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Comments (22)pirate girl~ The yellow one is 25" edge to edge (28" point to point) only the snowman is paper pieced. Paper piecing has it's place. And its waste. But it can create some of the most spectacular stars!! I'm slowly working on some others for another project and achieving stuff there's no way I could achieve any other way!...See MoreLandscaping Job Complete!
Comments (26)Oh, no, kswl--funny, folks on a list I'm on were just talking about how we all read about the first half of any post and then respond :) scottmel, re your 5 feet of room: remember that the woman with the weeping atlantic cedar said that she had to keep pruning it because it was planted only *12* feet from the house. Seriously, *so* many houses make this mistake of putting plants too close. It's epidemic. 5' is nothing wrt root spread--you will have roots under your foundation in no time. Re replacements: I wrote a big long bit about one plant (ninebark, which is pretty cool), then remembered another plant which is one of my absolute favorites, is so easy it hates to be watered and bothered over, and is really *wonderful* in early spring: the daphne odora. Ooh I love this plant. It's just slightly variegated, lower (spread some), and its standout feature is *fragrance*! It would look great there, too. Some people say they're picky plants and don't really love to live--mine has survived a huge tree falling on it (I really thought it was a goner, but it appears to be healing over the break in the main stem rather than croaking!), and I almost *never* water mine, it's pretty close to the foundation--I have it near the entry because I *love* smelling it when it's in bloom--and they bloom for a long time! Can you tell I think this is a *great* plant for near a walkway? And you'll love to bring in clippings in the early spring. Unless you don't like fragrance. AND, it's evergreen! The only issue is whether you get full day sun on that exposure--it doesn't like full day sun. It does like protection, which it would have, but prefers only part sun. What exposure is that side of the house?...See MoreAdvice on completing DG landscaping project
Comments (3)If the top layer was a uniform 2", and there was a "hill", and if that hill got badly scuffed, it could expose the underlayer. If the underlayer was also scuffed, then the two layers would, to some degree, mix and be forever inseparable. It would be a better solution to have the underlayer be a flat layer, and whatever topographical features are created be in the top layer only. That way, no amount of scuffing of high spots reaches the underlayer. If the degree of topographical change is subtle, it is probably not too important. If the topo change is sudden, it is more likely to be deeply scuffed. Personally, I do not think there is any sealant -- unless it is like a lot of glue or concrete -- that will keep the layers separate. Neither do I think it's necessary. It's pretty unlikely you'd deeply scuff a 2" layer and break into the underlayer. This would only be likely if you are driving on the DG. Make sure you have a full 2" thickness layer, though. So adjust the base for this prior to adding the top layer....See MoreRecently planted mango trees in landscape islands
Comments (1)They're okay with or without mulch. Nevertheless, mulch helps protect the soil and the organisms in it so it's always a good way to go. It also breaks down and provides some nutrients for plants. But it can also be a weed suppressant, depending on your climate and the weeds you have. Any of those fertilisers would be okay but the best way to go is to first get a soil test done. Then you can get the right fertiliser for your trees....See Morehaziemoon
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