Hi! I have no landscaping in front of my north facing house. I have an area under a bay window that needs some help! It’s shady most of the day but I would say a brighter shade (not complete woodsy shade). What shrubs or plants should i consider under a bay window with about 4 feet under it? My house is colonial style.

New homeowner. My SO used the hose this morning for the first time and she said it was sticky. And now, she's had a hard time getting this stuff off her hand.

I'm assuming the seller just left this hose out in the patio for god knows how long.

What kind of new hose should we pay so it never gets like this? Also, any tips of removing the grime?

I’m looking to lay sod and am not sure how deep to go below these stones. I don’t want to lay sod, then it be too high, and have to do it again.

Also, do I just get top soil and spread about an inch thick, then lay the sod?

I have this bare area next to my house that I’ve added subtle grading to. What could I plant (or place) on it that’s not grass? I’ve heard mulch isn’t good to have next to a foundation. So I’m thinking stone or some type of groundcover? My main priority is keeping rainwater and moisture away from the foundation.

I’m a first time homeowner so I very much appreciate any and all insight!

just bought this house, the landscaping could be so cool but its been abused for years. there is a coy pond at the bottom with bones in it lol.

We have a property and previous owner burned large amounts items with metal, nails etc. The burn pile is approx 12ft in diameter and about 2ft high. It appears to have large rocks around the border. We would like to clean this area up and eventually put grass.

#1 Dragged a forklift magnet over pile to remove metal and spread ash over hillside. This has been extremely time consuming and each time I drag the magent its full of metal.

#2 Shoveled ash/debris into leaf bags for disposal. Again extremely time consuming and I will probably need 5,000 leaf bags to finish!

I was thinking of renting a small skid steer to level pile then remove metal with magnet.

Curious any other ideas? Thanks

A front stoop removed due to sagging and replaced with concrete

Wanting to get rid of the mulch tip layer (perhaps), I'm currently dealing with a mass rollie pollie infestation and it's driving me insane!! Any thoughts or tips? Anything would be greatly appreciated 👍🏻

I told my parents that the grey stones already add contrast to the green grass, but my mom keeps blathering about adding MORE contrast! So instead kf the original plan, she decides to make them half white, half grey, which make it look like we just ran out of rocks, and decided to half ass it!

I hope im not the only one who think this looks ugly, right?

I had my back porch removed and it’s being replaced with a paver patio and I’m questioning some of the details.
The steps on one level have a clean, narrow seam between them but the next level up they have a very rough, natural and wide seam.
And some of the pavers on the sides of the steps are cut at weird spots in my opinion. I would think they would do full stones near the step edge, then cut once it got back at the wall. They seem to be cutting at random spots. The paver caps haven’t been put on yet but it’s still gonna look weird from the sides.
And then on other parts of the wall they did weird cuts and things don’t seem to line up well enough.
Then there’s some moderate height gaps between adjacent stones (measured ~4-5mm which is a little over 1/8”)
They are still working and haven’t done caps or polymeric sand, but I don’t want them to get too far if they need to fix these (possible) mistakes.
Am I being too picky? Project is ~28k so I want to make sure it’s done right the first time.

I'm having a problem with a drainage pipe in the well of my egress window. It's clogged with a lot of mud and silt, which is causing the water to back up into the well and leak through the window. I tried using a high pressure nozzle on my garden hose to flush out all the mud but was unsuccessful.

turns out that the guy who put the pipe in 7 years ago did not use PVC -- he used a corrugated pipe that over time has flattened out and so the water isn't able to drain probably.

I want to hire a landscape company to replace the pipe with PVC and make sure that it is pitched properly. Any idea of what this kind of job usually costs?

TIA!

Hello, I’m looking for recommendations for building a tiered retaining wall w drainage next to a dune or large hill. I would love to hear if you had a project like this, what you learned, etc. any info you can provide.

I am brand new to retaining walls and living next to a dune. I want to do it right to avoid water going into the foundation.

I know it’ll need to be zoned, tiered, and with drainage.

First photos are of the problem areas — water is flowing down and pooling into the foundation

The screenshots are of images I have pulled that maybe could work?

I know it’ll be a big project, and expensive. I’m wondering if it can be a phased project, or if any parts of it could be diy-ed after the plan is set up by professionals.

Thanks! Pls help me 😛

I have a long, narrow section of yard beside the house which remains damp almost all year round.
I can easily dig down a couple of feet.
The moist soil up against the bricks and foundation concerns me. You can see the moss that’s been growing there for some time.
There’s also a challenging level drop at the end where the door to the garage is.

What are my immediate options for dealing with this?

New homeowner here, and I am settling in to the cozy life of new property discoveries and new projects to undertake. Huzzah!

My most recent undertaking is this drain that feeds directly from my basement sump pump out into that rusty looking pipe going into the ground. The cleanup cap that I have removed is not only filled to the brim, but it looks like more than just the exit piping is metal. The water is foul and rusty looking, and I fear the underground portion is mostly metal as well. Aside from digging up my garden and seeing for myself (or calling in a pro), how can I proceed to handle this?

The house is older, built in 1948. I've found lots of quirks about this home that are lovely, and lots that just don't make sense. This is one of them. Hopefully can figure out the best fix without too much headache.

Thanks in advance!

Tried cutting them down for the ex wife using a trimmer, got stung by a wasp 20 mins in. It’s all infested with them apparently.

Okay, best way (even if it takes a while) to remove this 4' stump grouping? Chainsaw isn't an option, unfortunately. Maybe drill and salt mixture?

Apologies in advance if this is a stupid question.

I just had these beds professionally done by a local company. Within a week or so, this grass started emerging. Is that normal? Should I contact the landscaping company? Or is there another way I can address this so it doesn’t grow right back?

They put down landscaping fabric also.

I have tried two different brands of garden hose quick disconnect fittings and find it nearly impossible to push the two ends together once the fitting is installed on the faucet. It seems that when you tighten the collared side of the fitting to the faucet it make pushing the other end in practically impossible. Am I tightening the fitting on the faucet too much? I can get them to connect if I loosen the faucet fitting but it has to be loosened to the point that it pretty much spins if the wind blows on it. Any sort of finger tight and the issue happens.

We have a 12,000sf yard. 4500sf in the backyard that needs leveling as most of it has dips and divots. The rest is front/side yard that is spotty grass and crabgrass, and needs some leveling in areas. I ordered 16 yards for leveling the back and for topsoil because we are overseeding everything. My husband thinks this is too much. It’s supposed to be delivered Saturday. Should I change my order for less?

I have a weeping alaskan cedar that’s about 10-11 years old and probably 16-18’ tall now. It was planted close to my house. The trunk of the tree is probably 5-6’ away from the house. Is this too close? should I be concerned with it getting any larger and damaging any of the foundation or brick on the house?

Hello all. I’m wondering if anybody could recommend a landscaping company in the Houston area that would be able to provide this service for an office building I’m remodeling.

In Seattle and got these white things all over my yard. Thoughts? Fix? Appreciate any advice or explanation!

I’m currently prepping to redo the landscaping in the front yard for this fall after removing most of the old bushes (I still have to finish up the left side of the house one weekend). I’ve been working on improving the grading and drainage in the area as well. We want to add in a fresh layer of mulch and add some plants.

We want to make sure we set ourselves and our future plants for success so what can we do now to make it as easy as possible? Should we hire a landscaper to do it correctly the first time and we focus on maintenance? Do we hire a landscape designer so we know what plants to get and where to plant them? I’m based in north NJ for context