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I agree with harry chickpea, 12x12 is a really small area. Use railroad ties or landscape timbers to raise the level of the ground, fill in with dirt. That's where my agreement ends, I would plant it with herbs that you can pick from to use in cooking and in desserts or beverages. You didn't say how tall the stumps were. If they are more than a foot, I would nail a bucket on it's side to the top of the stump, add some dirt and seeds to it to make it look like flowers spilling out of the bucket all over the stump. Ivy is very good for that, as well as phlox.
I have a trailing scented geranium that would work well for the stump...
We have a difference of opinion. It can be kept trimmed, rather than allowed to rule the whole space. I guess some things need to be said rather than assumed.
Ivy is listed as an invasive species in NC. It's not that you can't keep it contained, but the birds spread the seeds that end up in the woods choking out native plants. Eventually, the person that planted the ivy and kept it contained will not be there to do that. Within a few years.....
I bought a home back in November and the yard is in very sad shape. Now that it is getting warm, I need to do something about it. I have an area about 12x12 foot square (a perfect square between the sidewalk and the house) that is a mess. There are a few stumps, 2 shrubs, and dead grass poking through the ancient woodchips- it is a mess (I'd post a picture, but I don't actually have one and it is dark right now!).
Any ideas as to what to do with it? It is such a large area and so square, I am clueless. I will say I do not want anything hard to maintain or expensive.
Without seeing an actual condition we can't help you.
So provide image or diagram of your site.
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I bought a home back in November and the yard is in very sad shape. Now that it is getting warm, I need to do something about it. I have an area about 12x12 foot square (a perfect square between the sidewalk and the house) that is a mess. There are a few stumps, 2 shrubs, and dead grass poking through the ancient woodchips- it is a mess (I'd post a picture, but I don't actually have one and it is dark right now!).
Any ideas as to what to do with it? It is such a large area and so square, I am clueless. I will say I do not want anything hard to maintain or expensive.
Patio cover is the best option for you.
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