landscaping a new home in St. George, Utah
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Bought a new house and need landscaping advice
Comments (9)Try LETCO. They have everything including dirt, mulch, stones, you name it. Although they have azaleas specialty soil, I wouldn't recommend it because they are pure organic material meaning they will disappear within few years back to ground level. I'd go with a mixture of pine bark fines and sandy loam soil (inorganic) which is usually slightly acidic, 50/50. At worst, they will sink halfway there after a few years and stay there. It should be no problem as long as you do not use chemicals of any kind that would destroy benefical soil microbes esp fungi which is responsible for keeping pH down. Azaleas and acidic loving plants thrives in type of soil that is very high population count of fungi. That's why I recommending mulching every year to provide optimal environment for beneficial fungi to thrive. You can use alfalfa pellets or soybean meal to feed azaleas. That's what I do. More plants to check out is abelia. They bloom quite a bit through the summer into fall. I don't care much for regular type which looks a bit messy and wild but I think the dwarf type is pretty nice. They are evergreen in houston and can handle partial shade. Nandina isn;t bad either. You could grow tall azaleas in the back and low growing azaleas in the front. The low mounding type like Embers do not show their "legs". I think there are like 23 varieties that differ in growth habit. I have KO roses and they seem to vary in size depending on which one. Double KO grows fast to 6 feet in 2 years. You can buy the smallest one in bunches to save money. Chamblee nursery online comes to mind because they have best price. Rainbow KO seems to stay more compact less than 3 feet but too early to know as I only had them for a year. I would kill for pure white KO. Supposedly they are coming out in 2-3 years after trials. KO roses are perfect for an area that gets a lot of sun and blooms pretty much round year in Houston. Very easy to grow. Basically plant and forget with mulches around them. You also can look into japanese maples. They can be grown in Houston under partial shade. www.metromaples.com to look at the choices since it's in ft worth and you know how hot it can get and sometimes no rain. one good thing about Houston, it never seems to go into bad drought like up here. At the worst in 2005, Houston managed to get 35 inches of rain which is like normal for us up here! Here is a link that might be useful: LETCO...See MoreNew home - 1st draft
Comments (5)Congratulations on your new project. Floor area and size of house is certainly more than able to contain what's needed and desired for two people. I'll let others comment on the floor plan. Your elevations are full of builder's cliches: stacked gables, a tall hipped roof unrelated to the gables, decorative vent panels for the attic truss space (are these really vents and designed as part of an energy-efficient "tight" house construction, or just more exterior decoration?) and a serendipitous assemblage of exterior siding materials. The elevations would greatly benefit from simplifying and unifying the shapes, forms and materials into a much more harmonious design. For example, pick a roof type (gable, hip, shed, etc.) and use the type consistently throughout the design without adding other roofing types. Your plan has more than enough bump-o's and notch-o's so as to avoid the dreaded "slab" elevation, and a dull, lifeless exterior. Pick one or two favorite materials and stick with them throughout the elevations. Any needed vitality and life can be injected with carefully coordinated trim and window color. A good architectural reference for large houses such as this is the shingle style, which emphasizes large, horizontal elements wrapped with a continuous exterior finish material. Google shingle style and study the horizonal massing, the types of roofs that harmonize and the use of a consistent set of exterior materials. Your site plan seems uninspired and utiliterian. With such a large lot, why wouldn't you set back from the streets and create the opportunity for integrated landscaping, front and rear? With all of your living spaces along one side of the plan, why wouldn't you orient that side to the south to take advantage of passive solar-energy strateties? If it was my house, I'd consider locating it in the green oval space toward the north end of the side, and orient the living areas to the south. I'd open the east-west line of trees so that there was a directional view to the south, and plant screening materials so that I did not have to see the road intersection at the extreme south end of the site. Floor plan, interior spatial sequences, exterior massing and site planning should all be considered together and be harmonious and reinforcing with one another. Good luck on your project....See MoreFeedback on Utah landscape info requested
Comments (1)I know it's been awhile since you posted but... I came across Localscapes last year and have been really excited about it! I've gleaned what I can online. This year I've attended a couple of the classes and they've been really good - The concept makes a lot of sense for our climate and I look forward to implementing it. My husband and boys are even on board for making the changes. Kay...See MoreDisturbing news from friend (physical therapist) in Utah
Comments (78)My son-in-law is a pharmacist and he's well trained in the Medicare supplements-so you might suggest your friend speak with a pharmacist as well. Might be the easiest route given the craziness of things in the world these days. I'm not familiar with Utah, so I can't recommend other areas, but is it possible for him to find a PCP outside of his community? Especially since he's healthy and knows his own health, a drive might not be a bad idea if it makes it easier for him to find LGBTQ friendly providers. I'm sure there are providers in the state! As to not being allowed to wear PPE-I think that's been the case in a lot of places that have been slow on the uptick in dealing with the social distancing. The west coast primarily is on the forefront, I know in Oregon we're about a week behind California in the stay-at-home orders and school closures, etc. I noticed that many of the retailers that are open here are limiting the number of people who can enter the store, as well as installing sneeze guards at registers. Stores won't bag your groceries if you bring your own bags either. We even went from having gas station attendants to temporarily pumping our own gas, in order to limit exposure for those employees....See MoreHU-570585356
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