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Comments (4)It would make a big difference if the shed is one of those ugly things that must be hidden ... or one of the cute garden sheds that are a charming part of the landscape. Make a calculation about what other outdoor utility space (that is needed for storage, composting, etc.) that might relate to the shed. You might want to place such an area behind the shed (as viewed from house.) While you don't necessarily need to plan all the landscaping, you should plan how the grass and landscape area divides (the bed line). The shed could be in the planted area (not too deep in) with the opening adjacent to the lawn, or it could have a path from the lawn to it. As it stands now, I think your blue rectangle is too close to the side lot line. The first place that jumps out at me as a good possibility is to set the building in the corner (not too deep in) at a diagonal to the house, with the door facing the patio ... but then, it would need to be a cute garden shed....See MoreNewbie with Complicated Yard
Comments (6)1. Contact your counties office of your University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service and ask them about having a good, reliable soil test done. Even if UI does not do soil testing anymore they can refer you to labs that will. 2. Time is needed to undo the dog poop. While it is not a good idea to use the manure from domesticated animals because of the very real possibility of disease pathogens, time will also help lessen your potential exposure. 3. More than likely the "fire starters" used in the fire pit volatized as the fires burned. Unless they were dumped in and allowed to sit around for some time before the fire was lit they would not have accumulated in the soil or the bricks. 4. You could replace the soil where the unknown poisons were poured or work at building up that soil with organic matter that will help support a soil biology that will aid in the clean up. "Cover" crops have also been used to accumulate some unwanted substances from the soil, but that also means cutting them down and throwing them away. Your best course of action for any food crops you want to grow there is either containers or raised beds for a few years until the potential harmful materials are removed from the soil there. That would be less labor then removing the soil that is there and replacing it with some other soil. Here is a link that might be useful: UI CES...See Morezone 7, N. MS Outdoor Christmas tree?
Comments (9)Hhhmmmm. If you want something that truly looks like a Christmas tree in the fir/spruce mould, no, nothing stops at 20 feet high. However, there are a number of hollies that can be quite permanently sheared to that size, with the right equipment. In the upper south you could go with American holly but some more uncommon hollies might be both more easily shearable and better looking plants. I've seen pictures of 'Scepter' looking cone shaped. All hollies are a little slow when young, but then so are most conifers besides pines bred for forestry. Also, 'Scepter' or certain HIghclere hollies won't be hard to decorate because the leaves are smooth. Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1316017...See Moremarshmallow mania!
Comments (7)I prefer the plain, but like the different sizes. We still have birthday parties for the kids and their friends. We make smores at the parties. Unfortunately, tree branches are often in short supply these days since most homes and parks don't want the trees pruned. I have a bunch of the metal roasting forks....See More- 6 years ago
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