QuestionCarlo, I have been planning a raked Japanese garden. The Botanic Garden in Chgo. was using Arkansas Pearls from Menoni & McCogni, but they are discontinued and I cant find them anywhere. They sug
QuestionWe are planning a limestone rock patio for a part-shade/deep shade area (Zone 6) and would like to use some grass (Irish moss?) to fill the space between the rocks. The bed has a slight gradient, sloping tow
QuestionUnder our large spruce tree in the lawn we would like to create a circle of bricks, add dirt, and plant with shade indigenous plants. We have read that 4 is the max for the added soil, but currently there is
QuestionI live in Queen Creek, AZ and have a small 40 x 36 back yard with a 14 x 28 pool and a 12 x 10 patio. I tried putting sod throughout the entire backyard but was unable to maintain it and it has all pretty mu
Can I Use River Rock In Back Yard?
QuestionI live in Queen Creek, AZ and have a small 40 x 36 back yard with a 14 x 28 pool and a 12 x 10 patio. I tried putting sod throughout the entire backyard but was unable to maintain it and it has all pretty mu
Adding privacy to a corner lot
QuestionQUESTION: My husband I just bought a 3 story colonial home on a corner lot. There is no back yard and the entire lot has a chain link fence surrounding it. There is absolutely no privacy when sit
QuestionQUESTION: I really want your help, I have flagstones in the backyard and they are all uneven, I hired a contractor to remove all the flagstones and re do them but the results are not what we wanted, What can
QuestionI am wanting to cut back some ivy at the front entryway of our home. Is fall the best time to cut it back and can I cut it back all the way to the ground to get rid of the woody stems? We keep it cut b
QuestionI purchased and planted a sego palm about six years ago. I live in Florida and it seems well-suited to the climate. I am lacking any sort of green thumb. I water occasionally in long drough
QuestionI have a mature maple tree which I would like to put a ring of landscaping blocks around. However, I have run into trouble because the root system causes the blocks to be uneven. What can I do
QuestionMy yard has a front age of about 200 feet and a depth of about 150 feet. I have lived here for about 4 years and have tried to make my yard better but i am losing. I am considering having the lawn and
QuestionI purchased 2 5 gal Forsythia bushes at the local hardware at 1/2 price & plan to plant them in a Northern exposure against a garage wall with some Hostas. How/when do I plant them? Its in the 90s now
QuestionWe have a cement/peagravel patio and would like to have a smooth stone, such as flagstone, put over it. We would also like to extend it over an area that is currently grass. Is is possible withou
Dirt against the side of a pool
QuestionHi! I was wondering if its alright to put dirt directly on the side of a pool. My friends just put up an older pool and had to dig out part of the yard to make it level. They want to fill-i
QuestionWe just purchased a home Grand Junction CO -the back yard is south facing and 14 wide to a white vinyl fence and 60 feet long (last 16 of 60 RV parking). It is at present cover with decor rock. We have
QuestionQUESTION: I am in the process of building a brick patio roughly 25 x 25. I am to the point to where I have the sand in but now am wondering the best (easiest) way to level or skreed it so that all the
QuestionWhat can I do with the hill that is on my property? I had three landscaping contractors come in and two suggested getting rock to put in the ditch and up the side on the hill that is across the entire
landscaping near a side entry garage
QuestionWe just bought a home near Fayetteville, N.C. I am not sure what style garage/driveway we have, but the driveway curves in front of the house entrance into a side entry garage. Therefore, we have
QuestionHi there, Thanks for taking the time to answer this very general question. (you sound like a very knowledgeable individual.) Here it goes.... Ill try to include as much info as possible. We have a larg
QuestionHow do i figure out how much rock to order for a cetain area? If i want the rock to be 2 inches deep??? Like lets say i have a 1000 square feet to lay rock in. How much rock would i need??? AnswerAs rock is
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