Rate my landscaping ability...

[Qdrop]

yeah man, i've been movin some dirt around my house....
tell me if i got any skills:

put this in last saturday. i can't believe it took 4 hours. sod is heavy. the sun is hot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/qdrop/IMAG0001_8.jpg

front view:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/qdrop/IMAG0003_9.jpg
^notice our cat saying HI in the front door.
of just to the right (out of frame) is my dwarf arctic willow. i gotta get a pic of that thing on here.



re-scaped the back deck area:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/qdrop/IMAG0006_10.jpg
red rocks are your friend.

backview:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/qdrop/IMAG0016_10.jpg


i charge $100 hour, plus expenses. available only on weekends.

[Dorothy Wood]

ha ha, you have a fairy riding a turtle in your yard. get that autumn leaves garland off your front door. it looks like a grandma lives there.

otherwise looks nice.

[Rock]

yeah man, i've been movin some dirt around my house....
tell me if i got any skills:

put this in last saturday. i can't believe it took 4 hours. sod is heavy. the sun is hot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/qdrop/IMAG0001_8.jpg

front view:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/qdrop/IMAG0003_9.jpg
^notice our cat saying HI in the front door.
of just to the right (out of frame) is my dwarf arctic willow. i gotta get a pic of that thing on here.

I like how it comes in closer and the lights get shorter. Thats pretty nice.
I don't like the choice of stone though. It would probably look better with small pieces of stacked field stone.

re-scaped the back deck area:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/qdrop/IMAG0006_10.jpg
red rocks are your friend.

backview:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/qdrop/IMAG0016_10.jpg
Nice except for the random tiki torch. Still it all looks good. It would be a lot cooler if you had before and after pics.

[Qdrop]

ha ha, you have a fairy riding a turtle in your yard. get that autumn leaves garland off your front door. it looks like a grandma lives there.

we debated that.

i dunno. i kind of like them.

[DIGI]

Not bad at all......for a homosexual. I agree with Rock, though. You gotta get that tiki torch outta there.

[Qdrop]

I don't like the choice of stone though. It would probably look better with small pieces of stacked field stone. well those stones were already there (left in the garage by previous owner).
stacked field stone costs some $, son.

but yeah, that would look nicer.


Nice except for the random tiki torch. yeah, i should probably add another one and balance it out...

Still it all looks good. It would be a lot cooler if you had before and after pics. hey man, this ain't HGTV!

but thanks.

[Qdrop]

Not bad at all......for a homosexual. I agree with Rock, though. You gotta get that tiki torch outta there.

okay, i'll move it off center for now...then add another one later to balance.

those bugs though, man....we need that citranella oil burning...

[DIGI]

those bugs though, man....we need that citranella oil burning...


word.

[enree erzweglle]

I like the curve you have going in that first shot.

I'm not a fan of landscaping. To me, a well-planned yard is one that looks like it's been there forever and that looks like it hasn't been planned. I tend to prefer the scattered look of wildflowers v. symmetrical shrubbery with wood chips or stones. But that look doesn't really work in all yards and given all styles of houses. I think what you did is the perfect complement to the house. Everything is perfectly proportioned. Sometimes people put stuff in that is way too big or way too tiny or the accents are all wrong--like lions guarding a colonial-style two storey brick house. That stuff is just all wrong. But your shrubs and accents don't over- or underwhelm the entryway--they sort of lead your eye up to it without detracting from it. It's a sweet and warm entryway, a nice invitation to your front door. I like it with the stones and the curve. I usually don't like stuff like that but I think that works.

I like the back part--the bits by the deck. And I love your bird feeder on a pole. The bushes will fill that space in nicely I think and will be inviting for birds and some other wildlife--it'll be fun to watch that from the pretty deck.

My absolute favorite part is that tiny section of white picket fence in the front with the gorgeous hosta at the base. That is (y) and I love that a lot. Did you enjoy yourself doing this project?

[synch]

Buy yourself half a dozen gnomes and you're set.

[synch]

I'm not a fan of landscaping. To me, a well-planned yard is one that looks like it's been there forever and that looks like it hasn't been planned.
Says Mrs Texas Chainsaw Massacre ;)

[enree erzweglle]

Buy yourself half a dozen gnomes and you're set.I have a cement gnome. He's not painted. He's all mossy. I have a couple of other things in my back yard and one in my front yard. They're sort of hidden--you have to look for them to find them but I love them lots. There's space for them--it's not like they're all crammed in there and they're fairly small.

Someone gave me a small sign for the garden and I love it but I won't hang it outside because it's just a bit too tacky, but it says "Love My Bloomers." :) :o

In my neighbor's yard, there's a 15' tall dogwood bush that's becoming a dogwood tree and it's looming over just about the only patch of sunlight that either of my yards get. So those plants in the front--the ones that need sun--they've all gone bent and crooked as they reach over and up and to the slightly to the left to get more sun. It's kind of a neat, windswept effect but they're starting to look arthritic.

[enree erzweglle]

Says Mrs Texas Chainsaw Massacre ;)Are you referring to my chain saw? I LOVE that thing. My brother said that I have a chicksaw because it's electric and has a short blade and that nothing beats the sound and smell of a gas chainsaw. A man's chainsaw. :)

[fucktopgirl]

Well, it definitely could BE better but it's ok!:D I like the tiki torch and the fairy ridding the turtle the most!

[synch]

Are you referring to my chain saw? I LOVE that thing. My brother said that I have a chicksaw because it's electric and has a short blade and that nothing beats the sound and smell of a gas chainsaw. A man's chainsaw. :)I was indeed referring to your chainsaw. I wanted to call you Mrs Leatherface but I thought the reference might be a tad too obscure.

Did you get rid of that tree then? Had any problems taking it down?

[enree erzweglle]

I was indeed referring to your chainsaw. I wanted to call you Mrs Leatherface but I thought the reference might be a tad too obscure.

Did you get rid of that tree then? Had any problems taking it down?I would have taken that leatherface thing all wrong. :) :D

The tree split when it came down so the part that's still standing is still standing. It's about 10' high and I'm thinking that if I can't get it down, I'll grow an ivy up it. :)

The bit that did fall is now segmented thanks to my chicksaw and it's in little bite-sized pieces throughout the yard. Little 1-2' tall chunks of log that I can use, in some places, as stools or resting spots.

I wanted to get the 10' tall bit that's still in the ground and carve it down into a bench with a back but I didn't want to risk having it drop the wrong way. I know nothing about trees that aren't alive. There is an animal living in that part of the tree. I like that a lot.

[Qdrop]

Did you enjoy yourself doing this project?
totally.

my yard is my biggest hobby right now.

[b-grrrlie]

I have a cement gnome. He's not painted. He's all mossy.
I'd like to see a pic of that! :D I like the old gnomes with hardly any colour on, those painted ones are grouse!


And Q, alright for a beginner.... :rolleyes: , but there's something disturbing with those stones. They just look like they're floating, you should try get them deeper and closer together.
I had to make some edges on some flowerbeds at work before I went on holiday (so I made 5½ hours overtime! Couldn't leave open holes for kids to fall in) and those freaking stones weighed a ton! They were much bigger than yours as well. Man did I feel butch!

And your choice of annuals is total wack! Hopefully when your garden grows you'll find something more suitable. If you want my help with design it's 500,- SEK an hour + VAT, and I work every day...

[cosmo105]

i agree with rock's commens. it looks like you put a lot of work into it, and it's definitely paid off.



hahaha you have a turtle-riding fairy

[Drederick Tatum]

looks like you're in a rush to be old.

[kaiser soze]

I'm not a fan of landscaping. To me, a well-planned yard is one that looks like it's been there forever and that looks like it hasn't been planned. I tend to prefer the scattered look of wildflowers v. symmetrical shrubbery with wood chips or stones.

Yeah me too, wild is wild!

but this is suburbia, so I think he did a good job keeping up with the Joneses

not bad, now show us the pic of you in your Martha Stewart gardening apron!

[TurdBerglar]

im actually slightly shocked


good job

[enree erzweglle]

Yeah me too, wild is wild!

but this is suburbia, so I think he did a good job keeping up with the Joneses

not bad, now show us the pic of you in your Martha Stewart gardening apron!Right about that. And a lot of suburban zoning expressly forbids "wild" looking gardens. I think also that wildflower gardens look bad in small areas...you sort of need lots of sprawling, sundrenched space for them to spread into. Otherwise, they're overwhelming.

And also, the type of house plays into it. It's often strikes me as odd when I see 150-year-old houses with very, very modern landscaping. I think what he chose perfectly suits the house, the size of the entryway, and the dimensions of the deck and paths. For not really liking symmetry and planning in gardens, I think what he did looks really nice.

[Qdrop]

hahaha you have a turtle-riding fairy

IT'S JENNY'S! I SWEAR!

[Qdrop]

looks like you're in a rush to be old.

the hell does that mean?

buying a house and doing some landscaping makes you old?

as if youth can only be realized with clubs, concerts and beer bongs?

[Lyman Zerga]

i would hit it!

[Qdrop]

im actually slightly shocked


good job

thanks.

why would you be shocked?

i've done lanscaping all my life for my stepfather and grandfather, whether i liked it or not.

[alexandra]

your wife's done a good job. (y)

[enree erzweglle]

thanks.

why would you be shocked?

i've done lanscaping all my life for my stepfather and grandfather, whether i liked it or not.Shocked. Like when my hugely cerebral friend does a manly sort of manual labor thing. It always stuns me a bit.

[TurdBerglar]

thanks.

why would you be shocked?

i've done lanscaping all my life for my stepfather and grandfather, whether i liked it or not.


I'm shocked that it looks clean and not overdone with those little figurines and other stupid shit like sundials and birdbaths. most people just get way to carried away.

[Qdrop]

I'm shocked that it looks clean and not overdone with those little figurines and other stupid shit like sundials and birdbaths. most people just get way to carried away.

ah...yeah. i hate that shit if it's over done.
we have a few little statues...like 2.

that's good enough for now.

[Nuzzolese]

Your house cracks me up. It's so cute, it looks like it came in a box, like a glue-together kit for a model train set.

I mean this in a good way. I would LOVE to live in a house like that. I think I'd get carried away with the ornaments though; gnomes, wheelbarrows, pinwheels...

Recently I saw a house with a front yard that had some corn growing in it and a little model tractor and some wooden scarecrows...it was a farm theme. And the house was surrounded by an actual farm. These people just couldn't get enough farm. I bet their kitchen was all done up with barn shaped bread boxes and cow clocks too. I mean, could you imagine someone with a lighthouse theme in their living room if they lived in an actual lighthouse?