Residential Landscaping w/a fountain

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - Hi Laura - We moved from Kansas to Copley, OH and built a new home Sept 2004. We will be landscaping this spring and am looking for advice. Ou

GROUND COVER QUESTION

QuestionI have two ground covers, TRAILING STONECROP SEDUM F. GOLD, and BABY TEARS. I just purchased them at the greenhouse because they were so attractive and also new to me, as I wish to broaden my range as

Richard Owen Cambridge

QuestionHello, I have been writing a story that involves the landscaping industry梐nd its just about finished but Id really like to begin it with a quote which concerns the work of the 18th century English landscapis

college major

QuestionMy question is this: i am a high school senior and im trying to decide a major for college. one of my favorite things to do is go to zoos, or amusement parks to see how the landscaped, with plants, water, an

Property line fence or hedge?

QuestionWe need a fence for our dog and a privacy hedge for our pool. We only have 12 from the pool to the property line. Zoning here permits me to put either on the line. Question 2, how close can I put (abrovitee)

Pruning of Weeping Mulberry

QuestionHi Mark: We have an established(approx.15-20Yrs) Weeping Mulberry planted close our driveway. Two years ago we took it right down to its crown and low and behold its comming along nicely. My question is how

Zoysia Grass

QuestionI have a 2 part question... How can I identify the type of zoysia I have and here in New York where it is sold by a limited number of suppliers, can I find it in sod form rather than plugs and sprigs which t

Garden design

QuestionDear Laura Ive just inherited a traditional thatched cottage in Wiltshire, England. Theres a formal herbacious garden centred around a water fountain with two overgrown box specimens at each corner, ie

Plant recommendations

QuestionI live in Devon and have a south facing garden. The subsoil is chalky while the topsoil is a clay loam with a ph level of 6.5. What plants will grow well and which plants should I avoid? AnswerBrian, As lo

Study

QuestionI have a nephew who wants to get into lanscaping and design. He did not finish high school. Can you tell me the best way for him to learn (study, vocation schools, ?). And then the best way get into the fiel

mulch question

QuestionI live in the foot hills of NC and Im in a quandry as to what kind of mulch to use. I currently have small pine bark nuggets throughout my beds and have a lot of area to cover. It has been very c

Evergreen Globes

QuestionIs now (Spring) a good time to plant small Evergreen Globes that remain small in size? I am in a townhouse situation and would like to plant Evergreens for low maintenance the year round coupled with t

Flowers for late August/Early Sept.

QuestionMy daughter is getting married at the end of August. My front flower bed is where some pictures will be taken. What other flowers besides impatiens and begonias will be flowering then? I wa

design question

QuestionHello, We live in coastal Georgia and would like to have a large Hibiscus as the focal point in one of the beds in our front yard. Do you have any suggestions for what we could plant around it? Wed like the

help with front of house!

QuestionHello, We live in coastal Georgia and would like to have a large Hibiscus as the focal point in one of the beds in our front yard. Do you have any suggestions for what we could plant around it? Wed like the

Patio / container garden

QuestionHi there, thanks for looking at my questions. I have an area that I need to landscape a little bit. It is mostly under a large tree. I have cut some brances away to allow some sun in, but for the most par

homemade flower bed fence

Questionhi my name is joey i live in lincoln county wv. i have some old scrap boards and other odds and ends laying around my old place. i was wondering could you help me by telling me how would you fix an country w

Flowers that compliment a japanese maple

QuestionWe have recently landscaped our home. But the area around the japanese maple looks quite bare. Do you have any suggestions of flowers and/or plants that compliment the maple? Also how close

Problem Corner Area

QuestionCan you recommend a good do-it-yourself landscape program that will let me put in my coordinates, ie. patios, house and garage location, etc. and give me examples of possible layouts. Reason. &nb

Driveway grasses

QuestionSure hope you can help. Our driveway is about 250 feet long by 12 ft wide and is gravelled - the small round pea gravel that has another name that escapes me right now. We live in the mountains of NC near Br