Plant Suggestions

QuestionHi Marc, I live in central Minnesota. I can really use your help. Can you give me some suggestions of plants that would grow well in my area that is considered thick deciduous plants and trees? I woul

pet area

QuestionI used to have a pretty good looking back yard (grass only) until we got a dog. Soon most of the grass died off leaving only tufts of grass here and there. It is probably useless to plant new grass as the sa

Trees near a French drain

QuestionI recently moved into a house (in central South Carolina) and there is no shade in our back yard. The previous owners installed a French drain which runs about a foot away from our back privacy fence.

plants near from of home

QuestionI recently removed all the mulch in my landscaping due to a fungus that wouldnt go away. I want to put down something to prevent weeds, and then lava rock. Do I need to remove the plants to put d

cedar mulch

QuestionI am downsizing my rockery and my weeding. Is it OK to use a layer of cedar sawdust and top it with cedar chips for a nice longer lasting mulch or will the cedar kill my flowers and shrubs ? Thank yo

green belt

QuestionQUESTION: hello i am a superviosr of a green belt project. the length of this project is 44 Km. our planting model is 3 line plants in side of the road. I want to know your ideae about this model and your St

curly willow arch

Questionhello. i have 2 curly willows approximately 15 feet away and would like to have them arch together to create a natural arbor - im also interested in living fences -- any recommendations? AnswerAs to l

landscaping slope

QuestionOn the north side of our new house next to the foundation is a maybe 45 degree angle. We tiered the slope using large tumbled belgian stone every 3 feet down the slope. We laid weed b

grass wont grow

QuestionI have a very large shaded area in my yard that just wont grow grass. I have tried many different types of grass and nothing. I want to plant ground covering. Which types are more drought t

Drainage Culvert

QuestionDear Sean: There is a 25-foot drainage ditch that runs through my front yard and under my driveway. I have two problems with this culvert: 1. there is always water standing in it even when we havent had rai

water-wise landscaping

QuestionLive in Poway. Interested to hiring someone to do our front yard. We would consider small fountain, drought tolerant plants, stones and succulent, etc. Do you have any suggestions. AnswerHey, Amy. I

covering existing lawn with river rock

QuestionQUESTION: I have a very large spruce tree in my front yard. Since the grass around this tree is struggling to survive I am planning to lay down river rock on appr 3/4 of my front lawn. Do I have to rem

pavers-bedding sand

QuestionDear Sir: I am installing a concrete brick walkway. I have done the excavating and installed 3 of compacted base material. Now comes 1 of bedding sand, but Ive hit a snag. Ive been all ove

limestone as landscape rock

QuestionQUESTION: We recently started a project replacing our landscape bark with limestone and was told this will cause problems with our plants, flowers and trees. Is this correct and if so would it work to remove

paver plant spacers

Question patio path project My husband recently laid out a path of flagstone between a retainer wall he also just installed and the wall of our garage. I would like to use elfin thyme between the flagstone pav

Landscape stones

QuestionHello, I have finally decided on using landscape stones instead of mulch to dress up my landscaping. However, Im am wondering if you would know the most inexpensive way to do this. How do I estim

Landscape stone

QuestionHey Sean! I have finally decided on using landscape stones instead of mulch to dress up my landscaping. However, Im am wondering if you would know the most inexpensive way to do this. How do I es

Landscape Ideas

QuestionHi Russel...I have this beautiful big fenced in backyard with great green grass. I would like some ideas to help make it even better. Do you recommend a website with pictures that may give me som

crimson queen japanese maple

Question 001 Hi, We planted three japanese maples about two years ago. We are watering them about once a week. They are not doing very well. We cant figure out if we are watering to much, to little, or

large scale landscaping /gardening

Question1) What would be the major design criteria / priority in terms of using mulch for large scale landscaping other than price point (mall area, college campus, or couple building landscaping at one time, 20 a