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Hello All, I need to grade over an existing concrete driveway slab with fill material to match the grade around a new house. Fill material varies from about 3inches to 8 inches over a 30 foot driveway. The driveway area will be finished with landscaping stone--probably 3/4 river rock. Pitch...

We have a ground level deck we had built a few years ago. It ended up being too high off the ground so we added a surrounding step to help close the gap and make it less of a tripping hazard. The ground is not completely level, and there is still about a 5” gap along parts of the steps. We have...

I am tackling a retaining wall and would like this curved style. Question is... How is this built?? I was planning to dig a trench for a concrete footing, but not sure how these vertical pieces would be secured. And how to incorporate deadmen? Appreciate any insight or ideas.

Hi all, I am installing artificial turf in my backyard. I would like to divide it with a path filled with decorative rocks. The whole area was excavated 4" deep and I covered it with geo textile fabric to keep weeds from growing. The 2 areas with grass are filled with base rocks and top with a...

Someone in our neighborhood does concrete curbing for $2.85/ft. I feel like I could learn to do it myself for cheaper, but I don't know how much it would cost and how long it will take to do it myself. I have about 178 ft I'm looking to do. One of the challenges is my wife really wants the...

Hi! I want to make a of my house, found some good company. I want to know what I need to clarify before I go to work?

I'm a new homeowner. I'm planting some new plants in my front yard and it's not going well. Some lavender and blue fescue. It's the lavender I'm worried about. I'm in Los Angeles. Here are some photos of the lavender. They start out nice and full, then start to shrink. The branches closest...

The drain line for my AC exits the house about 3 inches off the ground. During the hot summers here in Texas, it's putting out at least 10 gallons a day into the yard. I would like to devise a system to pump this water into a rain barrel next to the drain line. I've googled and googled and been...

Looking for info on this bush in front of my house. The name and its blooming cycle. Thank you

We recently moved into a house in NorCal with a big, dead yard. We're planning to have a house warming party in a week or so and want to put something down to protect folks from the burr clover and thorny weeds and are wondering about the best approach. We're thinking of seriously temporary...

Hey Everyone, I'm new here to the forum. I work in landscaping so I am hoping to be able to help answer landscape questions as well as get some questions answered myself. I look forward to talking with all of you!

Hello, We bought a detached house 4 years ago. The previous owners built a two-story extension to the house (without a basement). Unfortunately the foundation height above grade line for the extension is extremely small, maybe something like 4'' on average, with places where it is even lower. I...

Hello friends, All my landscaping projects done since 2003. I'm so sure something should be helpful for member.

Our townhome rental unit has a small back yard (maybe 225 SF). Right now it has a mix of bad grass and weeds. We want a cheap quick fix to make it presentable. Do you have any suggestions? Doing sod ourselves seems pretty cheap, but I wouldn't be opposed to something zero maintenance like pea...

We live in California and have been thinking of remodeling our front yard with artificial grass to conserve water but don't want the yard to look too fake. Found an interesting article discussing the benefits of artificial turf but we're still on the fence. Please let us know what you think and...

Garden Design Element Two – Line The line is an extension of the focal point and is related to eye movement or flow. In the overall landscape, the line is inferred in the arrangement of space and its divisions. The line is one of the structural aspects of landscaping mostly related to beds...