http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/landscape-design-blog.html The Landscape Design Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the landscape-design-advice.com Web site. Subscribe here. en-us landscape design Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:11:16 GMT Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:11:16 GMT landscape-design-advice.com http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/travertine-filler-and-travertine-maintenance.html Here's a question regarding travertine filler and travertine maintenance. We had a travertine courtyard patio installed this past April. It looked GREAT Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:11:09 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/deck-design-patio-design-or-both.html This is a question about whether to create a deck design, patio design or both. Susan, Our house is a 2 story on 2 acres with a very undersized deck. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:31:48 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/landscaping-steep-slopes.html landscaping steep slopes and steep slope gardening, planting design and types for hillside landscaping, landscape paths and steps, terracing Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:39:21 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/drainage-systems-and-stone-walls.html Here's a question about drainage systems and stone walls. Was looking at your website. I'm from Victoria and need some advice. I'm building a house Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:16:03 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/adding-patio-to-existing-concrete-slab.html We have an existing concrete slab that is in good condition and do not want to remove it because it extends into steps leading to the basement door. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:03:27 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/bluestone-patio-filler-in-joints-sand-and-polymeric-sand.html This is a question regarding bluestone patio filler in joints and what to use other than sand. I recommend polymeric sand. I have customer with a previously Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:33:25 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/blue-stone-for-steps-or-travertine.html Here's a question about using blue stone for steps or travertine, styles, and costs. I live on the south shore of Long Island in New York. I am trying Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:24:54 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/landscape-drainage-swales-and-drainage-pipes.html A question about landscape drainage and some solutions by way of swales and drainage pipe. I'm attaching a photo of my son's house. It's a 100+ year-old Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:03:05 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/in-texas-how-do-i-landscape-a-west-facing-backyard-to-minimize-sunheat-and-allow-for-backyard-cookouts.html In central Texas, how do I landscape a west facing backyard with full sun to minimize sun/heat and allow for backyard cookouts in the late afternoon/evenings? Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:30:41 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/patio-on-sloping-yard-walkout-basement-landscape-retaining-walls.html Here's a question about creating a patio on a sloping yard with a walkout basement. I have a walk out basement to our backyard. The yard slopes off about Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:15:27 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/landscape-bricks-laying-them-and-patio-designs.html Here's a question about landscape bricks and laying them against the house as part of a patio design. is it okay to put brick right up next to the house? Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:46:24 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/xeriscape-plants.html Xeriscape plants are drought tolerant, often easy to maintain, and very "green". Read about which ones I chose for my own xeriscape landscape, including evergreen shrubs and perennials, and why. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:50:03 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/landscaping-a-walkout-basement.html Here's a question about landscaping a walk-out basement area. Our walk-out basement faces the east, so we get the hot early morning sun. Above our walk-out Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:15:18 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/blue-stone-patio.html A blue stone patio can be made of straight or free-form stones. It can also be dry laid or wet laid. Bluestone is a great natural stone and blends well into the landscape. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:32:52 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/steep-slopes.html Is there a typical maximum slope for residential landscaped banks? There is a long, high bank at the end of my backyard that is 2:1. I find it unsafe to Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:28:12 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/using-play-sand-between-pavers.html The contractor putting in our paver patio is using play sand. I thought it was strange, so I googled paver sand. Play sand was not voiced, only polymeric Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:44:21 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/drainage-swale-lawn-drainage-rear-yard-pipe.html We recently built a new home in upstate NY and I have some questions regarding a swale that was covered in the rear of the property during the build. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:59:41 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/concrete-pavers.html Concrete pavers are a nice choice for patios, driveways and walkways. An outdoor paver can be called a cobblestone paver for a more rustic look. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:43:59 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/what-to-plant-on-a-large-long-slope.html I have a large, long, steep slope beside my driveway into my yard. We have such a hard time weed-eating it. My husband turned while weed-eating it and Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:43:44 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/hardscape-design.html Hardscape design starts with the various paving materials that can be used, whether it be patio designs, walkway ideas, driveways, patio design ideas, walkway design ideas Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:11:46 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/building-a-patio.html If you are building a patio or just want to know about patio construction, here are pictures showing how to do correct installations. Drylaid and wet laid methods are both shown. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:09:11 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/installation-of-travertine-pavers-laying-over-existing-concrete.html Questions on installing travertine pavers? Here are some answers as to the correct way to lay travertine or pavers. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:49:31 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/front-drainage-swale.html I have an issue in the front of my customer's house in the drainage swale. They have a U shaped driveway. In between each drive there is the swale Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:10:34 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/patio-design-and-constructioninstallationconcrete.html Hi Susan, Thank you for providing the opportunity to ask a question on your site. We are considering adding patio to our yard and already have some stone Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:46:25 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/outdoor-steps-over-a-river-bank.html Here's a question about creating steps over a river bank. I've suggested wooden steps. Looking for suggestions on what I could do - the bank is 18ft from Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:42:52 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/travertine-as-treads.html Can travertine be used as stair treads? Will leading edge tend to chip off over time as it is walked on? Would it be best to use a bullnose rather than Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:21:49 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/travertine-paving-how-to-install.html What would be your suggested way of laying Travertine 25mm paving my client has bought? We are putting down a 100mm scaslping base, but I have been Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:38:17 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/flooring-in-a-cabanapool-house.html We have a pool house and half of it is open where we will have a counter that people can sit at. The area where someone would stand behind the counter Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:46:36 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/concrete-walkways-and-installation.html Regarding concrete walkways and installation, someone once told me that I could use broken pieces of concrete as filler before pouring my concrete. He Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:34 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/flowers-that-bloom-for-weeks.html Have you a list of flowers that bloom spring into fall? If perennials, need them to survive -20 degrees. Thanks! ANSWER If you are looking for flowers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:10:07 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/perennial-flowers.html Perennial flowers add color to the garden in a way that few other plants can. Read about types of perennials and see perennial photos to help you decide which to choose. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:32:51 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/design-help-paver-porch-with-2-steps-wanted.html I am planning a paver porch with 2 steps. At first I envisioned a 5 foot porch running the entire width of the house. I would also replace the center Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:45:44 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/incorporating-new-inground-pool-with-current-paver-patio.html Hello, Last summer my we tore down our wood deck and had a 1200sq ft paver patio with firepit and built-in grill installed. We have decided that we Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:26:04 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/decomposed-granite-walkways-and-patios-sand.html Here are some decomposed granite Q&A for walkways and patios. How and when should DG be used and where to find it. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:28:14 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/walkway-with-dg-sand-stonedust-polymeric-sand.html I am working on a walkway of natural stone and am going to use metal border and some sand. I was wondering if using decomposed granite could be use between Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:24:40 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/existing-concrete-patio-slopes-towards-house.html What to do when your existing concrete patio slopes towards your house? So, I bought a 105 year old foreclosure and there is an existing concrete patio Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:16:49 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/driveway-design-redesigning-driveway-shape-ideas.html Here's a question for a driveway design and ideas...a re-design of an existing drive. Is this a good idea or will it look odd? We'd like to reclaim the Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:44:37 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/regulation-fence-setback-law-creates-small-side-yard.html Question about fence setback law and what to do to still have privacy, but with a nice planting design. We're about to put a privacy fence around our Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:25:55 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/concrete-pavers-painting-staining-or-paverart.html Here's a question regarding painting or staining concrete pavers...and the option of PaverArt. I have built a patio extension out of 12 pewter pavers. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:01:51 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/travertine-pavers-chipping.html My patio is about a month old and I am noticing the travertine tumbled pavers in spots are chipping at the edges. Is this a concern---will the paver cont. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:51:33 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/should-the-palm-trees-go-front-landscape-plants-and-palm-trees.html Front Landscape Plants in Florida When we built our house 8 years ago, the oak tree was small - the trunk was perhaps 10 in diameter. The palm trees Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:19:32 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/front-yard-landscaping-and-driveway.html This is a question about front yard landscaping and driveway design. I don't know what to do with the front yard of my first-ever home purchase - it's Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:01:02 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/foundation-drainage-landscape-drainage.html Hello - my kids are having a terrible time with foundation drainage and water runoff from neighboring properties that are a good 30' up-slope from their Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:32:29 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/front-porch-landscaping.html Here is a question about front porch landscaping which I get now and then. The challenge is that the porch is low. We have a long front porch on our ranch Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:09:22 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/landscape-small-yard.html Here's a question about how to landscape a small front yard. We recently bought a house to flip. The front needs major help and we aren't sure what to Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:09:43 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/patio-pergola.html Take a look at a wood patio pergola I designed for a client in one of my landscape plans. It creates both shady and sunny areas and includes arbors, a kitchen area and waterfall pond. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:58:52 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/wildlife-and-gardening-xeriscape-plants-drought-tolerant-landscape.html Here is a question about xeriscape plants and creating color in a landscape design. We live on 2 1/2 acres in San Antonio Texas, we are in middle of Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:04:53 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/curved-brick-walkway.html Hello, I am interested in using dry laid bricks in a walkway around my house. This walkway will be curved around my front garden bed, connecting my straight Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:30:04 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/patio-ponds.html Patio ponds are those that can be installed at your patio so that they can be enjoyed the most. Include waterfalls, landscape boulders and lots of plants! Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:59:48 GMT http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/pruning-hydrangea1.html I have six Pink Elf Hydrangea, does this type of Hydrangea bloom on old wood or new wood? I am never sure how and when to prune them. ANSWER Hi Carol, Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:17:22 GMT