a great yard last summer. I have 2 large maples in the backyard. This spring, the backyard is essentially dead around the maples (maybe a 20 foot diameter around the trees, not just right by the trunks). I know this winter we had zero moisture and I had cut probably a bit too low for my last mow of the season last fall.

I plan to reseed again this fall because it is an eyesore out back. My question is why would last year the yard have done well and in year 2 its dead? Do I just need to be sure to water as late into the season and as early as I can in the spring? Cut higher for my last mow of the season? Reseed those areas each fall? I know around the trunk especially, it likely won't ever grow well, but I'm talking a large area that is gone. Three trees are also well trimmed.

A lot of yards around here look horrible because of the dry winter. I had some areas of winter kill in my front yard I’ve never had before. Luckily I think most of mine is filling in after raking and fertilizing it. I’ve also been running the sprinklers a lot which I rarely do at this time of year.

 

[Tyneb23]

 

[HuskerPAC]

Love the clothes line

Ha. Neighbor’s. Not sure why it’s up, it’s never used.