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landscape project in Mt. Airy, MD (pics inside)
Comments (8)Lots of good responses, thanks! aka_peggy: I will be doing most of the work myself, with other friends adding a bit of labor. Thanks for the plant ideas and the link to natives. I am big on natives, so will definitely use this! annabert: I'll send her to Thanksgiving Farms--do they have nice designs going all year 'round? Could she go in January? GardenGranma: Wow, so many shows and tours! If I could only choose 3 or 4 to attend (I have to fly up there and all, LOL), which would you recommend? creatrix: The CM will be any variety that gets about 10" high or so. Down here, we have a variety called Natchez that I love, but I'm not sure it is available in your area. The bed at the house is about 6' deep and, yes, I plan to put in a hedge row and then a smaller variety in front of that. I need to take a closer look at this though, once I have the measurements. The curves are supposed to be gentle and flowing, not scalloped. I guess my picture appears a bit busy, LOL, but that isn't my intention. Brent_in_NoVa: Thanks for reminding me about foot traffic. I think I will add a stone 'landing' so that people walking up the drive won't be crammed between a parked car and the bed. My parents have the same type of walk/drive and it is a pain for this very reason. For the retaining wall, I think this is probably as high as it will go. She really doesn't want it at all, but I think it is necessary for erosion control. Other homes have the same slope and very few have walls. One the right side of the property, I would like to pull the neighbor's yard into hers, hence the river birch. There is more room than it appears, and I wanted something that would get pretty dense. She has probably 15' of that part of the land, but I will need to measure again. I will be posting a 'real' landscape design once I have the measurements. I think this will help me (us!) to gain some perspective. Thanks again, keep your thoughts coming! Chris...See MoreStarting out, need some guidance with lamps and other stuff.
Comments (6)Hi, Below you can see my setup. I gave up the other lamps, I figured I'll take the tested(somehwat) route amd go with them T8 lamps, so the two lights you see(there's two lamps there) are....F36w 865 t8 by Sylvania LuxLine plus, new generation. The distance from the plants is on average 30cm. Plants heights is 55cm from the ground. The setup is incomplete, as I plan to have the shelves in a letter C formation, so I can have like 2 or 4 of these lamps lighting them all. Also, how important are, the back thingies which reflect light back? I attach pictures of their current state and how it all looks. Also I have some flowers out. I would appreciate info and advice....See MoreAmateur orchardist in need of your experience and guidance on design
Comments (14)Doug, 10 foot on center is too close especially for the stone fruit. They grow like weeds and spread out. You will be spending alot of time pruning and keeping the growth in check if you want to keep the spread of each tree to less than than five feet on a side. Peaches & apricots, for example, grow fruit only on last year's wood. There is constant renewal pruning that needs to be done each year. So far, my apricots, plums, peaches and nectarines have put on 6-8 feet of growth EACH season during their first 4-5 seasons which I have had to "trim". And, if you want ONLY a 2 foot path between each tree the radius of each tree will only be 4 feet. Except for the center and side isles you are developing a solid 10-15 foot tall hedge as the trees grow into each other. That would also cut down on light penetration and kill air-circulation within the trees. Also, you should orient the orchard so the rows run north-south. There are many more aspects to this project and setting up a consult with some experienced people will yield dividends. As an aside, I would consult with a few different people to get a more encompassing point of view. You'd be surprised at the differing philosophies and viewpoints out there and each person will naturally speak more favorably (forcibly?) in support of his/her outlook. Just remember, there NOT just ONE way to do this. There are many ways to do this right as there are many ways to do this wrong. Choose the method that works with your "head". Because, if you don't enjoy what you are doing as you are doing it will be a very short lived project. You need to like what you are doing so you don't let the inevitable disappointments and setbacks to derail you. Just remember , they call it "farming" not "harvesting" or "fishing" and not "catching" for a reason. ;) Mike...See MoreLake house guest room design guidance needed.
Comments (19)I like the red & gold quilt too and think it would look good with your furniture and carpet. Some brightness is needed in the room. Yes, blue would be another possibility, but I'm partial to the red myself. I was also going to suggest either a wall-mounted light fixture or a small shelf to put glasses, book, or whatever for the person sleeping in the top bunk. It would be inconvenient to me to not have something there. I'd also put a slightly larger lamp next to the bottom bunk. Can't tell if there is enough room there, but is there room for a slightly larger side table? Even if you have to paint an old one, something larger would be nice. Maybe you don't want to do this, but could the bed be moved 4-6 inches into the room toward the window? If you can't move the small table, I'd probably replace it with a small chest and hang a mirror above it. I'd look for a small upholstered chair for the corner between the windows. And perhaps get a fold-up luggage rack or 2 for bags to keep them off the floor. You could keep them in the closet out of the way....See Moredsimber
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