sump pump drainage

QuestionQUESTION: I have a house in which my sup pump will work constantly up until 1 week after a rainfall. I have installed a good sump pump. My problem is with drainage. I have a pipe that exits out from the hous

Artificial Turf-Residential

QuestionI live in Southern CA. I want to reduce water consumption and maintenance of my yard. I am considering artificial turf as an alternative to stamped concrete or sparse decorative planting with surroundi

How big should we make our backyard?

QuestionDear Marc, We are in the planning stages of building a house on a 4.5 acre lot we bought a few years ago. The house as designed is a 70 x 28 ft rectangle with the long side facing north/south for pass

plants near pool

QuestionHi We live just outside Los Angeles in Santa Clarita which is warm and desert like. We just installed a pool and need to know what type of plants will look good in our planters. Do you have any

cypress

QuestionHow do you prune cypresses to get the rounded effect as in France and on the Italian lakes? I want to shorten my cypresses but dont know the best way as they are no longer young and I fear to control them I

drainage easement and privacy fence

QuestionWe just purchased our first home this year and did so with intentions of building a privacy fence in the back yard for privacy, and also because we have a toddler and a dog. We made the call to t

Noise Barrier Wall

QuestionIn the backyard there is a concrete noise barrier wall that goes from 10ft and increases to 20ft high. It runs the length of a one acre piece of property. We tried English Ivy - it grew on the ot

red apple groundcover

Questioni have a large area of red apple on a slope. part of it is a nice green and part of it is yellowish to brown in color. what do i do to the part that is not green--water more, fertilize, or both.

Underground spring in yard

Question Water in yard I bought a house 8 years ago at the bottom of the subdivision. A spring seems to be coming up from under the ground in my backyard. I figure it is a spring because it has flowed fo

Plants and examples

QuestionHi. There was a question to match plant types and their examples... Climber Croton shrub shirish Tree Duranta Hedge

contours and slope formulas

QuestionHI There Dean, I am a mature student studding Landscape architecture in Cyprus him in the second year, and get really confused about slope analisis and contours any tips on how to understand it better. Answ

catch basin

QuestionI have a catch basin located about 4 feet away from property line in my back yard. It looks ugly and I would like to disguise it somehow. It has sharp slopes around it which effects about 12 feet of my back

Main car Gate

Questionwhat type of landscaper designs gates AnswerHello, Your choice of a designer for a gate would depend on how high you want the quality of the gate to be. A more sophisticated architectural gate would requir

tree roots

Questionwhen we first bought our house we planted a tree i think called a london maple tree. that about 15 years ago. 3 years ago we decided to expand our swimming pool area, and put a patio with paving stones besid

steep bank

Question landscaping problems I have 9 steps along the north side of my house to the back deck.The area just north of the steps was too steep to mow so my husband and I put in flower beds made from landscaping timbe

Paving/slumping walls - mosses and mold, too

QuestionQUESTION: First Thank you for your time! Just in case I forget to thank you thought I should get that over with. Now Question or problem concern: I live in Tropic Isle in Delray Beach and have red br

flooded backyard

QuestionHi Russel my name is Cole i live in Virginia and whenever it rains my back yard floods. We have been wanting to put a plant like a bush that will suck up all the water and requires low maintenance as well as

Private Drainage Easement

QuestionRussel, I posted the following question to Sean Murphy @ AllExperts last week and he responded that the question wasnt clear. I guess in relation to the question below, should

water against house

QuestionWe have a problem where the dirt in the flower beds and along one wall the dirt level is higher than the foundation. When it rains the water seeps through the walls and gets the floors wet. What kind of drai

Big hill in front yard

QuestionI live on a hill in a neighborhood. Its a regular neighborhood in North Carolina theres no beautiful view. Just the abruptly cut off end of the road where they couldnt build because of the wet lands in those