Best practices to develop a lake lot?
Thomas Lombard
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Comments (12)Stopping in to say 'THANKS' to you all for commenting. Judy, I don't know where the time went but Connor is 17 months old already. He is such a joy. He looks just like his daddy did when he was that age, and is just as sweet. He already loves the outdoors and is fascinated by plants and leaves so I am hoping I have me a lil' gardening buddy in the making! Connor didn't want to relinquish those leaves he's holding in the photo, so when Daddy & Mommy came to get him, he took the leaves home with him...LOL. CTC...those Clara Curtis mums are ridiculously cold-hardy...in fact, they bloom only in October here. They LOVE the cold. And the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale rose was developed in Germany by Kordes and I have had great luck growing the newest intos. by Kordes. They survive my winters better than most other floribundas. Rita & Nancy...glad you liked the covered bridge photo. Luckily, that bridge was high enough that the floods we got after the hurricane didn't harm it. There were a couple in my state, but more in Vermont that perished. Very sad. BTW, Nancy, had you gone on the Mt. Washington auto road you would have encountered snow at the summit. I have been up there in July & August and it was snowing! Seemed kinda odd because we were all in shorts and t-shirts. Mt. Washington has some of the worst weather conditions and highest wind speeds in the country even though it is dwarfed by the higher peaks out west. Jean, I know you enjoy the scenery pictures so I always have you in mind when I post them. That is a LAKE in the photo. It is the largest lake in N.H....Lake Winnipesaukee. Where I am, there are lakes everywhere and the water is crystal clean in all of them. Kay, you have a good eye, to catch that barn so far in the distance! I like barns too, and since I pass that horse farm every day on my walk I decided it made for a good photo op. Thank you JULIA! Kind comments are always welcome. Debra, one of the smartest things I've done this year is snatch up those 2 Buttered Popcorns. They opened 4 blooms today in the pouring rain. I have to thank you again for enabling me! Val, I'll bet yours is Clara Curtis. My soil has a tendency to bring out the lavender and purples in flowers, but other places I have seen it growing it was a peachy pink. Could just be a difference in soils. Celeste...See MoreWhich lots would be best?
Comments (20)We rejected a lot of places just to be able to have the rear of our home face south. Think about how much any up front cost will mean to you in ten years. Also, garages can 'shelter' the house in cold climates; north is good. Is 'flipping' this plan an option? Re: Plans. I didn't elaborate because you probably can't change the plan. I don't like a 'walk through' bathroom. (Just 'me'.) I'd want the toilet room on the outside wall, with a window, and the shower interior. A pocket door may be your only option for the toilet room, but I resist that for a much-used door. Will you *use* a tub? (I see one in the hall bath.) Check 'elbow room' for the two sinks, and consider space behind a user for walk-through traffic. It bothers me to see closets on outside walls that could otherwise have windows in them. Often a reach-in closet is more useful in a secondary bedroom, and it can insulate against noise. I'd want much more space at the family entry, and I'd prefer a pantry there. The pantry at the inside corner of a kitchen is an old and awkward concept. A bigger closet in the back hall -- for coats, mops and to serve as pantry -- can replace expensive cabinetry in the kitchen. Is the garage wide enough to open car doors easily? (Common problem in builder plans.) Do you have children? I'd get the cheapest carpeting anyway. This is money out the window, and carpeting has a huge markup. Put money towards hard surface flooring. The pedestal sink will make the powder room look larger. You can hang cabinetry over the toilet....See MoreInitial Home/Garage Lot layout - lake home advice please
Comments (16)I read your kitchen should be on the east for morning light and bedroom on west for evening Usually, especially if on enough mornings you like to sleep in... It's what I am doing. If you are usually early birds, the sun helps get you up, and the kitchen/dining on the west can make sense... and depending on the lay of the land, and lake, you may get to share good sunsets with guests. But there are other factors, too. Views to east and west, And since you are lake front, I think what you want to do is something to accentuate the views of lake, whatever that takes. You are the ones who know if you like to wake up and see the lake first thing, and how you want to "share" the lake to visitors - presumably, you do! With this lot, I do think your architect's thoughts will be paramount, and if he thinks you'd do best without an angled garage, listen. You have a house to the north of you blocking view from the road, so I think the "rules" about front facing garages fall to the side. Ahem as it were....See MoreShould I get more fully developed peonies?
Comments (61)I bought a mega collection of peonies from Gilbert Wild and Son in fall 2016. Some of them bloomed last year but this year is the first year I got a really nice display. I planted about half of the roots in my yard which has clay soil and about half of the roots in my mother’s yard which has very sandy soil and is probably Zone 7b or 8a. Mine seem to be doing better. This year I hope to order from some of the peony specialty nurseries to get some more variety. These might be a little too crowded. I also have Itoh peonies that I bought as boxed roots from Lowe’s a few years ago. They have done really well, blooming in the third year I think....See MoreUser
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