The Negatives of a Running a Community Garden
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Comments (6)Be careful about putting in too many shrubs and bushes as they become overgrown and make your home look unkempt within a few years. You also end up with a lot of weeds that make the home look run-down. We have an elderly couple in our neighborhood whose brushes are sooo overgrown that you can't even see the front yard. I don't know anything else about their situation, but what started out as nice landscaping is out of control. My in-laws have a huge yard that my husband takes care of as they're in their 80s and can't do it any more. He's slowly turning gardens back to grass so all he has to do is mow....See MoreCommunity Drain
Comments (7)My simple idea is to run the ground on a slope toward the drain, with at least a 3 inch slope, lay some chicken wire down and cement it towards the drain. Decorating the cement with a seashell design. I have sloped my side quite a bit, where the rocks are is now grown over with grass. But with a heavy rain this area still holds a lot of water, and does not drain correctly....See MoreNeed Help with Large Drain Outlet Serves Neighborhood Water Run-Off
Comments (7)I apologize for a late response to some thoughtful advice. Chifipper provided some good points. I am very concerned about a child being injured by climbing into the pipe or falling off the fairly steep slope near the drain pipe. I'm thinking about what type of plants to place above the drain and on the hill to discourage children from going near it. There is no homeowner's association but we have a "deadbeat" developer who won't do anything because he is cheap. I talked to city planning and they told me to talk to the developer. So...I'm running in circles. Perhaps I need to show up in person and talk to the city as this may be more effective. There are plans on-line that show a larger curved path that moves from my drain past two other houses to an intake pipe that takes it out of this drainage area. There is "some" rock along the path that I was digging out, but I don't know how they ever thought that this amount of rock would ever be effective. Before digging the trench, water gushed out hard and fast out of the drain similar to the way a soda bursts if you shook it hard before opening it. The water would cover about move as tall as half of the drain pipe, so its a lot of water and the water would sit for a day near the drain pipe. Revolutionary Gardens, you are correct that the path that I dug is not long enough. However, I can't go any further as I would be digging on someone's property. That property/home has not sold yet....See MoreWhat does your dream garden look like?
Comments (14)A mixture. I said other. I'm a rebel that way. We have an expansive backyard not by my choosing the deck and above ground pool are in the center of the yard. That's were the previous owner put them. Since he went to the work of sinking the pool that's where they are staying. I'd like to grow a screen of bamboo around the open side of the pool. I'd like the back of the yard to be all fruit trees. Closer to the house planned flower gardens, as Studio NOO said ,English style. Then to the side we already have raised veggie garden boxes. So a crazy mix up. Like me...See MoreCarrotHeidi
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