Our Back Yard Design – Planning for People traffic flow.

Last time we got things on paper as to how things are. Then we started by eliminating everything we didn’t want any longer in the yard so we could sort of start with a clean slate.
This time I want to talk about traffic flow.
People traffic flow is very important. We can make people flow easy so people can move from one place to the other easily or we can make it so they have to take some time working their way through an area. This is great for a wandering path through some trees to force people (ourselves) to slow down and have a look around. But for getting in and out of our home we want to be able to do that with ease so clear straighter paths work the best.

Here in the back yard we are redesigning you can see the back door of the house, the step from the deck and the step to the right to the drive way. That means this is an important traffic flow path. You can also see the gate from the side of the yard through the Arbor. We also want to allow people to travel in that direction easily. So we have designed a path for them to do that. I also want to be able to get to the shed easily for access to bikes and lawn and garden tools etc. The path from the drive way is there and is cement so we will leave that. I like interlocking brick and it is something that with just a little knowledge and a fair amount of sweat anyone can use. So that is what I will make the other paths with and we will get a color that works with the cement.
Now I don’t want to get ahead of myself so we wont put those in just yet till we get the rest of the yard planned out because I think there is going to be quite a bite of work yet to do.
O by the way did you notice on the left I have got rid of some of the grass I think I am going to put that into garden.
If this was your back yard what do you think so far?
By the way now is the time to start thinking about what style of furniture you would like in your yard. Check out our “Teaks n More” or “Outdoor Cedars” store for all your needs in Garden and Patio Outdoor furniture.
Till next time.