Cicular Mowing Strips

QuestionId like to put mowing strips around some trees. But almost all of the pavers I find are rectangular. So there would be pie-shaped gaps between the pavers where grass could easily grow. Cutt

Backyard drainage

QuestionSean, Thanks for taking my question. I have an area of my backyard where water pools during/after a storm - roughly oval 15 feet by 8 feet in diameter after a good rain (say 1 inch in 24 hours).  

alberta spruce browning

QuestionI have a dozen or so dwarf Alberta Spruce trees on a property line, and every spring they are brown on the southeastern sides of the plants. They are nice and green on the northern sides of the plants.

Water Drainage problem in my yard

QuestionHi there, I live in a townhouse complex with no access to the back yard except through the house. I have noticed that my neighbors have either decked their yards or they have raised their yards forcing

plants and shrubs for swampy yard.

QuestionI live in rural West Virginia and have about a three acre yard. There are several springs along the hillside of my yard as well as a large swampy (wet) area in part of the flat part of my yard. B

brown sago palms

QuestionI planted 3 sago palms 3 years ago. They are brown from the winter and look as though they are dying. Will they come out again? Do they need to be cut back or leaves cut off? My husba

Ground covers

QuestionHi - I live in NJ. My landscaping includes pakisandra as a ground cover in most areas. I have an area that is almost full sun. I planted some vibirnum carlesi and would like a ground cove

patio drainage

QuestionI have a brick patio. When it rains water stands on the patio and also grass grows up through it. I would like to remove the bricks and put some type of drainage in and then put the bricks back. Answe

Astro turf or?

QuestionRussel, First thanks for your time. I am leveling an area and wanting to lay down like an astro-turf (AT) sort of material. Area is about 30ft x 30ft. I want to do so because I live WAY out in the c

Cleaning white marble chips

QuestionThere is a section next to our shed with those white marble chip rocks. Under them is an inch or so of sand and then a weed cloth. A lot of weeds have grown in the sand and dirt that has collected and the ma

Concrete to pump or not

QuestionI have a big concrete job about to happen in my backyard it is a big back yard and i CAN fit a truck in it. But SOME of the people are telling me to have it pumped. Job is 46 cubic yard 3150 sq ft. Is the jo

Fosters Holly doesnt look good.

QuestionQUESTION: First of all thank you for your time. My wife and I bought a beautiful Fosters Holly about a year ago, but over the winter it has lost all its leaves. It looks as if it is still alive with green ne

Fence over Unistone Block Retaining Wall

QuestionHi. I am planning to put a fence, chain link fence, and i have a 60 ft back which i did several years ago in unistone blocks for a retaining wall cuz the wall went down about 3 feet. I was hoping to put the

Dogwood

Question Doogwood Leaves I have hardtime to identify my dogwood tree, so I attached 2 images of the leave and hope you have a few seconds to identify it for me. Im very much appreciated. I love tree and

decorative rock over 3/4 gravel

QuestionI have an area about 15X20 that I dug out and put gravel in, about 4 inches deep. I was going to put in concrete, but have since changed my mind. Can I place decorative rock over this and if so what would be

Norfolk Island Pine

QuestionI have a Norfolk island pine located in my back yard surrounded by a patio and two feet away from my house. Im worried that the roots might damage the house foundation and sidewalk. Should I remove it. It is

PLANTING AFTER REMOVING TREES

QuestionI just had several trees removed and the stumps and root ground. The person who did the stump removal said that where the debris would be very acidic and I would not be able to plant grass successfully

edging for walking

QuestionWe have a 4-ft. stone walkway paralleling our front porch. Any suggestions on what to use to separate walkway from lawn and walkway from flower bed? AnswerA trench edger that you maintain with

Re-graded for drainage - now what to landscape over it?

QuestionQUESTION: I recently improved the grade against the back of my house to reduce some leakage in my basement, by mounding dirt up 12 and out about 10. My question is what to put on top of this new grade? Stone

pavers around pool

QuestionWe have an inground pool surounded by cement approx 3 feet wide. And then the rest is grass. We want to replace the grass with pavers or Kool deck. Would this look OK? AnswerHey, Christine. In