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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would 1) not be embarrassed and 2) go all in on making the townhouse work for you.  So identify the bike storage solution that really works well (cool covered shed? streamlined hanging system?) even if it costs more than you would normally spend and really make your backyard space a haven.  I lived in city apartments/townhouses with tiny backyards and I loved to make them really gorgeous and do all the tricks to create a deeper sense of space and retreat (there's so many on-line inspiring resources for this) with a great seating area.  In fact when we moved to our first SFH I kind of missed all the cool things you can do with a more contained smaller backyard.  It's way too expensive to do that kind of dense, lush landscaping in a traditional suburban yard.

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Thanks. OP here, I do spend time on Pinterest and Reddit looking into stuff like this - there are some great small space things, and since grass won't even grow in the shadier third of our yard, we need to do some landscaping. But the two issues are time- we need to do stuff like remove a crumbling sidewalk, which takes equipment and someone else to watch the kids - and trying to find a plan that would not be totally incompatible with small kids playing in said yard. I don't want to constantly be saying stuff like "don't step on the plants!" And "don't kick the ball over there!" It's so small they barely play in it as is. Very open to ideas!

I planted some hostas and an azalea in an existing bed, and got a couple planters for greenery on the sidewalk out front, so that's my gardening accomplishment for this season. Focusing on container gardening is more manageable right now. Doing little things to improve it does help. [/quote]

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