Gardens need planning. And its not just for beauty. Healthy plants need certain water requirements and light. Planting too close to the house can cause foundation issues. Not planning for that barbecue might leave visitors trampling the salvia on the way to a bench five people must share! Here are some tips and sometimes tales of woe in the adventure of gardening.
Permaculture Practice Where to start is to read The Permaculture Design Course Handbook. It leads you through the 11 design principles whose goal is a community of plants and animals acting in coordination for mutual benefit. When thoughtfully placed near each other (relative location) each element provides at least three functions for other elements. Principles […]
Pictured: The Marmore’s Falls in Umbria, Italy, the tallest artificial waterfall in the world Okay so I have no idea what I was thinking. I have a pond pump that is 330 gallons per hour. It has 12.5 foot pumping height. and I’m thinking this is going to be Vince and Danielle’s. I don’t know […]
I wanted a nice view. One to gaze upon as I pondered the vegetable garden expansion. The comfy chair was pulled here and there until I happened on this view. It was not only the colors that pleased my eye. It was the layers. I noticed the interesting contrast of textures, like the wisps of […]
I love the new flagstone patio. Eucevio did a great job creating a place to relax. Now to create the garden around it to make it all the more inviting. Last May i purchased 5 goatsbeard plants to use in the shaded area, only to have them all croak before I could get my plan […]
https://www.familyhandyman.com/decks/building-a-deck/under-deck-roof/view-all Plan to space the 2×4 purlins parallel to the house and 3 ft. on center. To provide drainage, the panels should slope toward the outside edge of the deck about 1/4 in. per foot. If the span under your deck is 12 ft., for example, the purlin at the outer end of the deck […]