Drainage ditch landscaping

QuestionMy wife and I have a house in the county in the area where we live. The lot is approximately one acre with a drainage ditch running along the front (long side) and one side (short side)of our property.

Rocks

QuestionMy front yard was landscaped with river rocks. I would like to get rid of them and plant trees. Is there a market for river rocks? I live in north San Diego county AnswerI suspect that there is a market. Ho

Moss on Paver Brick

QuestionI have a two year old paver walkway and moss is occuring in spots. What can cause this? How do you combat it? AnswerMoss needs constant moisture to grow, so your paver walkway is simply staying wet all th

sealing concrete

QuestionHi Sean, Its been over a year since we had stamped concrete added to our backyard. I believe its time to add new sealant to the floor, and my husband would like to do it himself. I would like to know how do

landscaping around pool

Question pool pool Hi, we just had an above ground pool put in and to level our yard they had to go down about 2 and now on the one side, when it rains all the water just lays there and I was just wonde

Sloping backyard

QuestionIm buying a Patio home - so I can have a small backyard to plant and have room to put my dogs outside. Problem is my backyard slopes down to the fence, which I can see over from my patio. Part of

using ash as a mulch

QuestionGood afternoon. I live in Northern Kentucky and have an ash tree that has to come down (stuck by lightning, split trunk). I wanted to chip the branches and smaller pieces to use as a mulch in a side yard, aw

dirt next to house siding

QuestionIs it ok to have dirt next to the house vinyl siding or should a piece of tin be placed between the dirt and siding? Thank you. AnswerHello, It is never desirable to have soil placed against siding. You sho

removing juniper hedges to plant sod/perennials

QuestionWe have three juniper hedges in our front yard that have been there for about 60 years, and need to be removed. My husband and I can remove them ourselves, unless we have to remove the root balls. Is it OK t

Allan Block retaining wall

QuestionRecently contracted someone to install a 4 retaining wall, end result didnt look right, did some research and found that a plate compactor was recommended for installation. Is this absolutely necessary

Curious Lantana Bead

QuestionI took on the huge task of gardening at my job last year and Ive found a green thumb i didnt know i had or wanted but now Im riddled with questions and i think the guys at pike nursery are frankly getting si

Base underneath patio pavers

QuestionWe live in Arizona and will be having a paver patio installed. From what I have read it sounds like the base should be ABC stone base (one landscaper told me that this was a concrete mix),

4-inch pipe at the bottom of my steep slope front yard

Questionclose up of the pipe t Mysterious pipe exit a QUESTION: Hi Russel, Need your advice. My house is on a slope and the end of my front yard drops off at a steep slope which is anchored down by la

BLOCK NEIGHBOR BACKYARD

QuestionMark Hi, I have a neighbor with a number of dogs and their place is messy and I can hear the dogs, I dont want to use a fence. The problem that Im having is the area that I want to put bushes on has some ve

use of gravel ...

QuestionDear Mark, There is basically bare soil by our back door, upon which I have laid out 2 large stones that gets us from the driveway to the entrance. The problem is there is a bit of dried dirt on the siding

clear out overgrown yard

Questionmy backyard is about 10 feet x 30 feet (i am in the city), with no lawn, and a few large flagstones every few feet. it is currently wild with weeds that sprout between the stones. can you tell me what

landscape drainage

Question Backyard landscape dra We recently hired someone to do major redesign of our small yard.(About 22 Deep from the house-100 Long). We are worried that the drains were put in improperly. He has not yet

Landscaping over weep screed

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Russel, I did a search on dirt over weep screed and your site came up. Looks like you are also in the San Diego area as am I. I have a condo in a complex where my unit is at the f

lawn and grass seeding

QuestionHello, I have a 2 ft. patio roof overhang facing west. Its 7 ft. high. I would like to grow grass underneath it. Presently, I have a mulched bed, but its becoming unattractive. A nic

percolating a pergola

QuestionQUESTION: Hi and thanks in advance for your help. I have two questions, if you dont mind. We want to put a flagstone patio behind the house and a large-ish (10 X 16 ft)single-story pergola spanning it. W