Interesting gardens need a little daring and imagination. Undeveloped, or underdeveloped parts of the garden might be screened with fast growing plants or a temporary fence until they can be attended to. Areas designated for paving, garden beds or water gardens might be grassed to provide a reasonable appearance until the time is right to finish the development. This type of problem can however, be largely avoided by using good quality materials. These are often not necessarily more expensive ones.
Timber retaining walls are expensive.
Paving is an expensive way to surface an area. The following extracts are from an article written by staff of the Australian Correspondence Schools. This material is subject to copyright, but may be printed for private use. For commercial or institutional use, permission must be aquired from the principal. Never discourage children from playing with their environment, but do educate them to understand the implications of what they are doing.