proper way to put out river rock

QuestionI have an area in front of my house that I want to cover in river rock. The area is about 12x10 ft. Due to the natural downhill slope of our yard, the area I am wanting to cover has a tendency to flood- that

WEEDS BETWEEN PAVERS

QuestionHAD OUR PATIO INSTALLED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND DID NOT PAY ATTENTION WHEN WE WERE TOLD TO APPLY JOINT LOCK WHICH WOULD KEEP THE WEEDS OUT. NOW WE ARE HAND PULLING THE WEEDS WHICH IS CRAZY. AM AFRAID TO

yard and garden design

QuestionHi Kathy,we live in a double wide mobile on a 1/2 acre lot. The owner before us planted NOTHING, which is good. Clean canvas!! My husband and I have been wanting to spruce it up and we have built a small gar

Catch basin, French drain or both?

QuestionLike the question posed at http://en.allexperts.com/q/Landscaping-Design-724/2008/7/MAJOR-water-retaining.h... we are the lowest house on a 3-house cul-de-sac. As a result, water from our neighbors on

Re: Meandering Tree Roots

Question I was recently cleaning a planting bed behind the house. It is not well maintained presently. I notice a trunk growing in amongst the stems of this bush and the leafs sprouting from this trunk were broad an

Backyard Privacy - creative help needed

QuestionMy husband and I recently purchase our first home and now we are in desperate need of some backyard privacy. The picture was taken from my patio looking into my neighbors yard and house. The two bushes in th

Tree Ring

QuestionI just have a very basic question which I hope you wont find too boring. I want to build a tree ring using curved 16 stones with the scalloped top. Is there a formula to determine how large it sh

Desert landscape

QuestionWe had new landscaping installed around our stucco home. When thet put the D.G. in to finish it comes up to the top of the foundation right where the bottom of the stucco wall begins. I am afraia

surrounding well with stones

QuestionWe have an old covered well in our backyard that sits above ground about 12. Id like to encircle the base of it with a stones and mortar but am wondering if I need any kind of a footing for it. W

Dwarf Japanese Maple Tree Problem

QuestionI purchased a dwarf red japanese maple tree in April,2008. I live in Kenosha,Wisconsin.The tree is planted in a front flower bed facing South.I planted it as directed and put mulch around it as well.It has b

My Front Yard

QuestionI live in Baton Rouge, La. We recently purchased a home that has a 60 ft.wide front yard, 45ft of that being the house itself and 35ft deep.The problem is there is a 30 year live oak sitting in the middle of

Weeds in flower beds

QuestionQUESTION: I bought my house in June 2007. The back flower beds were very overgrown with healthy perennials. I wanted something different and lower maintenance. I paid to have the perennials supposedly taken

Growing grass over landscape fabric

QuestionI have an area behind my garage that is about 40 x 28, currently covered with landscape fabric. If I brought in 18 yards of topsoil can I plant grass seed right over the fabric? The 18 yards should give me a

desert landscaping plan

QuestionI am looking for a basic desert DIY landscaping design plan for my front yard. I live in the Palm Springs area. I have gotten rid of the grass and cannot afford an expensive landscape architect a

USE OF OLD RAILROAD TIES

QuestionHi, there, Eight years ago in ignorance I had a massive garden and landscaping project built using old railroad ties. I now realize how foolish and possibly8 dangerous that was. I have b

Growing Trees Indoors.

QuestionHi, I have about 600 1.5 year old tree seedlings (Colardo Blue Spruce and some White Pine) in foot diameter, 2 feet deep pots. I would like to move them indoors (kinda create an indoor tree farm) and p

steep hill and landscaping

QuestionWe have a steep hill that goes down to a paved driveway and to the lake. Right now on the steep hill are railroad ties along with steps. Also have plants. We are looking to take all of this

Lanscape a Mess

QuestionWe are also in the process of re-roofing and siding our home. We are planning on putting a gable over the front porch too. Our landscaping needs help - any suggestions. We have a long ranch with two single w

artesian-fed pond

QuestionI have just bought a property that has a small artesian-spring fed pond. Its really pretty small, probably 12 ft diameter, no more than 1.5 ft deep. It dries up in the late summer so doesnt have

Sod Job

QuestionI am about to sod a section of my yard that was destroyed during a sewer pipe repair. The job was performed almost a year ago and over the summer a broad spectrum of weeds has taken over. My ques