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Landscaping
Landscaping is defined as any artistic activity that transforms the physical features of a land area. It may include contouring and planting shrubs, flowers or trees. Considered both a science and an art, it involves good observation and design skills.
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How do you slope yard that is draining towards the house now?
This should've been done as the foundation of the house was being built. The ground needs to slope away from your house so that it provides as a water runoff away from your house. From a level base, a 10 to 20 degree slope is what you need to have the ground slope away from your house. This slope should be at a minimum distance of 1 meter to a max of 3 meters. The countour of the rest of your lawn shouldn't matter past this point.
What are the skills needed to be a landscaper?
First and foremost, you must have a love for plants. That's a requirement. Here's a test, if you can grow plants indoors and not die on you for the first 3 months (and that's stretching it out a bit), you may have chance. I know folks that if they even touch a plant, it just dies (not on the spot of course but over a short time). You have a "green thumb" when and if all the plants you touch thrives and grow into full productive plants when you rescue them from death.
Next, you must love being outdoors, not scared of bugs and working with soil. Then you can worry about having skills. Being inquisitive is a needed skill. It's your basic need to know about plants will guide you. Read up on basic gardening and go to your nearby nursery. Check out their tools and related items regarding gardening. Once you have all the info you need to start, buy a small planter. Buy a couple of plants or if its fall season, pick a spot in your backyard with some sunlight and plant a flower bulb. There's no requirement that you must have a big spot in your backyard to consider you a gardener.
Being a gardener takes time and the will to know by inquiring, trying and growing. The worse thing you can do is kill the plant. If you did, just return it to the nursery that guarantees their plants. They will replace it if it dies. You get to start all over again. This is why I love gardening: It rewards you with growth, but if it doesn't, it gives you many chances to try. Happy Gardening!
Is grass seed more expensive than sod?
No, seeding your lawn will always be cheaper than sod. The difference is made up in labor, whatever you save by seeding it yourself over sodding you add yourself in sweat equity, prepping the soil, spreading the seed, covering it with steer manure or whatever, then nursing it until it is mature. All of that is bypassed when you sod.
How much does it cost to reseed a lawn?
how much does it cost to reseed a 5,000 lawn
I just did 15,000 sq ft as a DIY project.
Seed $90
Dethatcher rental $40
Slit seeder rental $50
Dirt to fill holes $150 about 4.5 yards
Lime $25
Starter fertilizer $50
Straw $5
This should give you some idea. The rental costs were minimum charges so I would expect those to be about the same. You can probably prorate the other charges for a reasonable estimate.
Oh yah. And a lot of sweat and hard labor.
Benefits of Backyard Landscaping for Homeowners?
Well, there are many benefits from gardening. For example, if you plant fruit and vegetable plants, hopefully they will yield fruits and vegetables. Also, you get to smell the outside air. You could also get a nice landscape around your house. Gardening is a fun and rewarding hobby.
How much should you charge for landscaping?
This is a great question.
In my area, in the San Francisco Bay Area, the average residential landscaping budget is between $20,000 and $50,000. A large project is $100,000. Rarely a project may be $250,000 or more on a large estate. Before the economic downturn, by comparison, the average landscaping project used to be between $50,000 to $80,000.
Pricing Trends: The average home value is around $1,000,000 in San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties. When compared with the drop in real estate prices, housing did not drop more than around 15% to 20%, whereas landscaping project budgets have dropped by more than half. Many people are now choosing not to do everything at once that they would like to have done in their landscaping projects, choosing instead to phase in landscaping improvements over time.
Does this mean that you must spend a certain amount more or less than your neighbors? I never encourage people to force themselves into a budget, but do their research to make balanced choices and informed decisions about what they want for the outdoors of their home.
- An average front yard remodel on an average single family 50ft x 100ft flat lot (no slopes or hillsides to contend with) with planting, lighting, automatic irrigation, a new driveway and walkways, maybe some pilasters with post lamps, etc. could be $25,000 to $40,000.
- An average backyard remodel on that same typical lot may run the same or slightly higher.
- A bare minimum front yard remodel on an average size lot, say 50ft x 100ft with planting, lighting, automatic irrigation and maybe a new walkway starts at $10,000.
- A bare minimum backyard remodel on average is slightly more at the basic starter budget of $15,000, if you perhaps add in a small patio, and maybe a shade structure such as a wood arbor.
- A pool can average $20,000 to $60,000 depending upon size and features.
- An outdoor kitchen can be around $25,000 to $50,000.
By contrast, in the neighboring Sacramento Delta area, prices are lower across the board and your dollar stretches further. However housing prices are much lower there, which is reflected accordingly in the local construction economy. I'm sure this difference in housing and construction costs adjusts widely across the country in various local economies reflective of differences housing, labor and materials costs, as well as the costs of doing business.
Again, the best thing is to do your homework on pricing in your local area first, before making a major investment in landscaping.
What kinds of items can you store in an outdoor storage shed?
For most people the garden shed is an ideal storage space allowing them to keep equipment such as garden hoes, spades and trowels safe under lock and key.
Many people also fill the areas with lawn mowers, hedge trimmers and grass strimmers.
The location can also be the perfect spot for garden furniture, plant bulbs, spare soil and most equipment used by home-owners outdoors.
Where can one acquire landscape lights?
The best place to find outdoor solar string lights in a retail store would be a party supply store or a home improvement store, such as Lowe's or Home Depot. They can be purchased online at Party Lights, Target, Sears, and Lamp Lust.
How high can you have your garden fence?
As with many answers..."It depends" some municipalities require some very specific guidelines for installing a fence; as an example:
- Height maximum
- construction style
- distance from the property lines
- "finished" side vs reverse side facing neighbors
But to answer your question 6ft, has been my experience in the 6 states municipalities I have lived in.
Start with your local zoning/planning office.
It cost me $200 per month for just over 1 acre of land. My neighbors have 1 acre and they say it cost them about $150, my in-laws have just over 2 acres of land and they tell me it cost them almost $300 per month to water their lawn.
What rocks are used for landscaping?
It depends on your landscaping, are they pavers or step stones? Pavers need a fairly solid level base for walk ways or even driveways, dig down about one foot, lay down a semipermeable heavy construction cloth, about 6" of pea stone 2" coarse sand, use a vibrating compactor and level the sand, place the pavers, cover with a thin layer of fine sand and sweep with a coarse broom to fill gaps. Occasionally you may need to lift a paver to shovel a bit more sand under it to keep them level.
for step stones just remove enough soil to set each stone, individually.
Others may do it differently.
How do you find honest landscaping contractor for my home remodel?
In my opinion you should look for both, but rely on references. Get some lower prices, then use the contractors that you have through references. By countering their quotes with the lower priced estimates, you may be able to save some money but still get quality work done.
How many times a month should you mow the lawn?
After the growth of one inch in size, the grass should be cut in a lawn. Then only the lawn will be in equal measurement. It will be more beautiful to look if you see it in a distance place too. We should always take care of the growth of grass and spray water once or twice in a day.
What does landscaping service offer?
Landscapers work with owners to make a plan for their yards. They check the soil, elevation, and water levels of the yard and advise on best choices of plants to go with the way the owner wants to use the property. Hardscape is put in first, and then plants are added. Sometimes lighting is desired. The landscaper may not do anything more than design, or the landscaper might do the actual work needed.
What to do to make a good compost?
You can make a compost bin from almost anything: cinder blocks, lumber, rubber garbage cans ...; to me the question is: "How large or small do you want it to be?" If you live in an area where you get a lot of rain, then you should keep it covered; also, by covering it, you will keep out the night-time critters.
As an example: you could make it 2 feet wide by 2 feet long by 3 feet high with 3 or 4 sides. It may be placed under cover out of the weather or fitted with some type of a lid.
The most important things about composting are:
- Put only vegetables, peelings from the kitchen, cut-up newspapers, leaves, grass, coffee grounds, egg shells [no fish or whole eggs]; and keep the contents as wet as a sponge.
- Turn it over at least once a week.
But you don't even have to make a bin to have good compost. You can just make a pile and get the same results.
Hope this will help you wikihow.com/Build-a-Compost-Bin
A:A compost bin can easily be made by taking an old barrel and placing it in an accessible part of your yard. Fill the barrel with your scraps and give several weeks to decompose. A:In order to make the compost bin you must follow several simple steps. You must get metal, scrap or bought, then put it together, basically like a recycle bin.You can make a compost bin out of a variety of things, be creative! We have a surplus of old garbage cans around my house, so I am using one with has a snapping lid.
What are the disadvantages of landscaping?
it is expensive and you can be easily ripped off if you don't do your homework
How many square feet does 1 ton of landscape rock cover?
It depends on what size/kind of rock you want to use. Let's start with what I'll assume is the largest rock one would use in a rock garden - 3 to 5 in. River Rock: 1 Ton will cover about 80 sq. ft. if you want to make sure there are no "holes" 1 to 3 in. River Rock: 1 Ton will cover about 100 sq. ft. (no holes) 3/4 in. Rock: 1 Ton will cover about 150 sq. feet at 1.5" deep... & 120 sq. ft. at 2" deep 3/8 in. Rock - or crusher finds cover about the same as 3/4 in. Rock, but when using smaller rock, I like to cover at least 2" deep because there's more of a tendency for smaller rock to move around & settle, and you want to make sure you aren't looking at the weed barrier in half a year.
What is the purpose of landscaping?
I assume you mean why would someone want to landscape a building? Good landscaping adds value to the property. It can also help soften the edges of a harsh, linear building, create focus, add aesthetic value and help with proper drainage. Landscaping can also help a building run more efficiently and greenly by saving money on heating and cooling.
How can you tell that rejuvenation has modified the landscape?
Infer how you can tell that rejuvenation has modified the landscape
Why do misunderstandings about green roofs exist?
Green roofs help the environment and provide efficiency that helps cut energy costs. Green roofs, which are not the same as solar roofs, are designed to facilitate natural processes, including bee pollination. Biodiversity and temperature variation reduction are a few of the positive keys for more scientific minded thinkers.
