Coir Mulch Block?
bodiCA
13 years ago
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Renovator's block! 80's ranch house needs new landscaping and a face lift.
Comments (30)If the storm door is in good shape and you use it, I would keep it since it is a full-view door. If you don't use it, get rid of it. I would get rid of the shutters on either side of the front door (at least that is what I think I'm seeing in the pictures). I like doing things in steps (since I'm not a designer who can figure out what it will look like in the end) and I would start working on the door and see where that leads. I would do something about replacing the porch supports with something more tailored. If I had a great lake location, I would only spend big money on renovations that enhance the feeling of outdoor living, such as adding windows to take advantage of a great view, or landscaping around spaces I really intended to spend time in. If you don't spend time in the front, fix it up a little and focus your energies and monies where you spend the time. Enjoy your home and don't feel that you have to justify owning an "ugly house". Fashion is fickle and what is considered "ugly" now might have been the latest and greatest when it was built. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so behold your beautiful surroundings and enjoy your home....See MoreTrying to get rid of the mulch volcano
Comments (13)This tree looks pretty young and needs time and care to develop into a nice strong specimen. Grass is a serious competitor to the development of a tree. For the tree's sake, remove the grass and expand the mulched area out to the edge of the canopy (drip line). You don't need to mulch all the way up to the bark; start leaving the beginning of the root flare exposed. You can do this progressively until you have a good 6 inches of clearance from the bark. Be careful about adding any topsoil over the root zone; as little as 6 inches of added topsoil can kill a tree. Adding topsoil buries the feeder roots and until the tree can grow new ones, nutrients are unavailable. If you must, add a shallow-rooted permanent ground cover or bulbs, remembering that as the tree grows they will receive less and less sun. Annual replanting of annuals will greatly set back the tree's development, since tiny feeder roots are destroyed every time the top 6-8 inches of soil is disturbed. So, don't plant annuals under a tree. Please. I don't place edging, bricks, pavers or anything else around my trees because they interfere with the necessary EXPANSION of the mulched area as the tree grows....See MoreI need help with this rather large area of bark mulch.
Comments (0)We live on the west coast of Vancouver BC. The area is north facing and subject to the wind and cold but does get a rather a lot of sun. The area is also very dry except when the rains come. We do not want anything that grows any higher than a foot or so as it will block the view on the lower level. In addition, we have recently purchased this house and are wanting to redesign the landscaping towards the Alpine look. I love things that are unique for example I would like to incorporate a large Inuksuk. Thank you for your time!!...See MoreExposed cinder block foundation
Comments (2)A single kind of bush would likely look better. Different bushes likely will grow at an uneven rate and, unless they don't keep their leaves year round, they'll not cover your foundation as you wish. You could replant those you've purchased in a circle with the tallest growing one in the center, and create a patio around or beside them. Then move the really nice blue planter from the stoop (and out of the way) to the new patio. http://www.theclusterfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/concrete-paver-patio-ideas.jpg Aucuba bushes can grow over 6' tall and are often found around the foundation of older homes in the southeast. I have two rows of them and recommend them highly. http://www.todayshomeowner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/how-divide-propagate-shrubs-6.jpg My yard adjoins a national forest so deer nibble away at my azaleas, stunting the blooms on all but the white azaleas, but have yet to bother my aucuba bushes. Voles try to eat any bulb I plant except iris -- they've left them alone (thus far). In front of the planting area around your foundation and around any planting area you create in your yard, adding an outline of flat paving stones with the tops level with the ground helps define the planting area while making mowing easier than a row of stones or landscaping post above ground would. Flat paving stones let you define where you'll add mulch and throw your crushed egg shells (serve as bone meal) and work to keep the area weed free, leaving the rest of the yard to mow....See Moreediwill
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