How to design around a wellhead (or other necessary outdoor piping) keeping it accessible but attractive?
Our current home is not our first attempt at landscaping; but, it has certainly been a first in some of the challenges we found in the yard. Perhaps my solution to the challenge in our backyard will provide you with some inspiration to tackle an equally difficult design to create a beautiful solution. I will begin by explaining my low-cost design solution and then add an additional section on crushed stone paths. This additional section will provide some how-to information to help you tackle a difficult feature in your own yard. A major obstacle to creating a design for the backyard is the location of the wellhead for the water well. The wellhead s location in such a noticeable spot made the necessity for camouflage very important. The challenge was to accommodate the need for accessibility in case of repair, and the piping in the area that does not allow for any extensive plantings. A second obstacle is what at first appeared to be an overgrown gravel path. Some exploratory digging in
