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Tearing out awful juniper and replacing with low maintenance bed...
Comments (25)Wanderbug - Yes, surprisingly little blackberry in general. The grass from front walk to junipers (love the VW comment!) is 10'. Your photos are handsome so will keep them in mind for the future. Suspect they will first be concentrating on creating a "lounging" space in the back and just try to get planting areas in front figured out for now. The new patio in backyard will be 20' by 27' approx., centering on the window in back which is kitchen eating area inside. Don't know they've given much thought to WHAT to do in design of it. They were able to include a new patio in their financing since the existing patio, after 50 years, was slightly sinking toward the house. The new patio will be a cement product...perhaps just laid in a large squares pattern. Such a large area has to have "segments"...don't know what that would be called...joints? Just enough pattern to keep it from cracking but not enough get into realm of "fancy" or expensive. What do people think? Plain brushed cement or aggregate? Not sure what the style is now when one is doing contemporary patios. I suggested down the road they could eventually do some rectangular, raised planters (could clad them in horizontal, stained slats), maybe incorporating some clean-lined benches (daughter-in-law has mentioned she likes that look) thus tying the back in with any privacy fencing they might put in near front door. Plants in pots will have to do for time being on new back patio. When we rent the trencher for the sprinkler system, we'll be laying in a French drain at the base of the ivy slope in back to help divert water from the house to the sides of the property. Any hints on constructing French drains? The drain pipes on the back of the house were missing! So once those get repaired and some additional drainage put in, I think the water won't be such an issue. The house is located right between a "moderate" to "low" earthquake hazard area so that's hopeful. I purposefully steered them away from houses built in what I call "jello" areas. We also suggested they run a pipe under the new patio as a holding space out toward the ivy slope in case they eventually want to have a gas BBQ or fireplace out there. The Douglas Firs begin immediately at the property line and fill the neighbors property of about 1/2 acre so the needles are definitely acidifying the soil. But, except in tight-squeeze suburbia where all trees have been removed to provide a blank slate, it's hard to get away from their effect here in NW, as you know. But it keeps the rhoddies, azaleas, etc. happy so you just have to amend for other items. Both front and back lawns have quite a bit of moss. Anyone know of a grass that does better in shade? We'll treat for the moss then thought we might over seed, adding a grass more shade tolerant...is there one? I know lawns are going out of style but for now and in the homeowners' stage of life, I think both expansive lawn areas are here to stay for a while. KatherineD - I've always torn out the blue violets that have sprouted in my yard...just seemed they had the potential to be such a nuisance. But now one has entered my yard that has a larger bloom and is more of a pink blossom...it looks like an actual plant rather than a weed with a tiny blossom. I can see how you like them - especially in that picture with the large drift of them. After the cement blocks to the side of the driveway and lava rock (ick!) at the bottom of the juniper bed get power-washed, I hope the creeping phlox (blue-ish lavender color) cascading over them will look good. Also thought some wooly thyme mixed in will add color at another time of the year. Thought we might come up with some dark red plants to mix in front juniper bed to tie lava rock in...maybe heuchera? Any thoughts of something low maintenance? Other than the blossoms that shoot up from huechera that eventually should be cut back, the foliage is low maintenance....See Moresuggestions on inexpensive ways to alter facade to sell house
Comments (16)Hi all, the house has vinyl siding and faces south so can't remove the shutters, they have been on for 30 yrs and removing them would show a difference in colour. In our area these homes have never had modern doors and the demographic of potential buyers generally is not looking for modern anything here. the homes were generally built late 80's. Our garage door was in rough shape so replaced it with a carriage house style one with segmented windows along the top. Also had to install a new man door and bought a style with windows like the garage door for cohesiveness. Will be installing new front door and storm door( this is Canada we need a storm door). Shutters and Man door will be painted, nothing too vivid, I'm still deciding. Similar doors shown below for reference....See MoreJust harvested some morning glory and zinnia seeds --
Comments (12)Well you should come to our house to see the st.johns wart ...I put in three tiny plants when we built our summer home ...3 1/2 acres ....in the mountains in Northern California....we now have them covering the whole slope behind our house...don’t know how they got back there ...and a big solid patch at the end of the steps leading to the steps to our driveway about 60 feet away from where we planted the first three...which we pulled out...about about 2-3years after we planted them...........at the same time we had a home in the Bay Area where the three level apartment building was covered in morning glory so thick that you could not tell the color of the building...it also began covering the fence ...there was no land or garden there...so no watering or encouragement....they told me they were morning glories and they looked like morning glories...and lots of other people in the neighborhood complained about morning glories...but I acknowledge we could all be wrong...these are stories that make me feel a warning is necessary...See MorePrevent Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed) from owning our garden
Comments (0)Hi We have clay soil and it seems that field bindweed loves it. It's starting to grow everywhere. Is there a way to stop it..? Thanks!...See MoreJunkGypsyMt
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