Backyard Gardeners

tie down advice needed

I am building a shed in my backyard and want to build it to code, and I need to have some tie downs for it at each corn...

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posted by usenetreader1234

11 comments posted 21yrs posted by usenetreader1234

Flowering Cherry Help

We have a Flowering Cherry that is about 25 years old, it is quite a magnificent specimen...the trunk is about 20 inche...

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posted by pennytrue

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by pennytrue

mtd engine

I have 1988 mtd riding lawn mower that bogs down when into thick grass. This time of year it is about 75% thick grass....

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posted by whisper

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by whisper

How to keep English Ivy alive

My son built a new house 2 years ago. The front yard was too steep to mow, so he spent almost $100,000 having English I...

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posted by mdudley

6 comments posted 21yrs posted by mdudley

Best weed and grass preventative for area covered with rocks?

I have a rectangular area approximately 7' x 20' between the walkway to my front door and the side of the garage that h...

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posted by docsavage20

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by docsavage20

Looking for a trouble free tree

Looking for a trouble free tree Thanks for your earlier replies... My aunt ( a very old person) has a house in Californ...

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posted by ritagoldman101

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by ritagoldman101

HydraSeed <???>

I was getting ready to sod my backyard (after some landscaping/grading work) and I saw a local outfit that was spraying...

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posted by mikel

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by mikel

Suggestions for tree/shrub

We live near Seattle, Wa. Our tree in the front yard, recently died. Today we pulled it out and now have a hole in the...

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posted by no

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by no

Proper sand for lawn..

I'm in South Carolina Columbia area, I'm needing to fill some low spots prior to spot seeding with centipede. What shou...

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posted by none

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by none

Get rid of cats!

Well my problem is now that our large dog has died, the neighborhood cats have taken a likening to my yard. Always comi...

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posted by freezebear

13 comments posted 21yrs posted by freezebear

Large pines with dead lower branches

I have a row a pines (blue spruce & ?) along one properly line that are 30'-40' tall. Most of the lower branches are de...

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posted by <nowhere

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by <nowhere

How to deal with this ?

How to deal with this ? My aunt ( a very old person) has a house in California... She has had the home over 18 years no...

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posted by ritagoldman101

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by ritagoldman101

Replacing Grass that was mistakenly killed by Crabgrass Spray

I had crabgrass in parts of my lawn in Cincinnati Ohio and sprayed it with a crabgrass killer. Apparently the mixture w...

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posted by twaddle.15.decij

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by twaddle.15.decij

Seeding new lawn

Anybody got any tips on creating a new lawn from seed? i.e. - best tim to seed - soil preparation etc. Thanks in advance...

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posted by Vicjill.1t1evy

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by Vicjill.1t1evy

Tent frame - need assistance

I am looking to create a rectangular tent frame, roughly about six feet wide, four feet deep, and six feet high. I need...

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posted by rkscience100

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by rkscience100