So happy we ditched all the turf grass. I annoyingly preach it to anyone who will listen.

The house is on a hill, the backyard has a 11' high retaining wall.

When purchasing the house in 2020, of course the agent said it's neighbors responsibility, but when I ask this year, he said it's our responsibility. I suspect I would go bankrupt if I am forced to pay for it. So ? Sell the house before it collapses?

This is in Coquitlam BC Canada

First thing I took care of was the gravel road. I had to order 14 Tons of gravel.

It took me 2,5 days total and lots of power of will to spread it out by hand, but it's done.

How can I make sure these giant arborvitaes survive in the meantime? Is watering every day to keep the soil wet too much water? Any thoughts appreciated!

I am starting a landscaping project on our side yard soon. I have four hinoki cypress to go along the fence and the rest of the gardens will be planted slowly with perennials. I am planning on ripping out all the existing rock and railroad ties . The new beds will be mulch and edged with stone.

Picof the yard now and an AI version of roughly what I’m going for. (Minus the tree it placed on the right side). I want the beds to have some curve but not too much. Anyone able to mock up something like that or have any suggestions?

See the photos. They look to be maybe 3 feet from the edge of the house. They've grown SO fast over the last 2 years.

I HATE to take out trees or plants at all but the previous owners planted SO many things... (see the wide shot with the shrub thing that is enormous! I think I'll work to slowly prune it to be more of a tree shape than the round shrub they used to have it as.)

Yes! I have been neglectful. I didn't realize how quickly gardens can grow and change.

I’ve been cutting my Kentucky blue longer now, set to a 4 out of 5, on my ego mower, and I hate it.

After a few days it’s a bit long for my tastes, and it does not trim well with mulching on to the lawn from the side shoot if I drop to a 3.

Part of the issue is my lawn has weeds, and I’m not sure if that’s because of Kentucky bluegrass specifically or just the need for my lawn to be scarified and dethatched a bit, Filling in the gap areas with more seed.

Is this a grass type issue or a “me” issue? Should I be cutting down to a 2 or 3 and leaving it lower than I have been?

Also, I noticed once you let the 4 grow a bit (a few days) the grass grows a head and starts to split. Also hate that a lot.

I was quoted 5k and told no payment needed till after job is completed

On day 3 landscaper asks for 1.45k and then to pay the remaining in cash. I send in good faith as he said he needs it for materials. He turns up with materials not worth 1.45k but completes 1/3 of agreed work. We are fine with this

After day 3 he asks for another 1.45k. I do not send as he’s already said he’d covered materials and stated twice to pay the remaining after the work

He has now said he won’t be finishing the work and to pay him a remaining 450. Is this normal to ask for money throughout the project. Seems odd him changing his mind

Hi all, we have a brick wall out the front of our place. It fronts onto a thick concrete block, so I don't think it's structural. Any ideas for straightening it up? Could I place a star picket on the street side right up against the wall, and use ratchet straps to pull it back towards the concrete? Or is that foolish. Any help would be appreciated :)

Hello all! I was just wondering what y'all would do with this area. We have a roach problem, so I would prefer if it was something that would deter them. I was thinking turf, but I'm not too sure about that just yet. Between the bugs taking over quick and the sun beating us down, this are has been unusable most of the summer.

Thanks!

Water pooled against my house and made its way into my kitchen during a flash flood. Recently bought this home. My plan is to remove the rock strip and lower the soil level around the foundation, slope it downwards to create a swale and add catch basins/pvc to carry the water away and out to the front curb. Am I doing too much? I’ll try to add a pic in the comments

Hi everyone,

I have a 7-year-old house in NE Ohio (snow belt) and my rock retaining wall is already crumbling and collapsing in several spots (see photos).The wall was built with stacked natural stone. We get harsh winters with freeze-thaw cycles and heavy snow, plus the front of the house gets a lot of direct sun in summer.I’m looking for advice on:

• Best way to repair the existing wall
• How to prevent this from happening again in the future
• Whether I should switch to a different material (concrete blocks, timber, etc.)

Any experiences with similar retaining walls in cold climates would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

My client has this situation where the condensation drainage from his A/C unit drains beneath the natural soil level (see picture). Because I’m in the humid South, these lines (there are two) clogged up because they were covered in dirt. I dug them out and made this depression so that they could drain. This is not a permanent solution as it fills up pretty quickly and doesn’t drain away.

He asked me to put in a French drain here, so that the water can dissipate and not build up, so I need some advice. First, is a French drain the appropriate solution? Or, is there some kind of other drain or basin that would work better? The soil is very level all around, and there’s really no grade to speak of, so there’s really no where for the end of the pipe to drain if I go below these pipes. Can I just put in like ten feet of perforated pipe above drainage rocks and cap the end? What advice/suggestions does anyone have for creating proper drainage for these pipes that are already a few inches below the natural soil level?
Thank you!

I posted earlier about this and this is a follow up. How should my Landscaper address this ? He says he’s gonna come out and fix it but we’re not sure.

I recently had my septic redone. What's the best way to deal with all the dug up rocks and gravel? I would like to put Bermuda grass sod down.

Trying to help my son with his yard. Have been pulling weeds and put down cardboard with mulch to try to control. Not sure if I should pull everything out( including the brick edging) and start over?

Over 60 feet of wall built about 3 feet high. All PT Douglas fir with fabric, crushed stone, and drain pipe behind. Rebar every 8 feet that goes 2 feet into ground and 2 feet up the wall and deadmen every 4 feet midway through. All DIY by myself.

Looking to plant some flowers behind the wall but haven’t gotten to it yet.

I have this bush that is dying and all the other plants are fine.

If you look closely, it looks like somehow something is black is dripping down? But I have never seen any water from the gutter coming down anywhere at any time.

Please let me know if you have any idea!

Hey all,

I have a patio area with a ton of weeds, but surrounded by windows. Is there a good recommendation for any sort of weed whacker that won't throw rocks?

Or do I just manual it up?

I wanted to get some help with a grading issue regarding a new drainage system I want to connect my downspout to.

How do I grade this properly without affecting the adapter and the elbow since the entire setup is rigid?

I need some help figuring out what I need to do to get grass growing in this area of my backyard. It used to grow grass before I lived here but assumably wasn’t maintained the best prior to my arrival. The area doesn’t get the best sunlight and right now is covered in sweet gum balls. Should I aerate, just throw straw, throw seed? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Far southern Alabama on the Florida border. Thinking of either replacing these old azaleas or trimming them down by about 2/3. They are overgrown and very crowded- thoughts on replacing them, if so, with what? Or trimming them and thinning them out?

This is my mom's newly flipped house in the southeast and me and my brother are going to help her with the yard. I have some experience with this stuff and comfortable with manual labor.

Basically, we want to do the landscaping around the sides of the house and porches. There is a lot of trash and debris as seen in the photos from contractors that did work and left trash. Also previous owners left lots of crushed brick and cement in the most random spots in the yard. I've cleared out some of it to with a metal rake.

Looking for suggestions on making the gate be able to open and close easy on both sides, how to navigate all the rocks in the soil around the house, and lastly putting mulch/plants down around the house. I know it looks messy, and that's from my mom hiring cheap contractors/being a single woman with us not around to gauge work.

What can be done for free/cheap to improve and what should we put money for? Also we will be getting rid of the construction trash seen under porch... that's from my mom's house diy work. We have a truck and trailer, many tools hand tools at our disposal.

The pipe burst at my neighbor’s end. It caused water to overflow in my patio area. My wooden table was the one which got most affected by the flood. The tabletop swelled, and the finishing has gone bad now

I visited a furniture store to inquire about the replacement for this table. The man said that teak is the only wood which can resist moisture. Rotting cannot occur; neither will it warp. Naturally water-resistant. It seems good but I am not convinced

Then I saw some pieces from Woodbury Furniture and I see that they make the same claims about their teak being waterproof. Waterproof. Really? I'll believe it when I see it

So I'm curious… has anyone actually owned teak furniture outdoors for years in rainy or humid conditions? Does it actually hold up? Or does it eventually give in like everything else? I'm not looking for miracles. I just want something that won't fall apart after one accident

Also, is there any hope for my current table? It's swollen and the surface feels rough. Can it be sanded down and refinished?

I'd rather fix it if I can, but I don't want to waste time on something that's done for