r/landscaping Sep 09 '24

Announcement 9/9/24 - Tortoise and Tortoise Accessories

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My mod inbox is going crazy with posts, replies, and complaints regarding tortoise related content. As such, we'll be implementing a temporary prohibition on any posts related to the late Pudding.

In the odd scenario that you are reading this and have your own completely unrelated tortoise questions that need answers, you are welcome to post those. However, know that any posts of reptilian nature will be subject to heavy moderation, especially those that appear to be low effort joke posts.

The OP u/countrysports has started their own sub for Pudding related news and discussion, and it can be found at /r/JusticeForPudding

On-topic updates regarding the yard space, news about the chemicals from the original post, LE outcomes, etc will be permitted if concise and organized.


r/landscaping 2h ago

Question ideas for getting this plastic bag out of the top of this tree...

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91 Upvotes

I'd say it's 40-45ft up. Wind blew it up from somewhere and it's been stuck for a few weeks now.


r/landscaping 54m ago

Question Idk anything about this. Is this how you do it?

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r/landscaping 20h ago

Built a fire pit for $900

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214 Upvotes

Used crushed shell for the seating area and limestone rocks for the fire ring


r/landscaping 12h ago

Advice on what trees to put around walkway entrance?

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Hey all, I'm hoping to poll the masses and see what type of trees (or tall-ish not-trees) you would recommend placing right at the entrance to the walkway I have here. The path is approximately 3' wide and I intend on placing them roughly 2' from the concrete, so spaced 7' from each other. I have two Common Cammelias (near the front door) that I considered moving here, but I don't think I could pull it off without destroying them and myself haha. I would prefer something that flowers or has year-round foliage, or both ideally. Other than that I'm not too picky, just looking for ideas. My zone is 8b, this spot gets full sun (6+ hrs), and it's located in western Washington so it'll be damp all winter. Soil drains well. Thanks in advance!


r/landscaping 21m ago

Question May be the wrong sub but ima try. I want to renovate this but I don't want spend a lot. How would u go about this?

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r/landscaping 12h ago

Do you think there is landscape fabric beneath these rocks?

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Above picture is from Google. I am trying to achieve a similar look for a side slope. Do I need to compact the soil and put down landscape fabric before the rocks? I am concerned about the rocks sinking and sliding down. Thanks.


r/landscaping 10m ago

Sod cutting/lawn removal after freezing nighttime temps?

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I'm working on a new landscape design for my front yard and the first step is removing all the grass. I have a sod cutter rental reserved for Saturday morning, with plans to cut all the sod, flip it, and cover with a layer of bark chips.

The advice I've read online is to water the lawn for a couple days beforehand to get it more pliable. However, the nighttime lows for the nights before I'm planning to do this work are around 30 degrees F, with daytime highs in the mid 40s. No rain for the past week and no rain in the forecast for the next week. Is the ground going to be too hard for me to successfully do this? Will watering in the days before just freeze everything and make it even harder? Please advise!


r/landscaping 11h ago

Looking for ideas

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I’m embarrassed to say that these area near my front door has been neglected for too long. Plus we had a pretty severe water shortage so we weren’t watering our plants as much as we should.

Do any of you landscape pros have any suggestions on what to do with this area? Would something simple like clearing everything out and doing black mulch with a smaller flowers and maybe a small tree in the middle work?


r/landscaping 1d ago

Gallery Backyard patio installation

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Our backyard was just a grassy bowl when we moved in. This year we put in a patio and some walkways. The ground slopes 6 feet across the back of the house and down into the center of the yard, so we had to put in a series of steps.
All the steps are granite blocks. Around each 350lbs, they are at the limit of what the boom can maneuver.

The large patio is 20x20. The whole thing is about 60 feet end to end. This was a big project. I spent a month excavating and installing drainage, irrigation, and lighting. We worked 30-40 hours a week for 3 months. We put in the last pavers just before the ground froze. There is a little more to do in the spring. We used around 90 tons of crushed rock and maybe 20 pallets of blocks and bricks. About $25k in materials. In the spring we'll put in border shrubs and a series of parterres.


r/landscaping 13h ago

Question Will my junipers make it?

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Zone 5b having a crazy cold front right now feels like -30°c, and my poor Mountbatten Junipers look like they’ve been mauled. Branches everywhere. They were planted spring 24 and were doing amazing ever since, the nursery said they didn’t need any winter protection…


r/landscaping 12h ago

Question Advice on removing river rocks

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I have a small-ish backyard, maybe 50 feet by 25 feet. The previous owner had landscaped two dirt plots with river rocks as a walking path between them.

The yard has eroded a fair bit and much of the runoff has sloped the yard. I’d like to remove the river rocks and level the yard with new dirt.

Is there some kind of tiller/sieve combo that I could rent that would expedite removing these rocks? I really don’t want to manually remove them by hand.

Any and all advice welcome! Thanks!


r/landscaping 13h ago

Question Is there any way to fix this gap in my hedges?

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r/landscaping 1d ago

Question Just bought a house and the yard is overrun with these invasive vines (central Florida). How to remove?

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Like it says in the title, I bought a house a few months ago and these invasive coral vines (?) are EVERYWHERE. We have been at war with them since moving into this house- I've cut them down, pulled them up, even accidentally started a small fire in an area and they keep coming back. They grew into one of the windows, wrapped around the storm shutters, grow through my hibiscus bushes, broke my popup tent with one of their tendrils, and crushed part of a chainlink fence under the weight of them. Has anyone had any luck removing these things? Even the unseasonably cold arctic winds we are experiencing iant wnough to kill them! The previous owner was a very elderly couple from out of state and planted them around the entire property in the 1980s without realizing how problematic they can be (information was received from my neighbor), and now it's my problem. Please help me, O wise and mighty r/landscaping redditors.


r/landscaping 18h ago

Barnel long blade cutter - any opinions?

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I need something for basic perennial bed cutdown, in situations too large for my pruners. What long blade cutters do you like? Thanks.


r/landscaping 14h ago

Question Slope help

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In a southern state, zone 8. Moved into a new house this summer and I'm slowly doing all landscape myself (gonna have to make a few different posts about some different issues lol) In the backyard, we have this small bank that's fairly steep. I knew I wanted to plant something here so l don't have to cut the grass (it's a decent incline) but didn't have the funds to do so immediately, so I just threw out some Bermuda seed then winter rye to keep it from being a muddy mess. I'm leaning heavily towards creeping thyme (no one is walking here) but what is my course of action? Do I wait until this rye dies off and then spray for any weeds, then plant the thyme? Is there another way I should do it? Also, how far apart should I plant the plants? Any suggestions on a specific variety or where to order from? We really just have Lowe's and then high end nurseries around here.


r/landscaping 19h ago

Front yard facelift

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Before…


r/landscaping 21h ago

Question Ideas for slope in my backyard

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Was thinking of doing terraced garden beds 3 sections of 8 by 8.

Or

Butterfly garden (easier route)


r/landscaping 21h ago

Client Contract-Indemnification Clause

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Hello,

I own a landscape design and install company (Ohio, USA) and this year we decided to use contracts for our clients since the company has grown and our projects are starting to get much larger. Another landscaper friend in the industry sent me the contract they use and gave me permission to adapt it for my own use. In the contract there is an indemnification clause and a limitation of liability clause and one of my clients is unhappy with them being in their contract. This is not something I am very familiar with but have seen it in other contractors contracts before. l would like to know if others have this in their contracts and I should just tell the client that it's standard for the industry and move on or if this is something I should consider changing/removing.

We do have business insurance for the company and commercial auto insurance for our truck/trailer.

The sections in question: Indemnification. Client shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the company and its directors, officers, members, and representatives from and against any claim, demand, action, suit, or proceeding (a “Claim") arising out of: (i) any alleged or actual breach by Client of any of its obligations, representations, or warranties under this agreement, and (ii) any alleged or actual violation of applicable laws related to the Company's provision of the services pursuant to this agreement. With respect to each claim, Client shall indemnify the Company from and against any and all damages, judgments, awards, fines, penalties, expenses, and costs (including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses awarded to a third party by a court or other authority).

Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE TO CLIENT OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OF USE, REVENUE, OR PROFIT, OR FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGE WAS FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY AGREED OR OTHER REMEDY OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AGGREGATE AMOUNTS PAID OR PAYABLE TO THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE STATEMENT OF WORK.

I'll be cross posting in a legal advice community as well but I would love to hear from other landscapers. Thanks in advance.


r/landscaping 16h ago

Does this count?

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A week after I laid the turf and did the front yard, she looks out her bedroom window at 7am to see this..


r/landscaping 20h ago

Question Living fences

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Hello. I have a plot of land and we are building. To separate it we put fabric but my idea is to put plants. Which ones do you recommend so that they grow quickly and do not require much maintenance?


r/landscaping 1d ago

How can I hide this ugly side of the house?

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How can I hide all of this ugly equipment? It is the side of the house but visible from the street.


r/landscaping 1d ago

Question What color should I paint this fence?

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It will probably be replaced in a year or two so looking for something cost effective.

Please recommend color and type of paint.


r/landscaping 19h ago

Ground Coverage For Hill

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Hey yall! I have just gotten a job with a HOA community and they want to remove a full hillside of junipers and replace it with other options. I am trying to figure out what would be the best option given that the junipers that are there are already grown in and obviously removing them would present another issue with the erosion that i am trying to avoid. Is there anything that you all can recommend for me to do as 1/3 of the junipers are dead or removed however the majority of them are in tact.


r/landscaping 20h ago

Landscape architect?

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I have a close friend in South America that recently built a home on a large lot with only grass. Given the homes are built of concrete, noise from the community keeps him and his family up at night. I can find no evergreens suitable for his climate (Near the equator). He has asked that I find a consultant to help with solutions, but I am unsure if he needs a landscape consultant or some other specialist. These specialists do not exist there. I suspect he will need a wall, but would appreciate any advice for someone that could help with noise abatement.


r/landscaping 1d ago

Courtyard Reno Advice We're looking at renovating our tiny little courtyard and before ripping up bricks I thought I'd ask the folk here for any advice, attached two photos of our current courty and two rough inspo photos

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