I also have a very small deck and patio and hv managed to redo it partly with bricks gotten for free from Facebook Marketplace. Other things from thrift stores. Plants can also be gotten for free or lttle money on places such as marketplace or on sale at the end of the season...it doesnt hv to cost a lot but it will take more thought and time..which is apparently what the homeowner featured in this video did, he built and created this garden space over time.

Not sure what this means...

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The human imagination is beautiful, naturally......use the heART.

Thanks Amanda. There's a whole lot more, come to think of it, that I could have shown - like around behind that 'pod'. It's always good to see what's behind stuff, hey?

It's up to the buyer, apparently. There's only a few items of sentimental value to Steven, that he'll definitely take with him

Brilliant! That's how I've felt after each of my (now three) visits

Hmm.. that's way too big a question to answer here. But as you see, Steven hasn't relied heavily on plants to do the privacy job. He's mostly used built structures. In so many ways they're more effective. First, they're instant in their privacy-provision. And second, you can control their height perfectly and precisely, which is much harder with planting. (and that would be the one thing I stress to anyone planting for privacy. Work out exactly how big the plant needs to be to do the job, and plant for that height, clipping it if necessary to maintain that height. There are way too many places where people have planted trees for privacy, which have then grown 10 times taller than they need to be, only to eventually achieve the clear trunk that trees are meant to achieve, and thus reveal the thing they were planted to hide)

It's fabulously clever. And all just weekend-type projects, that Steven loves

Must find out more about him...

Very stealable. I'm stealing some myself

It's so clever, as you say. And yes, levels. It feels very invasive at the start, but the benefits are enormous

Happy to provide the sunshine! and yeah, the planting is largely irrelevant. All these plants could be substituted for other things. It's those design ideas, as you say, that set this apart

I'm pretty bullet proof when it comes to partners' resentment. I live with it everywhere I go, leaving a trail of suggestions

😂…me too!…

Haha I know right. My man goes " not again" But after the work is done he is glad I made him do it

Be thankful that your husband will do the work . My bf will not lol

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Very pleased to have done so!

Thanks Susanne! Great privilege to be able to do so!

Interesting perspective. I'm very excited to see what the next generation of designers do, perhaps taking some of the visual leads from this kind of planting (and if nothing else, leaning into the widespread appreciation of more naturalistic planting, that Oudolf must be credited with) and adding layers of environmental integrity. Exciting times ahead!