CHALLENGE

• Backyard filled with weeds, leaves and debris

• Dirt covered lot with no grass or plants

• No focal point or functional use

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SOLUTION

• Combined hard and soft landscape materials to provide textural interest

• Material palette is simple and inexpensive including two mulch colors, concrete blocks and pre-treated lumber

• Limited plant selection includes one new shrub as a focal point in a raised bed and shade tolerant grass planted in a 4' x 4' square

• Total materials cost was $150 or $1.56 per square foot.

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