Paper birch placement advice needed.
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Comments (4)The camper will actually be back about 10ft further then it currently is in the pictures. Luckily it is parked next to their garage and a small shed; there is no yard space that is blocked for them. Also, they can't see the camper from any of the windows in their home living areas. But yes, I will camouflage it eventually with a natural screen of some sort. Techny Arborvitaes have been considered for this....See MoreBirch tree advice, and other madness.
Comments (5)Went to the nursery today and saw one Jacquemonti that might work somewhere for me. The thing is, Trudy also says she likes "black spots" on her birches. This tree is pretty much all white. I think it looks good though, but approval will be needed. aside- We went a little crazy last year planting "sticks" after the incident, including a tiny Whitespire birch and Size 5 American Hornbeam. There was a sense of imbalance with the street tree gone that had dominated the right side of the lawn. The 5 foot stick helped a little, but I'm thinking I need real trees now. It's a bit of a messy stick jungle now. Anyway, decided today to replace the decimated European Hornbeam with another one at the nursery that looked up to the job. I need the screening from the neighbors across the street who built a porch facing my front door. It gets complicated beyond that. The forest pansy took a major hit to the central leader, but still appears to be a viable tree after the broken section was pruned off. The thing is, the red leaves in June kind of blended into my brownish house, and it didn't seem to work in this prime spot as I thought. I am tempted to move it somewhere and put a jaquemonti (if approved) or some other birch there. I get a lot of resistance when talking about moving things, "just let it be..plant around it.. blah, blah", but that has a way of preventing definitive action :)...See MorePaper Birch 5' too Close to house?
Comments (13)The bottom photo shows a type of decorative block that was popular in certain areas and eras. They were usually made from concrete, but could have been clay. They were usually used only where they would be visible from the grade line upward, not for an entire foundation wall. I am not at all sure what you mean by the distinction between "bottom foundation" and "foundation". I am also assuming the repairs to the foundation as shown in the middle photo were professionally done. If that is the case, any competent mason would/should have inspected the entire foundation for damage from the inside. The top photo shows quite serious damage. Adding the potential damage from the roots of what is still a pretty young tree to whatever forces are responsible for the damage shown in the top photo seems very unwise to me. Better to remove the tree entirely rather than attempt to control it through any type of pruning. I wouldn't attempt to move the tree, either. Excavating close to this foundation is something to avoid, imho....See MoreSeeking Advice for Furniture Placement for a Difficult Living Room
Comments (9)Yes, such a common problem. Imo, your space is so limited you should consider solving your problem outside the box. Outside the house box by putting the area where you first greet guests and make them feel they've arrived outside that thin, 3" thick front door instead of inside. To do this, of course, an outside "foyer" has to be created. Most homes front to public street, and their front yards are also completely open to the street, to windows across the street, etc., so that the thin front wall and door are very often the first and only transition from public to private space. Very undesirable, and no good architect-designed homes fail to make a much more emotionally satisfying transition from public to private. That's why people want an indoor foyer. It's a transition between truly public to truly private that makes finally arriving in the sheltered living area feel right. You can't have one, but you could damage the appearance and functionality of what could be a very inviting room by devoting a space that tries and fails transition guests... From it to itself. That's why I suggest creating a separation from the street and public yard outside. Presuming you don't already have one that can be further developed, of course. Think of, for instance, a gracious, paved outdoor landing or porch that guests arrive at by passing through a gate and/or under a tree or arbor to reach. Imagine a delicate tree perhaps, like a birch, that creates a gentle see-through privacy screen between this area and the street to increase the feeling of separation from public . It might be surrounded by low shrubs or a fence to define it an give a sense of separation. Planted pots or sculpture, a bench or pair of chairs. You now have a transitional middle space from public to private, a transition(foyer/entry area) that doesn't feel at all public from which guests can then move to a very inviting sheltered inner living space. If you google, you'lll find many landscapes that do this. They're very common in neighborhoods of what were once small homes that have become very expensive. People who pay $750k or $1,750K for an 1100 square foot home often bring in designers to fix their foyer problem, and this is a common technique. It's all about meeting emotional needs, and of course looking great, without cannibalizing those living rooms that need all their space for living in them....See More
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