Space Under Deck

[BenignVanilla]

I have a deck that is about 4 feet off the ground. I built lattice around
the base last year to hide the ugly dirt piles under neath. Since we moved
in, I have tried to figure out what to do with the space. It's not really
good for storage because 1) It's only got a four foot clearance, and I don't
want to see junk piled up under it.

Any ideas?

I wonder if it would be a good place for a bog?

--
BenignVanilla
Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond

[Basil Malithorne]

What I did when I built my deck was to make the gap beneath a low maintenance affair. I covered the ground underneath with landscape fabric and then with broken concrete from the porch it replaced. Not a real attractive sight. But on the vertical surface, I also stretched landscape fabric over that are and covered that with sections of the white vinyl lattice. Now that gap looks clean and organized all the time and it helps keep critters out. That fabric is very strong. My gap is not that tall, but I think it still might work for you as the fabric I used was 4' wide. You may need to build supporting structure to staple the fabric to though.

Malithorne

"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message ...
I have a deck that is about 4 feet off the ground. I built lattice around
the base last year to hide the ugly dirt piles under neath. Since we moved
in, I have tried to figure out what to do with the space. It's not really
good for storage because 1) It's only got a four foot clearance, and I don't
want to see junk piled up under it.

Any ideas?

I wonder if it would be a good place for a bog?

--
BenignVanilla
Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond

[MattR]

I'd say put the bog some place else. I had a small pond that went half
way under a deck and getting under it to work on the back side of the
pond was a pain in the top of the head and the knees.

Matt


BenignVanilla wrote:
> I have a deck that is about 4 feet off the ground. I built lattice around
> the base last year to hide the ugly dirt piles under neath. Since we moved
> in, I have tried to figure out what to do with the space. It's not really
> good for storage because 1) It's only got a four foot clearance, and I don't
> want to see junk piled up under it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I wonder if it would be a good place for a bog?
>
> --
> BenignVanilla
> Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond
>
>
>

[Lee Brouillet]

And if you built it under the deck, it wouldn't get much sun. However, it's
the perfect place for a pump/filter house if you ever decide to add more
filtration then your veggie filter - but like Matt said, watch your head!

OTH, the kids would probably LOVE it for a fort!

Lee

"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
...
> I have a deck that is about 4 feet off the ground. I built lattice around
> the base last year to hide the ugly dirt piles under neath. Since we moved
> in, I have tried to figure out what to do with the space. It's not really
> good for storage because 1) It's only got a four foot clearance, and I
don't
> want to see junk piled up under it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I wonder if it would be a good place for a bog?
>
> --
> BenignVanilla
> Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond
>
>
>

[BenignVanilla]

"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
...
> I have a deck that is about 4 feet off the ground. I built lattice around
> the base last year to hide the ugly dirt piles under neath. Since we moved
> in, I have tried to figure out what to do with the space. It's not really
> good for storage because 1) It's only got a four foot clearance, and I
don't
> want to see junk piled up under it.


All good ideas...but I really want to USE the space. It seems a shame to
just hide it, and it is too far from the pond to be a pump area.

Does anything cool grow in total shade?

BV.

[ronm]

add some rocks, make a moss garden

"K30a" > wrote in message
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> BV wrote >>Does anything cool grow in total shade?<<
>
> Algae ;-)
>
>
> k30a
> and the watergardening labradors
> http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/index.html

[john rutz]

K30a wrote:
> BV wrote >>Does anything cool grow in total shade?<<
>
> Algae ;-)
>
>
> k30a
> and the watergardening labradors
> http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/index.html


-- there ya go there are lily ponds, Koi ponds frog bogs water gardens
BV can start a new trend algae gardens ******* Martha Stewart can
do a special on it





John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

[BenignVanilla]

"john rutz" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> K30a wrote:
> > BV wrote >>Does anything cool grow in total shade?<<
> >
> > Algae ;-)
> >
> >
> > k30a
> > and the watergardening labradors
> > http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/index.html
>
>
> -- there ya go there are lily ponds, Koi ponds frog bogs water gardens
> BV can start a new trend algae gardens ******* Martha Stewart can
> do a special on it

Should I add clay to this one too?

BV.

[K30a]

groovy wrote >>The effect is of
a grotto.<<

Wow, sounds loverly.
And BV could use it to hide out
while waiting for racoons.

k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/index.html

[Nedra]

Ohhhh ... I like this idea. Sounds very romantic.

Nedra

"groovy" > wrote in message
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> "BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a deck that is about 4 feet off the ground. I built lattice
around
> > the base last year to hide the ugly dirt piles under neath. Since we
moved
> > in, I have tried to figure out what to do with the space. It's not
really
> > good for storage because 1) It's only got a four foot clearance, and I
> don't
> > want to see junk piled up under it.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > I wonder if it would be a good place for a bog?
> >
> > --
> > BenignVanilla
> > Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond
>
> It would be the perfect place to grow mushrooms on some old logs. Fried
> mushrooms for breakfast yum.
>
> Also in Italy, I saw something that might work. Vertical walls of very
rough
> concrete with hand moulded 'pockets' in them. The pockets are filled with
> soil and then ferns and some sort of tiny red orchids are planted.
Delicate
> variegated ivy are planted at ground level and climb up the rough
concrete.
> To reflect light into the area polished marble (obviously not the good
stuff
> but the offcuts) is laid on the floor and outside as well. The effect is
of
> a
> grotto. A couple of lighted water features and it becomes the perfect
> place to sit when its too hot in the garden.
>
>
>
>
>
>

[john rutz]

Nedra wrote:
> Ohhhh ... I like this idea. Sounds very romantic.
>
> Nedra
>
> "groovy" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
...


>>one thing that might work and look good would be hosta's and ferns they do well in deep shade



John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

[Anne Lurie]

BV,

You've given me a *great* idea! Instead of wasting time & effort filling in
the body-sized holes that our dogs dug under our deck (maybe *that's* where
Jimmy Hoffa is!), we should turn it into a frog bog!

The sides might be a bit steep -- and we'd probably need to buy Mosquito
Bits by the truckload, but hey! 'Course, I'm not all that keen on finding
out what a dog smells like after lounging around in a nice cool frog bog, so
perhaps I'll just let the idea go for now.

We had 2.2" of rain in less than 2 hours this morning; I'm amazed the entire
yard isn't one big bog.

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC





"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
...
> I have a deck that is about 4 feet off the ground. I built lattice around
> the base last year to hide the ugly dirt piles under neath. Since we moved
> in, I have tried to figure out what to do with the space. It's not really
> good for storage because 1) It's only got a four foot clearance, and I
don't
> want to see junk piled up under it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I wonder if it would be a good place for a bog?
>
> --
> BenignVanilla
> Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond
>
>
>

[Les]

"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
...
> I have a deck that is about 4 feet off the ground. I built lattice around
> the base last year to hide the ugly dirt piles under neath. Since we moved
> in, I have tried to figure out what to do with the space. It's not really
> good for storage because 1) It's only got a four foot clearance, and I
don't
> want to see junk piled up under it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I wonder if it would be a good place for a bog?
>
> --
> BenignVanilla
> Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond
>
>
>
I have a very similar space under my deck and I have filled it with river
rocks. These blend in with the rocks in and around the waterfall and give
an overall natural appearance.
Les

[Hank]

Throw some horse s*#@ under there and grow mushrooms.

"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
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>
> "BenignVanilla" > wrote in
message
> ...
> > I have a deck that is about 4 feet off the ground. I built lattice
around
> > the base last year to hide the ugly dirt piles under neath. Since
we moved
> > in, I have tried to figure out what to do with the space. It's not
really
> > good for storage because 1) It's only got a four foot clearance,
and I
> don't
> > want to see junk piled up under it.
>
>
> All good ideas...but I really want to USE the space. It seems a
shame to
> just hide it, and it is too far from the pond to be a pump area.
>
> Does anything cool grow in total shade?
>
> BV.
>
>

[BenignVanilla]

"john rutz" > wrote in message
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>
>
> Nedra wrote:
> > Ohhhh ... I like this idea. Sounds very romantic.
> >
> > Nedra
> >
> > "groovy" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>
> >>one thing that might work and look good would be hosta's and ferns they
do well in deep shade

Oooh...ferns...would look awesome!!!

BV.

[BenignVanilla]

"Hank" > wrote in message
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> Throw some horse s*#@ under there and grow mushrooms.
<snip>

I am not sure how the horse s*#@ would react with the above deck
inhabitants.

BV.

[D Kat]

It would depend if the above deck inhabitants were horse's a%$es or not....
but then I love the smell of cleaning a horse barn... could be I'm a horse's
a%$.

DK

P.S. lots of shade plants would do well under a deck as long as the builders
hadn't put in a bunch of builder's trash there, you had nice soil rather
than stone for drainage, you were willing to water regularly, etc..
(Hostas, astilbe, wild ginger, ferns...).


"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
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>
> "Hank" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Throw some horse s*#@ under there and grow mushrooms.
> <snip>
>
> I am not sure how the horse s*#@ would react with the above deck
> inhabitants.
>
> BV.
>
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