Side Yard Landscaping Ideas - A&A Materials, Inc.

A narrow side yard, usually reserved for HVAC units, pool pumps, trash bins, and utility boxes, is typically neglected when it comes to landscaping. However, narrow spaces do not have to compare to restricted creativity. Utilize every inch of square footage you have with these 10 side yard landscaping ideas.

Create a Walkway

From a functional point of view and to attain some curb appeal, consider creating a garden walkway from your front yard to your back yard. Whatever your likes or budget, there are many easy to maintain landscape materials available.

Add Some Lighting

Additionally, don’t forget to light your walkway. Lighting is vital for security and safety. Try using outdoor stringed lights along the side of your house or between your house and fence. Another thing to think about is utilizing low-voltage or solar landscape lights as part of your side yard landscaping project as professionally installed or a weekend project.

When your side yard gets a lot of sun, solar-powered landscaping lights are easily installed, and a good way to decrease continual landscape lighting costs.

Build a Garden Retreat

Make use of the area against your house’s wall for growing plants, flowers and herbs or create a specific area for a vegetable garden. In addition, for narrower side yard projects, you could create a trellis for planting vertically or install planter boxes in a way that appears as framed art.

If you have the room and don’t care about the maintenance, a small water garden can establish an area for reading or meditating.

Other options:

Add a bench or Adirondack chairs.
Install a hammock.
Add a small table set to create an intimate dining nook.

Is your backyard too small for a patio or deck? Install one in your side yard instead. A graded deck leading from your back door can add depth to your small area and provide the ideal seating space. Don’t want the upkeep of a deck? A small patio also can offer outdoor living areas or serve as the ideal spot for a fire pit or your grill.

Create a Play Space for the Children

Attach an outdoor sticky wall or chalkboard.
Install a sandbox.
Install a climbing dome Construct or a rock-climbing wall.
Install a lawn-bowling set or a compact-version of cornhole.
For keeping the area clutter-free, use a trellis for hanging small toys.

When preparing an activity space, think about safety. Subject to your yard’s layout, you might want to install a fence, a gate, and/or both to keep your children secure.

Fit in a Cocktail Pool

These slim pools are a perfect addition to your idea for side yard landscaping, especially for smaller areas: They are maintained easily and are less costly to heat than full-sized pools. However, as you plan, be mindful of state and local regulations that cover permits and pool placement, in addition to pool fencing and/or pool covers.

Make an Outdoor Gallery

Have an eye for art but don’t have a green thumb? create a garden made mainly of statement art piece or rocks or boulders. Landscape statues — offered in concrete, resin, and bronze — range from conventional to eccentric. Boulders can be bunched together or used alone to offer a focal point. Encircle your garden with mulch, ground cover, or pea pebbles.

Add Some Arches

Trellis and pergolas can produce an air of dignity for your landscaped side yard. String lights over them and add chairs to make an area for entertaining guests or as a dining area. Or use them as an expansion of your garden’s design and train tendrils or creeping plants to grow up the edges.

Expand Your Garden Area

Does your garden not get enough sun to grow tomatoes, or is it too sunny for your romaine? Subject to your home’s orientation, you can move those vegetables and plants to a side-yard garden.

Some ideas:

Construct a garden bed.
Place a collection of raised garden beds close to the side of your house.
Add a potting bench.

If there is enough space, think about adding a small greenhouse to enjoy vegetables all year long.

Create Extra Storage Space

If your garage is packed with garden tools, pool toys, and storage boxes, use your side yard for storing those items. Plastic outdoor storage boxes are available in sizes that can store everything from those pool toys to hedge trimmers. When there’s room, think about constructing an outdoor shed for holding large items, such as your mower. For the sake of security, install a privacy fence or gate in the area.

Landscaping Materials Scottsdale, Arizona

A & A Materials, Inc., located in Scottsdale, Arizona, offers, all purpose sand, aggregates, river rock, rip rap rock, mulch and wood chips for your landscaping or gardening needs. Contact us or call us at 480-990-0557 for more information.