need advice regarding landscaping
Hi!
My family recently purchased a home, but we have to landscape our own backyard. We have clay soil, and a slope on which the back fence sits. The climate during the winter's pretty damp and foggy so it's pretty muddy lately. However, now that the weather's getting warm, we're having a lot of marsh grass infesting our yard. After weeks of backbreaking weeding, we decided to weedmat a significant portion of the yard and cover the mat with woodchips. My question is is weedmat on the back slope, or for that matter clay soil, a bad idea? Won't it retain more water? We've also decided to have a pavingstone patio. Does anyone know how much a patio about 12x 15 or more should cost to build? Does anyone know any major chain home improvement store will install a paito for us? Thanks in advance for your help! Lil |
need advice regarding landscaping
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need advice regarding landscaping
Yes, anything you cover the ground with will slow natural evaporation
some. To fix the excess moisture there are several options depending on your specific site characteristics. You need a knowledgeable person experieced in your area to come out and look at your site and give you options and costs. The visit should be free. The same with your patio. Type of patio material and site characteristics will determine cost. Ask around and get references on a good landscaper, you should be able to get one company to do both jobs. I wouldnt tie myself down to contractors referenced out by large chain stores. Few good landscape contractors buy their materials there. Good luck, Bryan |
need advice regarding landscaping
Not knowing your location Lil, I chose the safest of ansers. I too live
with an abundance of clay...AND my backyard has a great slope to it too. What I have done is fast, easy, economical and best of allit WORKS! Lay newspaper 4-6 papers thick over your weed infested area. Wet the paper thoroughly! You may now cover with soil....mulch...whatever., and plant immediately. In 2000, I turned an area into a lovely semi shaded garden...by the end of that same season, plants were thriving wonderfully. Don't snub clay soil, it is rich in ammendments Lil. Ldymac Lil wrote: Hi! My family recently purchased a home, but we have to landscape our own backyard. We have clay soil, and a slope on which the back fence sits. The climate during the winter's pretty damp and foggy so it's pretty muddy lately. However, now that the weather's getting warm, we're having a lot of marsh grass infesting our yard. After weeks of backbreaking weeding, we decided to weedmat a significant portion of the yard and cover the mat with woodchips. My question is is weedmat on the back slope, or for that matter clay soil, a bad idea? Won't it retain more water? We've also decided to have a pavingstone patio. Does anyone know how much a patio about 12x 15 or more should cost to build? Does anyone know any major chain home improvement store will install a paito for us? Thanks in advance for your help! Lil |
need advice regarding landscaping
The thick layer of newspaper smothers the weeds and grass with no waiting.
"Lil" wrote in message om... So how does it work? Is it a cheaper and faster variation on the weedmat? That and the newspaper providing biodegradable material which will loosen up the clay soil? Lil (Faye Lifford-Earle) wrote in message ... Not knowing your location Lil, I chose the safest of ansers. I too live with an abundance of clay...AND my backyard has a great slope to it too. What I have done is fast, easy, economical and best of allit WORKS! Lay newspaper 4-6 papers thick over your weed infested area. Wet the paper thoroughly! You may now cover with soil....mulch...whatever., and plant immediately. In 2000, I turned an area into a lovely semi shaded garden...by the end of that same season, plants were thriving wonderfully. Don't snub clay soil, it is rich in ammendments Lil. Ldymac Lil wrote: Hi! My family recently purchased a home, but we have to landscape our own backyard. We have clay soil, and a slope on which the back fence sits. The climate during the winter's pretty damp and foggy so it's pretty muddy lately. However, now that the weather's getting warm, we're having a lot of marsh grass infesting our yard. After weeks of backbreaking weeding, we decided to weedmat a significant portion of the yard and cover the mat with woodchips. My question is is weedmat on the back slope, or for that matter clay soil, a bad idea? Won't it retain more water? We've also decided to have a pavingstone patio. Does anyone know how much a patio about 12x 15 or more should cost to build? Does anyone know any major chain home improvement store will install a paito for us? Thanks in advance for your help! Lil |
need advice regarding landscaping
Piscanthropus is correct, it will smother weeds/grass..whatever. To
break up clay you need to ammend with plenty of AGED manure, peat moss...but this takes many seasons to do so. My method known as lasagna gardening, is instantaneous and cheap! Apply topsoil at a ratio of 12' for perennials...24" for shrubs, and plant immediately. Ldymac Piscanthropus Profundus wrote: The thick layer of newspaper smothers the weeds and grass with no waiting. "Lil" wrote in message om... So how does it work? Is it a cheaper and faster variation on the weedmat? That and the newspaper providing biodegradable material which will loosen up the clay soil? Lil (Faye Lifford-Earle) wrote in message ... Not knowing your location Lil, I chose the safest of ansers. I too live with an abundance of clay...AND my backyard has a great slope to it too. What I have done is fast, easy, economical and best of allit WORKS! Lay newspaper 4-6 papers thick over your weed infested area. Wet the paper thoroughly! You may now cover with soil....mulch...whatever., and plant immediately. In 2000, I turned an area into a lovely semi shaded garden...by the end of that same season, plants were thriving wonderfully. Don't snub clay soil, it is rich in ammendments Lil. Ldymac Lil wrote: Hi! My family recently purchased a home, but we have to landscape our own backyard. We have clay soil, and a slope on which the back fence sits. The climate during the winter's pretty damp and foggy so it's pretty muddy lately. However, now that the weather's getting warm, we're having a lot of marsh grass infesting our yard. After weeks of backbreaking weeding, we decided to weedmat a significant portion of the yard and cover the mat with woodchips. My question is is weedmat on the back slope, or for that matter clay soil, a bad idea? Won't it retain more water? We've also decided to have a pavingstone patio. Does anyone know how much a patio about 12x 15 or more should cost to build? Does anyone know any major chain home improvement store will install a paito for us? Thanks in advance for your help! Lil |
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