Oct
16
any landscapers out there, how do you like your job?
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werd asked:
i am 23 years old, worked alot of different jobs. recently i have been trying to find myself a career or a job thats more suited to my personality. right now i work in a very popular restaurant. my coworkers are a bunch of lazy losers and i feel like my efforts are really wasted in this place. my boyfriend’s uncle says he can hook me up with a job doing land scapeing in the spring. i really love being outside in any weather (helps my depression) and i love to work hard and i do a really excellent job at anything im working at. most people think im incredibly physically fit and capable. what i want to know from people who are already doing land scapeing, hpw dp you like your job? is it something you enjoy doing everyday? are you making a career of it? any advice would be greatly appreciated! thanks!
DONNELL
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i am 23 years old, worked alot of different jobs. recently i have been trying to find myself a career or a job thats more suited to my personality. right now i work in a very popular restaurant. my coworkers are a bunch of lazy losers and i feel like my efforts are really wasted in this place. my boyfriend’s uncle says he can hook me up with a job doing land scapeing in the spring. i really love being outside in any weather (helps my depression) and i love to work hard and i do a really excellent job at anything im working at. most people think im incredibly physically fit and capable. what i want to know from people who are already doing land scapeing, hpw dp you like your job? is it something you enjoy doing everyday? are you making a career of it? any advice would be greatly appreciated! thanks!
DONNELL
Oct
13
Landscapers Challenge - East side, Zone 3/4?
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KJean asked:
I am landscaping the east side of my house that is in zone 3/4.
Here is my challenge:
I want to put 7-9 shrubs along my house between the house and the brick path that connects the front and back doors. The depth of the bed ranges from 4 to 7.5 feet. I want a couple evergreen shrubs (I favor yews strongly) and I want to hide the uglies of that side of the house (utilities, foundation).
Do you have better ideas, or can you point out a plant I’ve listed that you disagree with? The house is dark so I want the plants to work with it. I tried uploading 4 pictures here:
http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=228449418/a=132685702_132685702/t_=132685702
Hopefully that link works - let me know if it doesn’t.
Thanks for looking, and suggest away!!!
Thanks
REGGIE
I am landscaping the east side of my house that is in zone 3/4.
Here is my challenge:
I want to put 7-9 shrubs along my house between the house and the brick path that connects the front and back doors. The depth of the bed ranges from 4 to 7.5 feet. I want a couple evergreen shrubs (I favor yews strongly) and I want to hide the uglies of that side of the house (utilities, foundation).
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Do you have better ideas, or can you point out a plant I’ve listed that you disagree with? The house is dark so I want the plants to work with it. I tried uploading 4 pictures here:
http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=228449418/a=132685702_132685702/t_=132685702
Hopefully that link works - let me know if it doesn’t.
Thanks for looking, and suggest away!!!
Thanks
REGGIE
Aug
13
Can you call the cops on landscapers that come too early in the morning?
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Steve-O asked:
I work until 2 am on Friday night, which means I usually dont sleep until 3 am and then I have to be at work again at 12pm noon Saturday morning. Our neighbors have landscapers to do their lawn but they come at 8:30 in the flipping morning and wake me up! Is there anything I can do? Thats not fair. Thats like disturbing the peace or something.
I work until 2 am on Friday night, which means I usually dont sleep until 3 am and then I have to be at work again at 12pm noon Saturday morning. Our neighbors have landscapers to do their lawn but they come at 8:30 in the flipping morning and wake me up! Is there anything I can do? Thats not fair. Thats like disturbing the peace or something.
Thanks!
I forgot to mention, I work over 80 hours a week, so I need my sleep!
yes, they are a landscaping company with all that LOUD equipment lol… it really ruins my day
I agree, 830 is not THAT early for a weekday… but c’mon, on a Saturday 830 is really early.
LEON
Aug
12
I’m Having a mud problem?
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Cori asked:
We’ve just moved into a new house and the backyard is pretty much a mud trap. We plan on getting a landscaper in there to figure something out, but is there anything we can do in the meantime? It almost hurts to clean my house and then have the dogs run in and spread mud everywhere.
We’ve just moved into a new house and the backyard is pretty much a mud trap. We plan on getting a landscaper in there to figure something out, but is there anything we can do in the meantime? It almost hurts to clean my house and then have the dogs run in and spread mud everywhere.
We think there might be a leak somewhere because the mud just doesn’t dry. Is that possible? and what would we do about it?
Anyway, thanks!
JAME
May
31
What kind of grass seed can be grown in colder weather?
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Apples asked:
We live in Ga and just moved into a new home. The backyard basically consist of Ga clay. We don’t really have the money to spend for a landscaper to come lay sod and so are thinking of planting seeds ourselves. Is there any grass seeds that will grow seeing as fall is just around the corner?
ELMO
We live in Ga and just moved into a new home. The backyard basically consist of Ga clay. We don’t really have the money to spend for a landscaper to come lay sod and so are thinking of planting seeds ourselves. Is there any grass seeds that will grow seeing as fall is just around the corner?
ELMO
May
28
How do I figure out how many yards of topsoil I need to cover my front and back yard?
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mytidbitz asked:
We’d like to spread it 3″ thick. Our front yard measurements are 74×16, 74×93, and 17×33 (the landscaper we hired measured in 3 parts)
We’d like to spread it 3″ thick. Our front yard measurements are 74×16, 74×93, and 17×33 (the landscaper we hired measured in 3 parts)
Our backyard is 68×90. How do I figure out how many cubic yards of soil I need? Thanks so much!
KURT
May
24
Does the canary island date palm have the orange/yellow berries?
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schmidt77586 asked:
I have a huge tree that looks like the photos of the canary island date palm. Mine gets huge clusters of yellow/orange berries. is this the canary island date palm? A landscaper told me that to buy that tree is about $6 grand. Is that true also?
ERROL
I have a huge tree that looks like the photos of the canary island date palm. Mine gets huge clusters of yellow/orange berries. is this the canary island date palm? A landscaper told me that to buy that tree is about $6 grand. Is that true also?
ERROL
May
15
How do I research a Landscaping company’s performance?
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Mr. C asked:
Before using a landscaper, its probly a wise thing to research their performance. Do you know of any websites or ways to find out if they do good work and if people have had problems with them?
TODD
Before using a landscaper, its probly a wise thing to research their performance. Do you know of any websites or ways to find out if they do good work and if people have had problems with them?
TODD
May
13
How to kill unwanted bushes around fence?
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Ami26 asked:
I would like to kill the wild blackberries and other bushes around my fence cause it takes over my lawn. Is there any other way than getting a landscaper to do the work and pay big money? I don’t want those things to come back either.
I would like to kill the wild blackberries and other bushes around my fence cause it takes over my lawn. Is there any other way than getting a landscaper to do the work and pay big money? I don’t want those things to come back either.
Thanks
EMANUEL
May
3
Garden Edging.How do you get that defined line around the garden edges?
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cbrkev98 asked:
My neighbor just had some landscaping done and it looks great. My question is how do the professional landscapers get that very defined line around the edge of the garden?
LANDON
My neighbor just had some landscaping done and it looks great. My question is how do the professional landscapers get that very defined line around the edge of the garden?
LANDON