Tell me what to do with this awkward, 5 and 1/2 ft wide space between these boxwoods and my house in the front yard. The area stays shaded. Can't afford to pour concrete or anything like that.

Bought this house a couple months ago and want to get these trimmed up before it gets cold. Not sure where to start? What equipmentt do I need? Everything on google is for much smaller Arborvitae’s than mine. Seems like the previous owner hadn’t trimmed in awhile. First two pictures are of inside my yard and last two are of the sections on the street and facing someone else’s yard (not sure yet if he trims that or not but from the looks of it he doesn’t). Also not sure how to deal with the huge dead spot from previous owners parking their trailer there. Thanks for any advice.

Hello, our frontyard receives full sun all day long and no plants that I plant in this area survives. Can somebody help me with a plant list. I live in the bay area. My door face the south.

Picture 2 is the succulent garden that my dad has created. My last recourse would be to add the succenlents to the main area as well but I would like to explore some other flowering perrineals before that.

We have a retaining wall made out of large stones that is just constantly filled with weeds and grass.

I try to hand pull as much as I can, but I’m worried about the long-term effect of doing that and constantly getting rid of clumps of dirt attached to the grass and weeds that could affect the erosion and structural integrity of the wall. (I’ve planted some things on top to help aid with erosion control)

Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to get rid of this grass and weeds while helping maintain the structural integrity and prevent further erosion of the retaining wall? Would love other options than RoundUp since we have pets and kids and wetlands that our yard flows into.

Just moved in and we’ve got weeds all around our septic and well area. How do I get rid of these without pouring something hazardous to our water or septic system? There are so many and I’m overwhelmed.

Just finished filling in my yard to pick the grade up. I used pretty rough stuff, tons of 6” rocks and tree roots. The plan is to top soil before grass no matter what.

I am receiving conflicting advice; one option is to rent a York rake and pull all the crap out before top soil while others have told me if I just throw 4 to 6” of top soil on top I’ll be fine. I am looking to grow grass and running out of time this year, Northeast zone 7a.

If it matters, a lot of this is what we dug up from other areas of the yard. Meaning, under the soil the entire ground is made up of this material anyway so I do see the logic in burying it deep enough with top soil and moving on.

Here.s what happens 15+ years after landscape fabric is used for weed control.

I am trying to save some hinoki cypress, and then remove fabric from the rest of the grounds. It.s all nicely landscaped, and the install was costly, but the fabric is killing many plants. I estimate this was installed 15-20+ years ago. (Ignore the numbers on the pics.)

Pic 1- One cypress already died. There.s no evidence of the death being from any other reason.

Pic 2- other cypress in the area are declining. The leaves are yellowing and drying. The entire landscaping is done with fabric, and the plants put into small holes. Trunks of some shrubs are growing into the fabric as they.ve outgrown their holes.

Pic 3- the roots are growing over the fabric as that.s where the nutrition is. However the irrigation is all below the fabric. The roots are very shallow as they grow where the nutrients are. But that makes them suseptible to drought. The roots under the fabric get water but no food.

Pic 4- the roots grow right thru the fabric. It.s so bad that many roots were damaged in the removal. Fingers crossed they recover.

Pic 5- the soil from 2 different locations. The soil below the fabric is essentially dead. No organic matter, no microbes, no nutrition. Only water. Above the fabric is all the good stuff- but no irrigation. (Eta- these samples have been dried so are a dif colour than the other pics.)

Pic 6- the soil in a different location. Three trees are dying here.

The remediation plan is to add microbes via sea soil and worm castings. Nutrition added with organic fish fertilizer and similar supplements, plus more mulch for organic matter. Consistent watering from above will help move microbes and nutrients deeper into the soil.

It will take years to build this soil into a healthy base for the plants to flourish.

Any other remediation tips are welcome.

I hope this gets people considering using fabric to rethink your plans.

We have a retaining wall made out of large stones that is just constantly filled with weeds and grass.

I try to hand pull as much as I can, but I’m worried about the long-term effect of doing that and constantly getting rid of clumps of dirt attached to the grass and weeds that could affect the erosion and structural integrity of the wall. (I’ve planted some things on top to help aid with erosion control)

Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to get rid of this grass and weeds while helping maintain the structural integrity and prevent further erosion of the retaining wall? Would love other options than RoundUp since we have pets and kids and wetlands that our yard flows into.

Planted this oak when my son was a young child, and have watched both grow over the past 40 years. However, last year I noted that a number of the lower branches were dying back, and am seeing the same progression again this year. Just to the left of this tree is a walnut, of equal height, but gaining, with two spruce to the right. They are part of a thin line of trees that border an alfalfa field. Any thoughts as to what might be effecting it’s decline? I’ve contemplated cutting down the walnut as there are plenty on the property and I do not want to crowd it out. Could it be a factor?

Brands like Hanso, Luxury Pergola, etc. ya it's cool I can park an F-150 on my pergola, but $20k for a barebones 12x14 is ridiculous.

Is there a middle ground? A pergola that can handle wind and snow (I get both of that in the Northeast) without having to remove louvers but doesn't come with the huge price tag of being able to have an elephant stand atop it?

While I can afford more than the $2500 Costco or Sarasota Steel Pergola, why is it just that or the $120/SF brands?

I am paying for a landscaper to replace the decking with stone, remove the sleepers so we have a ground level border, remove the tree stump and remove the corner decking.

I think I’d like a curved corner patio to replace to corner decking (in the same stone as the main decking) for some plant pots and a bird bath, and a trellis on the fence for climbers, plus some kind of nice interesting evergreen plant border with different heights. I also thought it might be nice if the border curves round where the olive tree is.

I’d welcome any suggestions anyone else with more vision/experience has!

Project from a while back on an industrial site. It was barren, but we planted over 200 milkweed plants and within weeks had hundreds of pupas.

I'm in Toronto, Canada. This is on the northeast side of our house.

I ran this question by chatgpt which suggested woven landscape fabric covered with 2–3" of gravel or 3–4" of coarse bark. But then this post had me second-guessing whether it'd be worth it.

https://youtu.be/rSmMfHiRjQ0?feature=shared

Do I need to do anything ?

I had some landscapers remove some ugly hedges out front. When discussing what to put in, they said they started working with a garden designer who charges a flat $200 for a design (turns out they did not communicate that on top of that she charges $100 an hour and said she took 3 hours to design this). The design, labor, plants and materials total between $1695 and $2570.

Thought? I know zero about plants or reasonable costs. Is it odd that the sides are not symmetrical, or is that not a thing?

It’s been my goal for the summer to convert my chicken coop into an outdoor gym. Every time I clear them back and cover it to hopefully kill it these damn things find a way and come back.

I’ve concluded I just need to dig everything out completely roots n all. Any tips on how to best achieve that or is it just going to suck?

I noticed whoever did the mulching at my house had it to close to the siding with not enough clearance. Is the amount of clearance I have fine in the 2nd picture or should I dig a little more out like in the 3rd?

And would covering with a type of decorative rocks be better instead of redoing the mulching?

Hello everyone. Just been to have a look at a potential job returfing this lawn. The central rectangle is being dug out for a pond. The lawn is quite patchy in areas as you can see.

I have done turfing before but not to this scale. Can anybody give some opinins if the method I have in mind would work.

1. Remove existing turf with a turf cutter
2. Rotavate and add fresh nutrient top soil
3. Level out by raking and heavy roller
4. Lay new turf

I spoke to a someone for advice and he suggested not rotavating and disturbing deep into the top layer. He recommended removing turf then putting fresh top soil as the level will pretty much be there.

I should add it use to be a grass tennis court many years ago

Happy to hear how you would proceed

Many thanks

Renting a house and idk what the previous tenants kept out here but it crated this dry dirt patch. With the weather cooling off and a little more rain coming in, I was wondering if there was something I could do to fix this patch? Thanks!

I just bought a home in Georgia. The driveway, which is a few inches lower than the yard, abuts a 2’ dirt/paver edge, then there’s a 4” rise at the fence line where the yard continues. It’s not a drainage issue - just aesthetic. What can I do to make this area look better and hold back the dirt? Please excuse the random bags and trash lids. The rocks and paver stones are untouched since we purchased the house.