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Some people like to include their work experience, titles or degrees as part of their answers. Some people even list this information as the source of their answer. Is this useful information that helps an asker to identify the best answer or just a vain attempt to influence the asker? What does the Garden & Landscape community think of this practice? Should this be practice be continued?

I think people have various reasons for doing this.
One of the people responding has given theirs.
I don't think it is something that needs to be controlled as most people will pick the answer that suits them best and provides the best information for them regardless, of any titles and degrees.
Some very detailed information from an expert may be too complicated for one person,another may want all the information availiable.
I've seen topics where the answerers gave obviously fake credentials and that only amuses me.
In my experience a useful answer stands on its own merit.
I wouldn't like to see too many rules on Yahoo answers.
As long as content is not offensive or abusive or spamming I don't mind because I've got freedom to choose what I like.
Interesting question.Thanks for posting it.

2007-10-14 06:19:47 by A Well Lit Garden

www.WatchMojo.com video on how to decor your garden-ideas for different size gardens

I've been told that sprinkling a little cayenne pepper around the edges of landscaping helps keep cats out of it. However, my problem is the neighbor's dogs whom continue to urinate on my garden fencing and decorative landscaping. We live in duplex style housing, and have a common patio area. I like my neighbors and don't wish harm upon their dogs, but don't like my child playing on the things their dogs have "marked".

Here's what you need. You should be able to get it at Petsmart or any good pet supply, if you don't want to order online.

http://www.biconet.com/critter/gaDogCat. html

And it's a natural lemony scent so it won't harm your child.

2009-04-12 11:38:12 by luvinmyboys

Price: $24.99

I have landscaping rocks which circle around the garden that we have with flowers/shrubs here in Milwaukee, WI. I put Round Up on the weeds and grass inside of the garden, but now the problem is that the Round Up is killing some of the lawn next to the landscaping rocks. What should I do now since the grass is turning a bit yellow outside all around the rocks which affected the lawn that is growing next to the rocks externally?

Round up is a great product but you gotta be kind of careful when using. It is basically a topical herbicide and affects only living tissue that it comes in direct contact with. There obviously was a bit of a wind when you sprayed the grass inside your garden, and the product drifted to the outside. I would pull the yellowing grass and re-seed the area where you want grass to grow. Once Round up hits the soil, it becomes inert after a day or two so you can plant in a few days and it should be ok. good luck. To avoid this in the future, use a piece of cardboard to block any product over spray.

2007-05-04 17:35:46 by Dinosaur

Price: $7.96 $5.74

Long-lasting unit
Durable construction
Easy to install

Im looking to do a landscape/garden design and construction course at a college in England, does anyone know the best courses or colleges that do this sort of thing.
Thanks.

Why not contact the royal horticultural society and see if they can give you some advice.

2008-12-13 04:17:42 by JustK

Any ideas how to price jobs for landscaping and should I target large houses in well to do areas. Any advice would be much appreciated.

My first thought is do you have any landscape or horticulture experience? The big thing is to find what your overhead is along with all of your other expenses. You need to find out how much it costs you per hour per piece of equipment your using. You need to figure out your skill level and your employees skill level to determine how many hours it takes to do different tasks. There are also books you can purchase to help you figure out how much time each tasks will take. I recently graduated from a landscape program at a technical college and I had an estimating class that helped with that. As for what to target when you are first starting out take just about any job you can get your hands on. If you limit your target market to a certain house size you rfeally limit your market. I would also look at not just limiting your market to new construction or just renovation work. These are just a few things I learned at school. The books you may want to purchase are Labor &Equipment Production Times for Landscape Contractors by Charles Vander Kooi, the other book is Landscape Estimating and Contract Administration. As for an actual per hour rate it depends on the area of the country you live in. Another thing you may want to consider is giving a bid instead of charging the customer a flat hourly rate. Some contractors just base their labor costs from a percentage of their material costs but this isn't the best way. I hope this helps. Good luck, I will be starting my own design/ build firm in a few years.

2007-06-16 11:11:07 by demi