Corban_White
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What??? Trees have gender now?? Woah. I guess that shows how much I know about plants. 0 
Our yard remodel
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Quaking aspens are a type of poplar, so I'm not sure what you mean by some spreading and some not.
Info:
http://www.cdr3.com/aspen/as00002.htm
Info:
http://www.cdr3.com/aspen/as00002.htm
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What are your plans for the pergolas? What kind of wood are you using? I'd love to build one over my patio this fall...
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Love it.Water features are great for mosquitoes too!
My mother's house has lots of quakies--some old, some young. They do sprout shoots and some of them are desirable and you leave them, while others you just cut down or remove. The yard sprouts do happen, but luckily most people that mow their lawns don't have an issue because, well, they mow them down with their lawns.
Count me as a quakie lover. I planted 10 of them at my house last year.
I bet FFA or IFA (whatever it's called) has good deals on trees right now. I bought an Autumn Fire Maple last fall that was marked down from $65 to $15.
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i will not remove!
That is a ton of work though Flappy. When I was doing my yard I found the equipment at Diamond rental was cheaper and more, hmm, industrial strength?, than that found at Home Depot. I like to rent on Saturday so you get Sunday for free.
That is a ton of work though Flappy. When I was doing my yard I found the equipment at Diamond rental was cheaper and more, hmm, industrial strength?, than that found at Home Depot. I like to rent on Saturday so you get Sunday for free.
One very basic pergola over two 6x6 planter boxes for veggies. This pergola will also house fogger spray heads for watering... It's gonna be cool.
The other that we are designing will hopefully end up a two level roof, approx 12x16 IIRC.. The main (taller middle section) will be 7' long, and two 5' sections east and west of the 7'er - maybe a foot or two shorter than the 7' section.. This pergola will be over a patio that we will make with pavers. We've found some pavers that we like for a good price that are 8x16" for $.95ish..
Water features are great for mosquitoes too! This will be really small with constantly flowing water.
My mother's house has lots of quakies--some old, some young. They do sprout shoots and some of them are desirable and you leave them, while others you just cut down or remove. The yard sprouts do happen, but luckily most people that mow their lawns don't have an issue because, well, they mow them down with their lawns.
Count me as a quakie lover. I planted 10 of them at my house last year. Nice!
I bet FFA or IFA (whatever it's called) has good deals on trees right now. I bought an Autumn Fire Maple last fall that was marked down from $65 to $15. I do like those, and may try to snag one or two if I see them for cheap. I hadn't thought of an IFA, i'll look there for possible deals as well
However you do your pergolas, make sure you don't use whatever wood the guy down the street used. It looked nice for almost a whole summer, but now the wood is all warped, bendy, and fally-overy. I'm certain he just did it wrong, since I've seen others that look pretty nice.
What's the point of those, anyway? I understand the ones that have climbing vines and stuff, but most just look like they're supposed to provide shade but don't.
What's the point of those, anyway?
I understand the ones that have climbing vines and stuff, but most just look like they're supposed to provide shade but don't.
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What's the point of those, anyway?
Pergola's were invented by lumber store people to drum up return customers.
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I am proud to say I am finally Quakie-less. I loved em, for the first couple years, then the fun starts. Off shoots coming up everywhere, roots poking up through the lawn. All I'll say about them is good riddance! I've got a couple trees here that I really like. One is a Locust (something like that), it's large and shades pretty much the entire house and yard. Another one I have is called a Redbud. Has really pretty pink flowers on it in the spring that the women love, and it provides an ample amount of shade in the summer as well.
As far as outdoor wood, redwood is the only way to go. Pricey, but if you go cheaper wood now you'll be replacing it in a few years anyway so you might as well spend the money up front and not have to do it twice.
One last thing, I would NEVER use pavers. The maintenance on them brings the suck. There are plenty of maintenance free concrete alternatives. I'm a firm believer that the work part of a yard should be the installation, not the up keep. It took a lot of years to get it right, but I honestly spend maybe one hour a week on yardwork, and that is still to much in my opinion. choose your plants wisely so you don't become a slave to the yard, and you'll have much more play time in the future.
As far as outdoor wood, redwood is the only way to go. Pricey, but if you go cheaper wood now you'll be replacing it in a few years anyway so you might as well spend the money up front and not have to do it twice.
One last thing, I would NEVER use pavers. The maintenance on them brings the suck. There are plenty of maintenance free concrete alternatives. I'm a firm believer that the work part of a yard should be the installation, not the up keep. It took a lot of years to get it right, but I honestly spend maybe one hour a week on yardwork, and that is still to much in my opinion. choose your plants wisely so you don't become a slave to the yard, and you'll have much more play time in the future.
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I certainly don't want to buy 10 of a tree that's going to bring the suck... Tracy, what say ye?
I say do the aspens, I love them. I have planted thousands over the years, My favorite is the multiple or clusters depending on where you get them. They can and do create runners but its likely you will never even notice them in your lawn. Plant them in beds (from your plan it looks that way) and be done with it.
Fyi, some nurseries will give you a discount if you show them a landscape plan and buy it "all" at once.
I'm a huge fan of water features, I have a rather large one in my yard
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However you do your pergolas, make sure you don't use whatever wood the guy down the street used.
What's the point of those, anyway?
Redwood or Cedar for sure, some use Trex but I would not.
Pergolas can create a nice semi shaded private space in a garden, Or a nice private outdoor living space. They are also used for creating a protected space for sensitive plants that require lower light, They will lower the temperature around 10 degrees in most cases, with vines easily 15-20 degrees.
Down here In STG its too hot to keep my favorite of all trees The lace leaf maple With a pergola its possible to create that shady area that will enable me to keep one of these.
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Oh yeah, not sure if your a "weeping" tree fan or not but the weeping cherries are amazing in the spring when they flower, Burning bush is a bright red shrub in the fall and maple or oak will look great in the fall too. I assume you have spent lots of time in the nurseries wandering around? There are some awesome trees you can have up there that would make a beautiful yard.