Need ideas for an over-saturated backyard in Florida
I'm in South Florida, and where I live the ground tends to get very, and stay very mushy most of the year. I hate going back there to take out the trash, let alone actually spending time there.
I will post photos tomorrow when its light out.
In the meantime, it is a decent sized space for a small swimming pool, if you can imagine that. But I'm not putting in a pool. :) It is almost a swamp as it is!
I would like to be able to spend time out there, I love plants/gardens/flowers, but again I can't walk out there without getting a dirty, muddy foot.
So, any ideas & suggestions are always appreciated!
Thanks,
Crissy D.
Pembroke Pines, FL
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