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Pros and cons of each please! Which is easiest to maintain? Which is less likely to be used as a giant cat litter tray!!! I have a LOT of borders to cover!

Thank you!!

I'd use bark chippings. I've found that shale and stone can cause problems with lawn edgings unless seperated by edging materials - log edging for instance, whereas bark is easy to keep raked back from the lawn. It is also slightly easier to plant through bark if you require extra shrubs, etc.

It does eventually break down into a mulch and needs to be replaced but that is beneficial in the long run. Shale or stone in a small contained area is probably preferable so long as it is not merely a stone area - which I find quite bland.

For what you are suggesting I would use bark chippings.

2007-08-08 02:56:10 by cuddlymummy

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I live on a barrier island in New Jersey and have always had a problem with people having lawns and the water they used to keep them lush and green. I've always been a proponent of a low water garden or stones to landscape a home. Someone told me that even with the water usage a lawn is better because it helps keep his home cooler and thus reduces his energy use for air conditioning his home. Does this make sense, have I been wrong all these years? He claimed that stones, mulch or sand would store heat throughout the day.

I would think that the heat stored would be negligible. You will need to contact your island authority before planting this, but I would plant sea-oats or sea-grass. It is everywhere here in the Gulf of Mexico, and may do damage to the ecosystem if it is not native to New Jersey. But, if it is not, then I would find an unpopulated portion of an island in the region, and see what is native there.

Sea-oats can thrive in sandy environments and do not require high maintenance. But again, I would check with an authority to see what they would allow on the island.

2007-04-22 04:34:47 by BILLY

Price: $159.99 $130.02

Decorative Sandstone Color
Durable engineered resin construction
Interlocking shape for a tight fitting continual path

when the tree is full grown, its branches will be roughly circular with a diameter of about 3 meters. write an equation representing the outside of the grown tree's branches relative to the stone

A- (x+3)^2 + (y-2)^2 = 9
B- (x-2)^2 + (y+3)^2 = 2.25
C- (x+3)^2 + (y-2)^2 = 2.25
D- (X-2)^2 + (y+3)^2 =9

HELP

taking E as the +ve direction of the x-axis

and N as the +ve direction of the y-axis,

the center of the circle is (2, -3) & the radius is 1.5 m

so the appropriate equation is

(x-2)^2 + (y- (-3))^2 = (1.5)^2

i.e. (x-2)^2 + (y+3)^2 = 2.25

ANS : [B]

2009-07-06 07:14:33 by Life= it GOes On

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I thought I read that the white attracts the Sun and can cause the bushes,etc. to burn.

They are great for about a month, then weeds start to creep in between them and they turn green and yucky. Cleaning them out of your beds later will not be fun.

2009-06-20 12:48:21 by Sheila

Right now, my backyard is just a piece of land with brown dirt.

However, I have never done gardening and I don't know where to start.

Here's what I need to get done:
1.) I want to pave large tiles/flagstones for a patio
2.) In the back, I want to have a garden stone wall where I can plant trees (for privacy), flowers, and attach garden lights. (Example: http://landscapetour.com/db5/00432/lands capetour.com/_uimages/DSCFback1.JPG)
3.) Garden stairs leading up to the fence door, like this: http://image06.webshots.com/6/1/54/62/16 6815462ZaMGEA_ph.jpg

http://www.englishcountrygardens.com/ima ges/patio.gif
This is what I want to achieve, except more squared, not round.

Is there a garden landscaping forum online where I can get help from professionals and experts? I don't know where to start.

I'm also scared that weeds will grow later if I carelessly remodel without prior experience.

Thanks.

I hope these help, as for weeds they come regardless. As for ideas I think your almost there, its just confidence. join these sites and ask I am sure they will help you.

http://www.helpfulgardener.com/phpBB2/?g clid=CN3Z-cGwx5QCFREWQgodHgP7kQ

http://www.landscapertalk.co.uk/

2008-07-14 12:06:34 by NEOne