kjdick Thought I'd add these fun landscaped play areas for kids too. The full project lists for these were in Lowe's Creative Ideas summer 2012 magazine. Anyway maybe it's just me, but I would love to mix some of this into our back corner with some more perennials added in. BTW if you haven't checked out the Creative Idea's free mag or App, then you should take a look. They do have some pretty cool projects.

groveraxle Thanks for the tip kjdick. I'm looking it up right now.
http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/

kjdick Just a note. I have problems accessing the creative ideas site, groveraxle from my computer. No issues on iPad though.
Also Becky, I keep meaning to comment on your ideabooks. I always love your subject and the examples you pick. I love the corner pieces you've done. My favorite are the small spaces you pick. I have small rooms(and yard) by today's standards. So your cozy spaces have helped me a lot. Thanks!

Iyare I Thank you for this!!! I remember when I was redoing my yard and posted the journey on house. A very rude houzz user told me that if he were to buy my house, he'd take $40,000 off the price because my pond was in the corner. He felt that I should have put it in the middle and made it the focal point of my yard even though I explained that I didnt want my water feature to dominate the whole yard. Im glad to see that Im not the only one who feels that way.

mcd53 Love the tree in the corner as a focal point to start. Very pretty.

Becky Harris kjdick, thank you!

lyare I, I remember your pond situation very well; I was thinking about it when I wrote this ideabook. What can I say, don't let a rude apple spoil the bushel, or something like that! ;)

mariette65 Loved reading about your Yard Corners as snow is falling here in New England tonight. I'm now ready to plan for my spring gardens.

lorirobinson Love your posts Becky! Such great ideas for those boring spots! Now if you can just tell me how to keep the deer from eating all my plants in those corners... ; )

peggo Corners are fun to decorate-inside & out.

gschneider Thanks for paying homage to the sometimes forgotten corners. When looking out into our backyard, I just knew the corners were lacking & needed something - took me a few years to figure out our solution. Sure wish I'd had a feature like this to inspire me then! Nice examples. (attached a pic of our finished backyard corner we see when on our back deck - we border up to a wooded area belonging to someone else & wanted to soften the transition at this corner)

frenchdecor Corner seating place what I need, I have South facing backyard, BUT only problem our neighbors installed 6' tall fence and I am not sure if our conversations wouldn't be overheard, never know if someone on the other side of the fence. Can use only for planting those corners.

Stone & Land, LLC I liked the pictures and noticed how many had "walls" to the outdoor space. Most of them had tall fencing or mature plants used to define that edge (screening the neighbors and creating some visual privacy at least). It's one of those things we're used to in comfortable spaces, that we can have our backs against a "wall" and can observe the open spaces or make the space more intimate. It's nice to have a "ceiling" too from a nice shade tree or structure.

canokie5 When we were considering reducing mowing and watering requirements for our front yard we decided to remove about half of the grass and add shrubs and perennials to vary color and texture in the yard. The Allen Block retaining wall was also lowered to another level to border the new garden area. A paving stone path meets the garden area that fills an empty corner.

kvanlee Planting in corners makes good sense from a couple of standpoints. (Interesting word, "stand- point"). For one, according to feng shui it helps the "chi" good energy to circulate and not stagnate. It also lengthens the sight lines and makes the whole yard/garden look larger. It's more subtle than "ta da" front and center.

netter1953 I think I have a flower spot in every corner of my yard. Sure makes mowing easier when I do a curve and not 90 degree angles. This shot is my "patio" area. I'm definitely a do-it-yourselfer!