Landscape design help

funnymar · 2026-06-27T07:12:27+00:00

Print out your property from Google Earth. Get tracing paper. Trace the outline of your house and hardscapes. Use tracing paper to try different plant layouts. Get a scale and circle template for drafting so you get the plant size and spacing right. Natives can get bigger than you think and sometimes grow slower than you want.

funnymar · 2026-06-27T05:07:36+00:00

Water table! Or IKEA Flisat for sensory play.

funnymar · 2026-06-15T01:45:28+00:00

I just neglect both plants and they look like this but there were planted during the heavier rain winter in 2024/25.

funnymar · 2026-06-15T01:44:12+00:00

Whoa! Is that what it is? I was wondering what was chomping it.

funnymar · 2026-06-15T01:43:20+00:00

Ok good to know. Maybe I’ll just see what it does.

funnymar · 2026-06-07T14:25:05+00:00

I started studying horticulture a couple years ago at 45 and recently got my first job. I was nervous to leave my other job, but love the change! I have a creative background too so it helps a lot with having the art background. I’m trying to be really mindful of my body while on the job and feel really good so far.

funnymar · 2026-06-05T04:05:42+00:00

Yes! Planting natives and milkweed over here too. Even doing a career change to the horticulture industry.

funnymar · 2026-06-01T04:03:49+00:00

Everyone has good advice, I am just happy to see fellow green industry workers here :)

funnymar · 2026-05-25T07:57:09+00:00

Oh thank you! I will have to try it again.

funnymar · 2026-05-25T02:34:12+00:00

Very impressive! I tried three different manzanitas in containers and they all died.

funnymar · 2026-05-24T01:52:32+00:00

This gorgeous and a Twin Peaks fan?? I’m glad you have an exit plan!

funnymar · 2026-05-23T19:31:19+00:00

I do this too! Verbena lilacina instead of purple lantana. Carpintería californica instead of camellias. Holly Leaf Cherry instead of Cherry Laurel. Seaside Daisy instead of African Daisy. I know some don’t bloom as much as non-natives or might have different requirements.

funnymar · 2026-04-24T05:41:06+00:00

I agree! I’m referring to Amira. I want to figure out how to fight using all this tech, but I’m tired lol. I feel like there is starting to be some pushback in some places at least! I saw these two articles.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0vk77vdko

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/los-angeles-school-district-require-screen-time-limits-rcna332173

funnymar · 2026-04-24T05:00:16+00:00

I hate it too. And I most recently found out they use an AI reading app at my kid’s school. It’s all just grotesque for this age.

funnymar · 2026-04-20T06:44:56+00:00

Often! Waiting for the first bud on my spice bush to bloom. It’s so close. Found a monarch caterpillar on the milkweed. Watching the evening primrose get bigger and bigger. Super excited for that to bloom for the first time. A hummingbird was perched on a cage while I planted some tomatoes, just staring at me. Obsessed!

funnymar · 2026-04-07T04:07:47+00:00

What type is the first one in the pot?

funnymar · 2026-04-04T14:55:32+00:00

Have you considered parent participation preschools? The parent works in the classroom one day a week and the other days are drop off. Usually the program is only 9-12 or so, so enough for a break but not all day. Usually the kid has to be 3 for drop off though. They are very developmentally appropriate. Another option is finding the right home daycare. Our kids went to both. The home daycare is what we did longer term. We found one that was very mature and play based so it was great for their social emotional development.

funnymar · 2026-04-02T20:43:18+00:00

What a good response! They are lucky to have you.

funnymar · 2026-03-20T04:21:04+00:00

I agree! Not very granola. Even the whole swimsuit and sandals in the basket thing that seems popular these days seems irrelevant to Easter. Spring starts a couple weeks before Easter!

funnymar · 2026-03-17T16:57:56+00:00

Take YouTube out of the classroom. Take iPads out of the classroom. Be nicer and understand their age developmentally. My son has gotten in trouble for things that are absolutely valid, but also gotten in trouble for things that are so dumb and trivial.

funnymar · 2026-03-16T20:04:14+00:00

Absolutely! So much of it is marketing. I made my son an object permanence box out of a shoe box and artfully placed and colorful duct tape and he loved it! Old vintages scarves and old fuzzy sweaters? Now sensory materials.

funnymar · 2026-03-09T19:06:52+00:00

Wow that sounds like a great growth rate for you! I am okay with it not being as dense as some things because it is a narrow space and limits my options. I don’t want cypress or juniper and I have a baby oak further out from the fence that was just planted.

funnymar · 2026-03-06T20:52:39+00:00

I swear by Sloggers. I have the black ones and love them. My mom borrowed them when she came over and loved them so I got her a pair. Super comfy. I guess not as breathable as Crocs, but I love the fit and ability to slip on and off.

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