Creating Camouflage

Before: This backyard is empty except for a newly built deck and a few struggling plants. The homeowners want landscaping that will soften the hard edges of the deck, provide privacy for the hot tub and hide the air-conditioning units.

Media After: Curved beds and plantings tie the deck to the rest of the landscape. Lattice conceals the air conditioning units. Confederate jasmine will climb the lattice on one side of the spa to help provide privacy. (Click on image for a recap

Before

After

Landscape designer Daryl Pulis uses trees, flowering shrubs, vines and herbaceous perennials to camouflage hard structures in this backyard as well as provide privacy for the spa on the deck. Lattice hides outdoor utilities and acts as a backdrop for garden plantings. Along the property line, espaliered lorapetalum masks the chain- link fence and, along with a dogwood, blocks the view of the neighboring house.

Resources
irrigation
Rain Bird Corporation
145 N. Grand Ave.
Glendora, CA 91741-2469
USA
Phone: 626-963-9311
Toll Free Phone: 800-724-6247
URL: www.rainbird.com

planting pots
A W Pottery Atlanta, Inc.
3200 Cumberland Dr.
Chamblee, GA 30341
Phone: 770-220-2900
Guests
Tom Shannon
Area Specification Manager
Rain Bird
6640 South Bonney Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85706
Phone: 626-852-7057
Fax: 770-721-1169

Daryl Pulis
Garden Designer
PO Box 2413
Cumming, GA 30028
Phone: 770-475-2493
E-mail: mrsgreenthumb@mindspring.com
Website: www.MrsGreenThumb.com
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Landscape Solutions : Episode LSL-203
•	Creating Camouflage