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HGTV Landscape Designer Gary Alan
Comments (26)I have enjoyed watching Gary’s shows on TV for many years and I’d continue to watch him if they’re still available. He teaches the viewers the asthetic application of curves in landscape designs. It’s the simplicity and fail-safe techniques that are valuable. His concepts work universally regardless of what zones or even countries you’re in. Of course, the basic understanding of zoning in relation to plants choices are essential in successful execution of landscape designs is neccesary to appreciate his great work. He repeatedly let viewers know where he was working and it is understandable that he would choose plants that showed proven success. His concepts in designs are applicable to everyone, one just need to do a little home work to find out what plants do well in his or her area and what lighting, water requirement, soil acidity/alkalinity, size (height and width), light requirements, etc for desired plants to achieve an ultimate successful and beautiful designer landscape like he does!! I really wish his shows are still on TV!! It’s such a joy and relaxing experience to watch his shows as always!! Hope all is well with Gary and his family!!...See Morehgtv canada is better than hgtv
Comments (12)Hmmm, maybe 2 yrs ago when this thread was started, we did have more gardening shows here in Canada. Right now I'm pretty fed up with HGTV. It seems full of these ridiculous design-a-room-in-20-minutes-shows with $100 and completely unlimited resources of carpenters, upholsterers, eletricians and plumbers along with a designer/host who looks like miss universe. And then the game show/reality TV varieties with people decorating their neighbours homes and getting into drunken fights. AND what about these makeover shows where the family says they like modern white neoclassical and so the producers bring in a designer who makes their living room look like a boudoir in the Taj Mahal, full of orange and pink and big intricate rosewood furniture, then sulk when the homeowner tells them to get rid of it? Oh Lordy. TV is for entertainment only, it seems. Back to my gardening books and mags, then! Pam...See MorePopcorn removal on HGTV 'Designed to Sell'
Comments (22)You will never find a true professional crew of removers using a spray bottle as this method would be far too time-consuming. The best method is using a garden hose to wet the ceiling then a 6" to 10" drywall knife to scrape the acoustic material off. The water that does fall back to the plastic sheeting will be soaked up by the acoustic as it is scraped off the ceiling leaving you with a mess but no standing pools of water unless you go nuts with the hose. Use the 6" knife until you get the hang of it to minimize damage then go to town with a 10". A normal 10Âx12Â bedroom can be masked and have the acoustic removed in less than an hour including allowing time for the water to soak into the acoustic using this method, not including time to repair or retexture. If you opt for a smooth finish instead of texture your repair (coating) time climbs considerably as even minor flaws will show on a smooth finish. I'm also amazed at the number of people who say they have removed their ceiling and only did a "little patching" before painting. Ceilings that are intended to be covered with acoustic are almost never top coated and the joints show big time without being properly coated even when sprayed by a professional with a knock down texture. This isnÂt rocket science but a professional job is far more work than scraping off the acoustic then slapping on a coat of paint. Some may be happy with the outcome of painting without proper repair of the drywall joints but most discerning homeowners would be very disappointed. Here is a link that might be useful: Popcorn ceiling removal...See MoreBad Advice from HGTV
Comments (51)I have to admit, I've been watching some of these shows for the last week or so. I don't normally get HGTV or the other cable channels that have these shows but now that I'm staying elsewhere during my remodel, they're easily accessible. I feel like I have a morbid fascination with them. One of the things that always stands out is time. Not just how quickly (they say) they get things done but what they do when something takes longer than expected. In the first part of a show, they'll obsess over "this tile" or "those cabs" and then when something eff's up, that's right out the window so they can finish "in time". Wrong color? Throw some (on site, fast) paint or veneer on it. Which matters more: a couple of weeks of delay (as if ...) or the long term? 'Course, the shows would be less interesting without this drama. I mean, people watch (watched? I never did ...) Jerry Springer. There's some degree of Jerry Springer in many of these shows. I doubt that's by chance. I suppose the root concept of this thread is those people that aren't aware of the parallels between many flipping/remodeling and, say, pro wrestling. The description of that is not so very different: "The content including match outcomes is choreographed"....See Moremarcolo
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