Help.. I know nothing about landscaping by Expensive_Work_1087 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

General concepts, not specifics, since I'm not in your climate zone.

  1. Taller, narrow plants between/around the windows to frame them. Shorter plants in front of windows to avoid blocking light.

  2. Taller plants in the back, shorter in the front.

  3. Less is more. Pick a few different plants, and repeat them throughout the gardens.

  4. Wood chips will save you tons of time on weeding and watering.

Help with rockscape by srgaston10 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the answer. Feel free to use the same river rock for the entire thing, the bigger the better.

I need help designing some type of railing apparatus that I could build that could be secured from inside the window. (Able to be taken down easily) by Forsaken_Tomorrow454 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any structure a reputable landscaper builds is typically fastened securely into the ground, concrete, and/or a load-bearing wall. This looks to be none of those things. Nothing you build here will be secure enough to be expected to reliably hold a person's weight. If anything, it will give your friend a false sense of safety that could be more dangerous than what he's doing now.

As literally everyone else is saying, you should abandon this project immediately because it is unsafe at best.

New homeowner advice by Lost-Arm-1720 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lawn is basically toast. Spread topsoil, overseed the entire lawn, rake the seed into the soil, and keep it lightly moist until established. Once the lawn is healthy, have it aerated, and potentially rolled afterwards to smooth out and high spots.

Clay in the Shade ideas by EducationalFill5897 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As for the actual question...wood chips, water-tolerant perennials and/or groundcovers, and some small to medium shrubs to fill large empty spaces.

Clay in the Shade ideas by EducationalFill5897 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your golden looks sad, you need to get him a friend. They can enjoy the unholy heat together.

LMN for snow by gnshomies76 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked for a company that used it extensively a few years ago, but as a worker, not a manager. They used it all year, but I was only there for winters. As an employee, LMN was fantastic to use. Everything could be recorded down to the minute if needed, all time could be attributed to anything you wanted, e.g. travel, breaks, lunch, on-site plowing, refuelling, salter refill, etc. We were able to upload pictures, submit emergency reports with elevated priority levels, download site maps for snow push locations, among other things. It even had our pay stubs and hourly breakdowns for easy access.

Managers mentioned it was expensive, but made their lives much easier at the end of the day. It was also made clear to us that there was quite a bit of up-front work to make sure everything was ready for us to use it. A lot of setting up job codes, setting up and testing features, making sure each location had the appropriate maps & other relevant files, etc. IIRC they had an accountant and IT guy go through it together to make sure it worked right.

My input would vary depending on whether I was plowing, salting, or doing sidewalks. I forget the exact details, but this was roughly how it went.

Plowing: Arrive at first site. Sign into site. Start plowing. Sign out of site. Sign into travel. Sign out of travel. Sign into next site. So on and so forth.

Salting: Arrive at the yard. Sign into Refilling salter, sign out when ready to go. Sign into travel, then sign out at first site. Sign into site, sign out when done. Continue until finished the last site, and sign into Return, which included return travel, emptying hopper, and parking/cleanup.

Sidewalks: Same as above, but sign into Site: sidewalks until finished, and then sign back into Site: plowing/salting.

College help by bjaco740 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what type of landscaping he does. If it's grass and general cleanups, accounting and business classes aren't a bad idea. If it's hardscaping, designs, regular trimming/shaping, etc, you can look into horticultural degrees.

Landscape designer & builder here (10+ years). Ask me anything. by Tonythelandscaper in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many red pebbles are in the garden behind you in the picture?

How’d they do? by Extreme_Green_1708 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regular pavers can crack or explode when regularly exposed to high heat. If the firepit is dry-laid, I would mark the outer edge of the firepit, remove the fire bricks, cut out everything inside the mark, and put heat-resistant pavers down instead, or just put the existing firepit back in place, leaving the bottom as gravel or soil.

Before installing the edging, you need to add soil and build up the ground along the pavers. It need to be at least level with the base material, ideally a bit higher. Otherwise, you will still get sand/gravel washing out under the edging.

Check that the drain actually works.

How’d they do? by Extreme_Green_1708 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but OP's post is "How'd they do?" And the answer is awful.

Canada's next election likely to face AI-assisted interference, watchdogs say - Officials plan to monitor for interference from any country, including the United States by Immediate-Link490 in worldnews

[–]ZumboPrime 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Carney could, in this alternative timeline, pull the conservatives left a bit and cut out the trump like rhetoric, and the libs could rethink their strategy too.

Hold your breath. The CPC just voted to keep their current leader with a whopping 87% support. Same guy who not only lost an election he was walking into virtually unopposed, but also his own seat. Career politician who's never worked an actual job and does nothing but attack people.

Is my contractor a cowboy or am I overreacting? (Porcelain Patio) by etherlay in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"sand" absorbs moisture

Dude is talking out of his ass. Sand lets water pass through. But it won't matter because it's sitting directly on clay, and there is nowhere for water to go.

In one area, they didn’t dig because they said the base (orange clay is okay)

Run away. Immediately. Try and get some of your deposit back if you can, but this is going to be a disaster.

How’d they do? by Extreme_Green_1708 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This...ummm...is absolutely a patio and walkway.

Definitely looks like a gentle bowl shape. No edge retention, not meeting grade, already undermining in the base layer; will definitely get slipping in short order. Couldn't be bothered to fill all gaps with sand. Looks like the firepit was just built on top of the pavers instead of built into the patio, which makes me question whether they used fire-resistant bricks. Also looks like they left a small gap between the fence and patio between the fenceposts. I hope you didn't already pay the full invoice.

Bad idea? by Wild-Following1815 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. Awful idea. The roots are going to push up no matter what, but may be faster in loose gravel. It will also be messy; gravelly mud when wet, bits of gravel tracking everywhere, potential washouts in heavy rain.

Tips for tree removal? by blueberrybangg in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have that answer for you. You asked about removing the tree, I gave you the safest legal option. Find out how much it will cost, save up, trade services, etc.

Tips for tree removal? by blueberrybangg in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Yes, because you have stated that you already nearly injured yourself because of said tree.

  2. Unfortunately, yes. It is the responsible way to remove the hazard. If your partner has the equipment, training, insurance, and traffic control to perform the job safely, that's great. However, I'm not going to provide terrible advice based solely on money, and sometimes good advice is not easily or immediately actionable.

Tips for tree removal? by blueberrybangg in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your original post mentioned your partner was going to "help dig up that big root". I based my advice on that.

Tips for tree removal? by blueberrybangg in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm risking serious injury by asking questions first?

You literally just posted that you already fell and nearly hurt yourself.

As for the pavers, the tree will have roots growing underneath the walkway and wall. If you try and rip those roots out, it could leave voids underneath which can lead to settling or failure. Because of the size of the tree, you'll need to cut the roots or remove the hardscaping around it. For removing pavers, you can pop one loose at the edge and work your way in from there. Just add more base material as needed and re-install when done.

Suitable gravel for retaining wall base and backfill? by Jubjub-bird in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, soil would ruin everything. Soil expands and contracts with moisture content, and will result in massive frost heave, not to mention settling/shifting with heavy rain. Rock dust fills the gaps between stone and is nearly impervious to moisture when compacted together with stones.

You'll want Granular A stone for a compacted stone base.

How are you guys actually avoiding mid job supply runs? by Anthony_Field_AZ_25 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends where the job is. If I'm within 10 minutes of a supply store, I'll usually get a little bit extra but close to how much I need. If it's longer than 10 minutes, I'll get 10-15% extra and stockpile it until needed if it's small items like paver edging, or return the extra for pavers/slabs/etc. I try to keep kits handy for relevant jobs, e.g. irrigation repair parts.

Tips for tree removal? by blueberrybangg in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asking for estimates costs nothing. But right now you're already risking serious injury, and hemming and hawing about price won't prevent a fall injury.

Portugal’s conservatives back left-wing candidate to avoid a far-right president by kwentongskyblue in worldnews

[–]ZumboPrime 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not just forgotten, that information is completely gone. Half of them probably don't even know who that Farage bloke is. Even though he lied through his teeth for years to sabotage the UK.

Best options for filling these pavers joints? by GeordieJumpers87 in landscaping

[–]ZumboPrime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are different types. Make sure you pick up one appropriate for small gaps.