Parkview Nursery in Riverside on Magnolia and Jackson will carry the varieties mentioned bare root in January except the Dixie Red Delight apple, which you can order from www.centuryfarmorchards.com Kadota fig is pretty decent as is petite negra. I should add Thompson Seedless grape off the vine here blows away the ones from the store. Just about any nectarine or peach they carry will be good, as they don't have room for losers. Forget Home Depot and Lowes, much of what they carry is not suited for our climate, except the potted blueberries, which seem to really like partial shade. If you decide to add the blueberries (highly recommended; just had some in pancakes today) make sure to dig a hole and discard the dirt you dug out and replace with 1/3 minature bark, 1/3 peat moss, and 1/3 compost; add a big handful of soil sulphur and one of ammonium sulphate (all this available at Parkview also) or the blueberry will die a slow, painful death in our alkali soil.

Hello all, I've been gathering ideas from here for a couple of months now. Everyone seems to be very helpful and very knowledgeable and all of your designs are awesome. How would you recommend finding all the contractors you need for a bathroom remodel? I don't even know how to approach it besides yelp and google. Nobody I know had any kind of remodeling done recently, therefore I can't get any personal references. We need a plumber to reroute some pipes and a tiler to do the floors and showers. I know a handy man who can do dry wall and paint, and we don't need any electrical work besides replacing old light fixtures. We have a good idea of what we want and we just need someone to do it (so no designer needed). We will also be getting all the permits ourselves. We live in Orange county, CA. If anyone can suggest a good contractor who can help us with the remodel, or if you know of any companies or showrooms that would be good to check out, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance and have a weekend day everyone

The decking has been completed and equipment has been set. We passed the inspection yesterday and today the PebbleSheen is being applied. It looks like they will start filling pool tomorrow evening. We are extremely pleased with the results.

Disclosures are required by law. The sellers, and possibly the agent/broker in some cases, are liable for known faults that they don't disclose. If it's former farmland there are possibly fewer geologic issues. I don't know enough to say what that disclosure might mean, but some possibilities include soil issues from fertilizers, contaminated ground water, and industrial waste, or materials used in the construction. Or it might be standard blather for butt-covering. If it's a listed disclosure you should be able to get details from the listing agent. It would really help to have a buyer's agent who really knows that area and knows what issues are prevalent. Subsidence is where the ground sinks under the house. It can be caused by underground water, saturated soil, earthquakes (especially combined with water), bad fill, etc. The earth around here moves and leaks. Everyone hears about the earthquakes, but water and slide are equally important. Riparian water is water that runs free. Does the lot drain correctly? Does the water run into other people's yards (needs to be corrected, if so). Does water and/or mud run into this house's yard? It really does rain in California, more than the soil can absorb, and the water has to go somewhere. These are the kinds of things a geologist looks for, as well as locating the nearest faults, etc. If you have good advice from an agent who has longterm knowledge of the area you might not really need this, especially if there are no hills, but it's really hard to know what's going on when you're coming from such a different part of the country. I'd want to know what caused the hole in the court, and what that trench across it with the manhole is all about. The bottom of the garage problem might just be dirt, etc., from where the border plantings were, or could be a problem.