Backyard Designs

I have a large above ground pool in my back yard. The area is sandy. I’d like to add some plants - I have that part covered. I’m looking for some ideas to make the area look more visually pleasing. Any ideas would be appreciated - or good websites. Thank you!

I live in Plano Texas and I want to redo the planting bed behind my pool. i would like somethingn low maintenance, durable, somewhat colorful and low cost (meaning I can do it myself without professionals getting involved). What are my best choices ?

I have to get a worm farm for this garden I’m designing for school.
What steps did you take to get your worm farm? What choices were there? Why did you choose the worm farm that you did?

I have a really small back yard and would like a no mess, low maintance way to design it. I have tried sod recently, and it was not cared for properly and it died. Are there any sites that I can access for pictoral ideas? I am interested in mulch or rock design/ maintenance ideas. Thanks!

I bought some but didn’t pay attention (dummy me). When I got them home the package said they are for landscaping. It didn’t say NOT to use them for cooking, but it didn’t say it was ok either. Are they the same?

i have a house in richmond, ca, with no grass at all. just tiny yard/ landscaping rocks. front and back yard! and i want to get rid of them and lay grass out. whats the best way to go with this? i’m looking for an inexpensive way. is there an easy way i can do it myself? what should i do?
The Rocks Are Only On The Top, But its a lot of rocks. some parts of my yard where the rocks are, there is a black tarp under the rocks.

We live in Vegas and our yard is entirely xeroscaping with rocks and desert plants. We have irrigation for the small plants. Lately we’ve noticed that the rocks near the fence walls remain wet. We’ve also noticed that a white scale is forming on the top of the rocks. What is this? How can I get rid of it? Is it serious?

We’re changing our red mulch to rock and are trying to figure out what color/type of rock would go best with our home. We’re also adding concrete edging and some more flowers (we’re in Minnesota). I’m so bad at this and would love some expert opinions. Our house is cream/linen with blue shutters and a “weathered gray” roof, which is actually dark brown looking.

We were considering lava rock pebbles (burnt red), Colorado sunrise stone (creams, whites, and browns), or Mountain Blend stone (mix with slight reds, tans, grays), but we haven’t really looked at places with a ton of selection and aren’t set on anything.

For flowers, I was thinking reds, yellows, and blues/purples; however, a neighbor had a mx of pinks, whites, yellows, and purples that looked cute and cheery.

Also, the edging can have several colors in it, so I want to tie it in with everything. Any suggestions?
HELP! Any advice is truly appreciated. The BEST answer gets a batch of 7-Layer bars sent to them.
If you want a picture of our home, I can e-mail it to you. I really will send some 7-layer bars to the person who has the BEST answer, meaning suggestions for rock and flower color schemes. I make awesome bars (or I can make cookies or brownies for you instead) This means a lot to us, so thank you!

we are looking to put in a pool above or inground but not sure which way to go we want the cheapest but not crap with landscaping, cant seem to find much on the internet maybe not looking at the right sights in australia

I need to find rocks or pebbles to go over cemetery plot