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Comments (4)Many people simply till to rip up weeds. Often they do it not because it is the best way to deal with the problem but because they have the equipment to do it. Reasons for you not to do it, especially in those beds around the crape myrtle trees and dwarf yaupons, are that you will hurt what is already in the soil like the roots. Mulching can help against the weeds and adding compost will help the soil and new annuals. All this said, I've never been a "professional" gardener so take my advice with plenty of salt. kimmsr, He may or may not want to remove the annuals depending on what they are, if they have gone to seed, and if they are going into the compost pile they will be eventually getting returned to the beds anyway....See MoreCommon milkweed
Comments (5)Thank you all for confirming my suspicion that milkweeds are invasive. I've alread planted them in 3 places in the yard but I may have to rethink the locations knowing that it will spread. I already have to contend with a wildly growing elderberry which was planted as a screen from neighbors- which it does admirably...maybe too admirably. I am ambitiously trying to put in a flagstone path aroung the house single handedly and have started to excavate a dry streambed to drain a wet spot in the yard so I don't have much time to control wayward plants. We did have a butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa)for 2 years but it died. Also planted some spurge (euphorbia) which is supposed to be a low growing relative of milkweeds but I either dug it up or it died because I haven't seen it this year. Call me crazy but I also like the look of poke. If it weren't such a prolific weed I would plant some in our yard....See MoreDo I need Swiss Cheese/Ceiling Acne lights ?
Comments (13)As long as you are sure you will have the quality of lighting that is right for your purposes, do what you like the looks of and don't worry about what others think. Having enough light for your needs is all that counts. In my L shaped kitchen, I formerly had only two ceiling fixtures and although I "thought" it was reasonable lighting, my kitchen designer encouraged me to consider the recessed ceiling pots. We now have 8 recessed pots to replace those two previous fixtures in our not yet complete renovation. I am thrilled to pieces that I listened to my KD. The quality of light I have now is sooo much better. Previously, when I stood in front of the counter there was obvious shadowing falling on the counter in front of me, now if I stand in front of the counter, there is an even light and if I really look for it I can still see a faint shadowing but basically the counter is shadow free. We have Ice Par halogen bulbs in them to give a diffuse even light. I didn't realize before that my lighting was substandard since it was all I'd had for 27 years. I will also be getting under cab lighting to brighten the space under the cabinets and one pendant to go over our little eating/workspace peninsula beside the stove. The pendant is not to use with the other lights but to use instead for someone having a late night snack or such. I have a family member who did a kitchen reno and replaced her original fixtures with improved ones rather than going with recessed pots and she is satisfied with what she has. I probably would have been satisfied if I had done the same but I am happy that I took the chance on the change since I can see that it has made an improvement for me and I haven't even got to the point of moving in to my new space yet! I can't see that simply replacing my orginal fixtures would have chased away the shadows the way that this lighting arrangement has....See MoreKitchen remodel, cabinet help
Comments (29)@decormyhome - That was my point - white Shaker cabinets with white subway tiles with white counters has now become the default kitchen of almost every home now built in America just as other kitchen styles - white formica with oak trim; oak with cathedral or arched doors; pseudo-Tuscan kitchens; avocado, harvest gold or copper appliances all completely overwhelmed and defined certain eras and are now the subject of threads asking how they can "save" their terrible dated kitchens. These have become the kitchens of the starter homes and so if someone is remodeling their home and is afraid not to go with a look that isn't white Shaker/white subway because they think that look is somehow "timeless", my point is that ten years from now, it will most certainly be thought to be "dated" just as the other ubiquitous kitchen looks are. I have been binging on House Hunters and yes indeed every starter/builder home or new relatively modest flip/remodel has that kitchen including omitting the more expensive functional stuff like drawers or hoods. People want an island and often the island is at the expense of storage and lacks any storage below - if one is going to deliberately take away a wall of storage to make a kitchen open, isn't the island supposed to theoretically provide storage? And if the kitchen on HH isn't currently white, the realtor assures the house hunter that a simple can of white paint will solve the problem - ignoring the cathedral doors and the expensive and/or difficult aspect of painting old cabinets. But I digress. Now if one truly loves a look and is very sure about one's taste, then go for it whether it be white, or orange or walnut slab or whatever else one loves. However a person who is opting for design choices they love isn't starting threads worrying or asking about whether something is on trend or will look dated because that wasn't part of their thought process. There are all kinds of questions one can (and should) ask about kitchen design which will help one achieve a much better kitchen than one would have without the houzz community but unless one is flipping for sale within six months, relying on trends or anonymous predictions on what will be dated in X years is futile and ultimately self defeating....See Moreblfenton
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