Screening

QuestionI live in a corner lot and have a backyard exposed to all my neighbors across the street...no privacy whatsoever. I would like to add some trees along my fence line to screen me from these nosy neighbors and

Walkway pavers

QuestionI would like to install pavers on stone dust only, not with crush stone for the base. Its only 4x 40 flat area. AnswerPlease forgive me for not responding before now. My mom has been very ill and I have had

Landscaping around a pool

QuestionHi, I am planning to put in a bed around my pavers that go around my pool. I would like it to provide some privacy and for it to be low maintainance. I do not really enjoy gardening and would rat

hollie tree transplanting

QuestionIs it too late to transplant trees now? AnswerThe short and most safe answer is yes it is too late. However, technically, you can transplant most trees year round. The reasoning behind not transplanting in

Flagstone Patio

QuestionHi Sean, My husband and I just had an irregular flagstone patio installed and neither of us and impressed with the results. We knew that it wouldnt be totally smooth because the thickness of the stone

Mulch and hillside erosion control

QuestionI have a hillside home in San Diego where Im currently clearing my hillside of English Ivy and ice plant. The hillside is approx. 65 wide by 50tall or deep. Ive cut walking paths and steps into t

Xeriscaping Backyard

QuestionHello Russel Ray, My husband and I recently purchased a home in Rio Rancho, NM and are interested in xeriscaping are backyard. But dont know where to start. I have tried searching online for xeriscaping ide

TOWN CENTER TREE PLANTINGS

QuestionWE ARE DESIGNING A BUILDING IN A TOWN CENTER AREA WHERE THEY ARE REQUIRING TREE PLANTINGS IN AN AREA BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND THE BUILDING. THERE WILL BE A 5FT WIDE BRICK SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO THE STREET

grass, ground cover

QuestionSean..I live in Western NC and I have cleared a field that is full of poison ivy and rocks. I have covered this field after clearing with black plastic to kill out and start over. This ground is too rough to

paving stones

QuestionI recently bought creeping thyme which was called Footprint plants in the nursery, meaning they are for between paving stones. I planted them, and 2 have died already, probably because the weather got

How close can I plant an arborvitae to a septic tank?

QuestionIm in need of a wind (blowing snow, actually) break to help keep snow from whipping around one corner near my house & piling up in front of my garage. I was gifted several pyramidal arborvitae that gro

Separating large area of gravel from grass

QuestionWe have a large area in our yard that has poor soil where nothing grows but weeds. We have killed the weeds and want to cover area with gravel (actually called scoria here in ND, rather sharp, coase ma

Earth Berm/ Earth Roof - no concrete alternative?

QuestionMarc, the home site is on a sort of steep hill and the plan is for an earth bermed house, one story, to blend into the hillside & the roof also earth. Would like to see as little house as possible, two sides

Ivy and shady lawn!

QuestionHi Marc, Okay, just moved into a house where the last owner (of about 18 years) did not do a THING to the yard for probably the last 5-8 years. My biggest issue right now is the English ivy. I

concrete around tree

Question I have a large Magnolia tree in my backyard.I am putting concrete around the entire area that is around the tree that is all grass.I have no other grass in the yard.I know there must be standard measu

grass under pine tree

Questionwe live in utah, have a large pine tree in the front yard that is close to the drive way. cant seem to get grass to grow under it or along the drive way. there is about 10 feet between the bottom

painting a bird bath

QuestionI recently found a beautiful but neglected bird bath. I tnink its made of tara cota. What should I paint it with that will not harm the birds? Thanks. AnswerHello Cindy, if the bird bath really is made of t

Pavers/cobbles for the backyard

QuestionWe had a deck in our backyard, which we recently removed. Theres concrete layer underneath. We wanted to install cobble stones and wanted to know how to go about it. We have about 1000 sq ft of s

concreat pad needs leveled for pool

QuestionI have recently purchased a large surface pool and the area i would like to set it up on is a very large concrete pad. It is slopping at least 1 full ft to the end. my question is there any system to put on

awning installation

QuestionIm attaching an awning to my house. The awning is 8 feet 2 inches long and factory set at a 10 degree slope. How high must I mount the bar on the house to have the front end of the awning at a height o