Any idea's for Landscaping around my new shed? Going to do it this weekend...

[burmjohn]

Any idea's for Landscaping around my new shed? Going to do it this weekend...

I was going to edge out the grass line around the shed, and then do black mulch to match the other mulch I have around the shrubs. I'd like to get some nice low growing plants, but I know nothing about that crap around there, especially to fill in to the left in he picture where you can see my neighbors shed. Any advise?

I'm also going to build a ramp out of treated wood, and use trex for the treads.

[Doc]

What is the fabric under the shed? What is the shed sitting on? Is there space under the shed?

What I am thinking is putting crushed stone as far under the shed as possible to seal up any access to critters. And then a short apron of crushed stone (maybe about a foot or two wide) around the shed to keep moisture from contacting the walls. Crushed stone is good also to serve as a surface for rainwater to drip onto so that it doesn't begin to pound a trench in the ground over time. Of course, the crushed stone can be as decorative as you want to invest in.

I would avoid mulch that might contact any of the wood, or even come close to the wood. That stuff is designed to hold water and could promote rot or mildew if that moisture is held in contact with the wood or very close to it.

[burmjohn]

I put down a weed blocking fabric, always had problems with these weeds with the old shed that would grow under then out of the sides of the old shed (actually through the old sheds floor too!) The shed is pretty high off the ground (its hard to see in the pictures), I put it on blocks also, so no wood has direct contact with the ground, there is a solid 5 inches between the walls of the shed and the ground. I do have a lot of patio blocks (small ones), so I was thinking of putting those up as a small barrier in between the mulch and the shed.

[First-light]

Couple of low variegated holly bushes, Penn wall stone filled with perennials. Best thing you get it all on sale this weekend! Looks nice John.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Personally, I would dig a few inches around the shed, about a foot or so out from it and put the weed fabric in there covered by crushed stone, and then some edging between it and the grass. That would make it super low maintenance, keep the weeds down and help with the water dripping off of the roof. For plants, I would just get a few flower boxes that would sit on the ground next to it and plant in those.

[Gthphtm]

I have had a number of different threw the years,bordered by grass,railroad ties,blue stone and flower beds.The best one which I now have is sitting on all the stones I york raked before seeding my lawn then topped with crushes stone,raised above the ground around it.Has been there for the past 5 years,no sign of water damage and weed free.I just planted some winter hardy rose bushes on one side.

[Single_shot]

I have been seeing mulch around at some jobs I've been on and it is made out of rubber. No rot or bugs.It looked like the real thing too.