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Hi everyone,
I want to equip our backyard with playground equipment. Nowadays, there are two category: plasic and wood. We ordered the little tikes ultimate playground from Sears this morning. But I just want to check the opinion of you, as experienced parents, what do you feel about plastic playground vs wood playground, which category is better, the kids like more? We can still cancel our Sears order if we find out Wood is the way to go.... Thank you for your opinion on this subject. |
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- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Fri, Aug 26, 05 at 22:20
Wood=splinters. Need I say more? |
The wood ones hold up better. I have heard that the build-it-at Home Depot/Lowes are better made than the wood one from Costco - more solid. The kids are swinging or going up in the fort, or climbing ladders and I haven't had my daughter get a splinter in one. |
Just make sure you don't build/buy one built out of treated wood. They don't sell lumber treated with arsenic anymore, they do sell another and won't know if that is dangerous for many years. Our cities have removed all wooden play ground equipment and replaced it with plastic. |
Another thought is how long do you want it to last. We built one for my daughter out of wood. This was several years ago and we didn't use the treated. We just bought the regular untreated and I kept water sealer on it. She is now 16 and thankfully, the playset is ready to come down. I knew there would be a time when we didn't want to see that sitting in the back yard. |
Wood is the way to go... Believe it or not your kids as teen agers will still find use for the play equipment...as a place for looking at the moon, to read or as a giggle and talk place with friends. Plastic won't stand up to that. Splinters in wood? Both my grand kids have had wood and no splinters. There is a wonderful huge fantasy castle wooden playground in this town....I know of no splinters. Go with wood....you'll like looking at a lot better than those colored plastic things. Linda c |
Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the advice given above, we finally made the decision to go with the Wood Playset. The person is coming over to install it for us this coming Saturday. We are really looking forwoard to it. I will post how our kids react after it been setup for a while. Patrick N |
After a few days of setting up the wood playground. I can say I am totally satisfy with my selection. Although I don't have experience with plastic playground, but I did feel wood have a good feeling both towards the children and adult... So for anyone face the same question, my recommendation is also "Go with Wood".... |
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This is the best salsa recipe I've found so far and I've tried about a dozen. I got it from one of the local hospital cookbooks that are sold in my area. I changed it a bit and have been canning it for years. The reason I plant a garden is for this salsa. We would be lost without it. Hope you like it as much as we do. One of our members who is a food scientist took this salsa to work, tested the pH and found it measured under 4.0 (well within the safety limit for boiling water bath processing).
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- 8 cups tomatoes, peeled, chopped and drained
- 2 1/2 cups onions, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups green peppers
- 1 cup jalapeno pepper, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 1/8 cup canning salt
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup vinegar
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1Mix all together and bring to a slow boil for 10 minute.
- 2Seal in jars and cook in hot water bath for 10 minute.
- 3This is a medium salsa. This is also a chunky salsa so if you want a smoother salsa cut your veggies into smaller pieces.
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CELEBRATION TIRAMISU (part 2)
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No meal is complete without a pudding be it hot or cold – and for those with a sweet tooth a decadent tiramisu can be irresistible .To continue with my previous post – my friend, Joey, made this rum flavoured Celebration tiramisu – perfect for the festive season .This recipe is from Jenny Morris' new cookbook and to quote her – "this yummy tiramisu works like a dream for a festive celebration when you want to serve a dessert that looks and tastes special. I make it in a round cake tin and decorate the top with chopped preserved figs, cherries, chopped chocolate and a light dusting of coca powder".
This dessert is sinfully delicious and most certainly special.
An elegant setting.
Serves 8
2 cups strong, black coffee
½ cup dark rum, or more according to taste
4 eggs, separated
¼ cup castor sugar
500g mascarpone cheese
1cup cream, whipped
1 large vanilla sponge cake, cut into fingers
1 cup glace cherries, halved
1 cup chopped toasted almonds
1 cup chopped preserved figs
2 teaspoons dark cocoa powder
some chopped chocolate
Mix together the coffee and the rum. Set aside to cool.
Using an electric beater, beat the egg yolks and sugar for about 3 minutes until the mixture is thick and pale.
Now add the mascarpone and beat until just combined. Using a metal spoon, fold in the whipped cream.
Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Fold quickly and lightly into the cream mixture with a metal spoon.
Now dip half the cake fingers, one at a time, into the rum and coffee mixture. Drain off any extra liquid and arrange the cake fingers in the base of your serving dish (20cm x 25cm springform cake tin). Spread half the cream mixture over the dipped cake fingers.
Mix the fruit and nuts together and spread half the mixture over the cream covered cake.
Now it's time to dip the remaining cake fingers in the coffee and repeat layering with the cake fingers and cream mixture. Even out the top and dust with cocoa powder.
Place the rest of the nuts and fruit mixture in little piles on top of the tiramisu in the centre. Sprinkle over some chocolate, if you like.
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'Justice For My Sister' doc examines 'femicide' in Guatemala
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Poster for the documentary film "Justice For My Sister."
The 16th annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival kicks off Thursday. Among the many films being screened is a documentary called "Justice For My Sister."
It looks at the life and brutal death of 27-year-old Guatemalan woman named Adela who was beaten to death by an abusive boyfriend named Ricardo. Her older sister Rebecca, takes up her cause and fights tirelessly to bring Adela's killer to justice.
Our next guest, Kimberly Bautista, directed the film. When we spoke earlier she began by telling me about the physical and verbal intimidation Adela endured at the hands of her accused killer, Ricardo.


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Have you ever read a book that had an amazing, mysterious, or somewhat legendary character that everyone in town knows about, but doesn't really know anything about? Well with some dedication and a few new hobbies, you can be that person.
1Get involved in any local functions, committees, and social groups you can. Sign up for news letters and check bulletin boards regularity for more ways to get involved. Soon everyone will at least know your name in passing.Ad
2Always be generous. Stay in the back and listen to everyone else's ideas before adding your own input. Soon you'll get a reputation as a wonderful giving guy full of good ideas.
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4Depending on the "normal" fashion of your area, slowly start dressing more oddly and eccentric. Just little things at a time, so it just seems "right" in people's minds when you're dressing besides the norm, when it would be weird if it were anyone else.
5Get an odd hobby,(celebrity potato carving, clipboard polishing, etc.) and set a day out of the week specially to pursue it.
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- Some people may mistake your mysteriousness for antisocial behavior. Be prepared for some of your nosier neighbors attempts to "bring you out of your shell".
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"This, the fifth album from AAA, merges cutting edge aural and gastronomic science to bring you the perfect digestive companion. Crisp tones and new electronic sounds improve your body's natural ability to absorb nutrients while enhancing the dining experience.
You can relax knowing that AAA has your health, and good taste, as a capital priority.
So try a helping of what's "Good For What Fails You" while enjoying your favorite dish and the next time you finish your meal you'll be sighing: "AAA... so good!""
A new essential mineral for your diet. Essential electronic children's funk/fusion.
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Considered to be the quintessential AAA album: upbeat, calming, inspiring, daunting. Considered to be the landmark AAA album besides the debut. If you buy just one album this year then buy 2 of this.
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A eulogy created in sound. Allow your house cat to enjoy the type of auditory experience that contains all of the drama, sophistication and intrigue of your favorite biography.
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The second Audio Ahdeo Awdio album, resplendent with the full stereo sound of multi-tracked digital recording techniques and electronic instruments. Full of growing pains.
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It seems like there's never a lack of environmental innovations, today people are looking for eco-friendly versions of popular and very un-ecofriendly products. The debate over the ethics of plastic and polystyrene (more commonly known as Styrofoam) usage has been waging since the two polymers became the material standards for goods manufacturers around the globe. Now businesses are scrambling to switch to biodegradable containers, everything from drink containers, take-out carriers, and laundry detergent jugs are being made with biodegradable materials.
Why Use Biodegradable Containers?
There's no longer a debate as to whether or not these plastic and polystyrene are harmful to the environment. People know that making them requires a lot of natural resources, produces greenhouse and ozone depleting gases, and pollutes the environment when they're disposed of. Aside from the environmental dangers of using plastic and polystyrene, there are also ways these materials post a danger to human health.
Styrene is classified as a possible human carcinogen by the EPA and by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The chemical is even more dangerous for the workers who produce it. Many people who work in polystyrene plants report respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological problems because of their constant exposure to chemicals. People are only beginning to see the harmful effects plastic can have on the human body. The chemical that makes hard plastic clear and shiny, bisphenol-A (also known as BPA), can affect human hormone production. BPA is known as an endocrine disruptor, meaning that it has some of the same characteristics in the body as estrogen and can mimic its actions. Abnormal estrogen activity can cause an array of health problems, but the most common ones are breast, testicular, and other forms of cancer.
Companies use these eco-unfriendly polymers because they are durable, cheap, and relatively easy to produce. These characteristics are why it has taken awhile to develop biodegradable packaging; in its beginning stages it was difficult to make biodegradable containers that were inexpensive and strong. Now companies have found ways to manufacture inexpensive biodegradable and/or compostable plastics.
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ENSO was the first company to make a splash in the biodegradable containers scene with the invention of the ENSO bottle. Unlike some biodegradable plastics, ENSO bottle aren't made from Polylactide (PLA) plastics which are derived from renewable resources like corn starch, tapioca, and sugar cane. ENSO plastics are made from the usual sources plastics are made from; the additives to their plastics are what makes them biodegradable. ENSO developed additives that accelerate the biodegradation of traditional plastics by attracting microorganisms and enzymes that cause bio materials to break down. This development could very well change the way people produce and use plastic, and both industry insiders and consumers are excited about the development. Be sure to contact your favorite companies to see if they're willing to switch over to biodegradable containers, it can earn them eco-conscious customers and help the environment.
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Hi - I am going to be doing bath salts for the first time - does anyone have a recommendation for body-safe coloring? How do the colors that are mixed with water work? Seems like the salt would dissolve when you put the color in? |
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Eight Highly Effective Crohn's Disease Herbal Remedies
There are many herbs that are known to be beneficial in the treatment of crohn's disease.
Herbs from plants have been used for thousands of years for medicinal purposes to treat scores of ailments including treating gastrointestinal disorders such as crohn's and colitis.
Herbs and are a safer and gentler alternative to side effect-ridden prescription drugs. Yes, Herbs are potent and effective compounds. Most modern day medicines have their roots in Herbs.
Herbs may be taken as supplements, added to recipes, in tea, or eaten whole, depending on the herb.
The following herbs are known to be highly effective for treating Crohn's disease
1. Psyllium husks
Recent studies have shown positive benefits of Psyllium in Crohn's Disease, where it acts as a probiotic helping to heal the inner lining of the inflamed intestines.
In a multi-center clinical trial, researchers determined that psyllium supplements might be as effective as mesalamine, a prescription anti-inflammatory drug, for maintaining remission in ulcerative colitis, a serious intestinal disorder.
Many physicians recommend the use of psyllium as a bulking agent for mild to moderate cases of diarrhea from either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Read more on the benefits of psyllium husks for Crohn's disease »
2. Turmeric
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a spice and food coloring related to the ginger family and a common ingredient of curry is a staple of traditional medicine in both India and China.
Studies have indicated that curcumin, the active compound in turmeric, may be effective in reducing and preventing inflammation in both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
Research has proven that curcumin may prove to be a cheap, well-tolerated, and effective therapy for crohn's disease. This food ingredient has for generations been regarded as a potent anti-inflammatory within many eastern civilizations.
Read more on the benefits of Turmeric – Curcumin for treating Crohn's disease »
3. Slippery elm bark tea
Slippery Elm is a wonderful herb to use for both inflammation and diarrhea, and to ease the overall gastrointestinal symptoms of Crohn's disease. This herb coats, soothes and heals irritated and inflamed tissues in the stomach, bowels and kidneys. Slippery elm is also one of the best herbs to use for diarrhea. It normalizes the stools, while soothing and healing the intestinal tract lining.
Intestinal blockages are a common side effect of Crohn's disease because the inflamed intestinal tissue can create scars with shrink the passageway. Since Slippery Elm helps normalize stools, this can be an herb to help with blockages as well.
Slippery Elm is considered an effective herb for soothing the entire digestive tract. This is because the bark has anti-inflammatory properties as one of its ingredients is mucilage, which resists digestion and hydrolysis via enzymes and stomach acids.
Slippery elm is usually made into a tea or added to porridge.
To make Slippery Elm Tea, mix a teaspoon of slippery elm powder to a paste with a little warm water. Add boiling water while stirring vigorously. If you wish, a little honey can be added to sweeten the drink. Now simply sip it.. Drink 2-3 cups daily.
Slippery Elm can continue to be used for ongoing soothing and healing. Since this herb heals as well as soothes, Crohn's disease sufferers may want to consider adding it to their daily vitamin and herbal intake for several weeks to a month.
Slippery elm Capsules are available for those who don't like the tea, can't be bothered with it, or just for convenience. It is best to take the capsules with plenty of fluid; even 2-3 capsules absorb a lot of fluid. Take 1-8 capsules 3 times daily.
4. Cayenne
Many people with crohn's disease have found that whenever their crohn's symptoms "flare up", mixing in a tablespoon of cayenne pepper and 2 tablespoons of natural apple cider vinegar in a 8 ounce glass of warm water helps with their symptoms.
The Cayenne, or Guinea pepper, or Bird pepper is a hot, red chili pepper used to flavor dishes and for medicinal purposes.
Internal bleeding is a common complication of Crohn's disease, and this can be dangerous if left untreated. An herbal way to treat bleeding however, is the use of Cayenne. Simple cayenne pepper such as what you use to flavor meals at the dinner table will stop external and internal bleeding. Cayenne is an herb also known as Capsicum, and it can be purchased in capsule form online, or at almost any drug, herb, or natural health store.
5. Boswellia
Boswellia has anti-inflammatory effects, and can therefore ease the inflammation of the bowel and ease the symptoms of Crohn's disease.
Based on these observations, boswellia has been suggested as a potential treatment for ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease.
In patients with Crohn's disease, boswellia can help reduce the immune cells that promote inflammation while increasing the number of immune cells that inhibit inflammation (the anti-inflammatory cells). In studies of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, boswellia reduced gastrointestinal inflammation and tissue damage.
Suggested use of Boswellia for Crohn's disease: Take 100 mg three times daily for up to 8 weeks to notice results.
Click here to read more on the benefits of Boswellia for treating Crohn's disease.
6. Garlic
Garlic is another very important herb that's used in the initial steps for controlling symptoms and complications of Crohn's disease, and it is yet another one that should be used regularly for several weeks. If the inflammation of your intestinal tract lining is caused by bacteria, fungus, or other infections, the garlic will heal those infections and kill the harmful bacteria in your system.
Take a clove of chopped or crushed raw garlic three times daily on an empty stomach to kill bacteria and balance intestinal flora.
7. Aloe Vera
The juice of the inner leaf of the Aloe Vera plant is well-known for its anti-inflammatory effect it has on Crohn's disease.
There is limited but promising research of the use of oral aloe Vera in Crohn's disease, compared to placebo.
Aloe contains at least three anti-inflammatory fatty acids that are helpful for the stomach, small intestine and colon. It naturally alkalizes digestive juices to prevent over acidity – a common cause of indigestion. It helps cleanse the digestive tract by exerting a soothing, balancing effect. Read more on the benefits of Aloe Vera for Crohn's disease »
8. Wormwood Capsules
New research points to the use of Wormwood in managing Crohn's disease.
A 10 week study conducted in Germany evaluated the potential benefits of wormwood for treatment of people with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory condition of the intestines. Of the 40 people enrolled in the study, all of them had the disease under control though the use of pharmaceutical medications such as steroids.
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Could you please post a picture from maybe across the street so we can see what the house looks like for someone arriving to visit? I'm having difficuty visualizing a house with the garage facing the street and the front door around the corner and down a long, relatively invisible path! It seems to me the real problem is how to let people know where to go to find the door... |
Here you go! I said I'd never buy a house with the door on the side, but I love the neighborhood and the house and 95% of the house in this neighborhood have the door on the side. This is a picture I saved from the realtor's website when the house was for sale, so let me know if you need a better one and I'll go out there and take it. Laurie |
Thanks for adding the photo; the front view may not be "the issue" but it helps to contextualize the question. Landscaping author Joe Eck begins with the question of "intent" as Woody does above, and that may require a few more moments of thought, not just with respect to what to put in these beds but going back a step to whether these beds are in the places where it is logical for this property to have plantings. Do you wish to hide your entrance or frame it in a welcoming way? Do you wish to discourage visitors or make it easy for them to get to you? This is another way of asking, why were these beds put where they are, and is there a better place on the property for beds? I think so. The bed with the tree in it functions mostly to hide your walkway and entrance, while the bed beside it simply creates unnecessary work to keep the walkway clear - if the bed were not there, the work would not need to be done. As long as you keep that bed, you have only a choice of various types of irritation; there is no option that is both attractive and easy. It is hard to grow plants in a narrow bed against a wall without dealing with constant attempts by the plants to grow toward the light and across the path, and your predecessors likely chose the shrubs as the least of all evils. But I don't like them either, and if I were you I would delete that bed or just grow grass there, and do something nice on the other side. To alleviate the blank wall, there is a lot to be said for wall art of various sorts. Next question is whether that approach interests you, or do you prefer to work just with the beds that you have. KarinL |
KarinL - Thank you for taking the time to respond. I really do want to keep the beds. The other side of the sidewalk has a french drain running underground, so it's not really an option to put a bed there. Even though the side bed doesn't show from the front of the house, I want it to make me smile when I walk out my door or when someone comes around that corner. If I did plant something like liriope, then that wouldn't require any extra work would it? I was thinking the same thing about the tree..it hides the entrance, which I don't like. I love plants and flowers and I want to create a welcoming space. So, do you think I should use low growing plants in the front bed to open the space up more? Laurie |
I must say -that's the strangest house I've ever seen! :-) I'm not sure if that tree would survive if you removed the raised bed structure and the shrubs to leave it as a free-standing tree... I'd be inclined to try to make the house look wider on the right side to help balance the mass of the house on the left of the garage. I'd try something like making and arbour with perhaps some supporting trellis work to make it wider. I'd paint it white or a light color so it draws your eyes. If the walkway to the main door then goes through the arbour, the color would lead your eyes to the way to go to get to the door. If the tree survived the removal of the raised bed, it would give a bit more mature bulk to the right side. Hopefully it's a kind of tree that could be trimmed a bit if needed to shape it to acommadate the arbour. I have no idea what grows in your zone so have no idea what to replace the shrubs with. I do agree that removing them is likely sensible. I'd be inclined to replace them with something simple and use Karin's idea of wall art to add the interesting touches. |
Trellis work is another suggestion for the long wall. I'd be inclined to keep the tree and work with redesigning the bed so that you don't disturb the tree roots. Dwarf nandina should grow well in your area and you could use it along with your perennials. |
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- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 7, 10 at 18:00
I don't see a lamppost - to my mind the little solar lights do gornisht. I do like the tree in the bed close to the drive but the shrubs should be changed out to maybe accommodate a lamp and some lower growing perennials; someone might actually be able see the start of the sidewalk going around the side. I would think it difficult for someone not familiar with the quirks of the house plan and really being in a quandry not finding a big arrow painted on the garage door. :-) |
Gosh, everyone seems to like the tree, but I've already decided it's definitely going. It's a nightmare trying to keep the twigs it sprouts all over the flowerbed pulled. So, would you put another tree in it's place or just go with low growing plants? Laurie |
Are the twigs from seed sprouts or is the tree suckering? If you're not finding sprouts in the grass I don't see a problem. You should snip off a cutting and take it to a nursery so you can learn more about the tree before removing it. Better to do some research first and avoid regret later. |
It's suckering. |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 7, 10 at 20:18
Well if it goes, it goes. Too bad though, the trunks have a drama you probably won't be able to duplicate. Wonder what it is that it sprouts or suckers all over... My eye would want something tall there - a small deciduous ornamental tree or dwarf upright conifer - but I couldn't really say it was because I was used to seeing something tall there or because that's actually what the space needs. I do know that if I took out the tree, I'd have all the clipped shrubs around it removed too. A small blank space may afford more creative solutions than a huge space. I do like daylilies and really enjoy the ones I have, but like many/most perennials they're one trick ponies. They bloom at their time then you've got foliage. Took me a few years to figure out what would give me the best succession of blooming so the garden was always coming and going from spring to frost. For the long narrow bed along the house, maybe a trial year of annuals for "plant and forget" color. They're cheap, easy, and cheerful - and it gives you some breathing room to investigate perennials if you want to eventually go that route. Plant a few daylilies and some liriope, fill in with annuals; build on what you like. |
With respect to the front bed, I'm on side with removing the tree. The trunks really only look good from one angle, and from the other angles it's not a real beauty. And when it comes to suckers, I have very low tolerance! But what really bugs me in that bed is the shrubs, and I would totally rip them out as well and use that space to create a lower profile flowering garden. My urge is to open the space visually. If you want a tree, I don't see that it has to be in the bed; it could be closer to the front of the property. With the long narrow bed, if liriope will make you smile, you're a pretty happy person :-) it takes more to get a smile out of me, I'm afraid! But in these long narrow beds against a wall, it is often about what will grow the way you want, rather than about what we like, and I admit I've got a long and troubled history with trying to grow more interesting things in a bed like this, because almost anything tall (anything deciduous in particular) will always be snaking away from the wall toward the light. As a general rule, evergreen material will grow much more reliably upright even when the light is one-sided. So from a maintenance and looking tidy perspective, you could do a lot worse than a row of liriope, daylilies, or annuals. So much depends on what kind of a gardener you are; how much effort you want to go to to choose and source plants and so on, and then what kind of maintenance you want to do. For example, what would look quite spectacular along this wall, and go with the somewhat manicured impression that the house itself makes, would be an assortment of specialty conifers and evergreens, the type that are narrow and slow growing, either upright or weeping or just narrow by nature (or even spiralled or otherwise topiaried), either just mulched or dressed up with colourful lower-growing plants. But those plants you have to go hunting for, and it takes some work to arrange them. And then there's the option of containers (on gravel or mulch) and/or wall art. Or vines on trellises, that would require you to tuck them all the time and then clear them in winter. It all depends on what kind of work you want to do initially and ongoing. But what about the area along the fence? You might be able to create a more generous bed there. You can certainly borrow light from across the fence, and if you can also borrow airspace above the fence, then some small trees might even work. KarinL |
Actually I just thought of something that might work: a bed of liriope punctuated with something repeating, maybe large containers of annuals, or something like fuschia standards planted in the ground... to your taste. KarinL |
Thanks, KarinL. I was actually thinking the same thing, but I couldn't figure out what to put in between the liriope. Laurie |
- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ: Sunset 13 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 10, 10 at 10:54
My favorite plant in those skinny beds is concrete or brick pavers. Seriously, anything besides a short, non-aggressive pansy plant needs too much work to keep it from blocking the walkway. And I like wide, welcoming walkways. Widen the walk to match the width of the entry, filling in the skinny gap between walk and wall and between walk and fence/gate. Widen the walk at the entry area to make a "landing pad" at the entry with a bench and some tallish shrubs on the outer edge of walk. Make some place to park the packages while you look for your keys. Prune up that small tree if you want to leave it, so you walk under it instead of bump against it. Do your landscaping on the outer edge of the sidewalk, with a mix of upright and spreading stuff (whatever grows well in your area) with an eye to things that won't cause problems for using the sidewalk. Rampant growth, thorns, fruit drop ... bad idea. The corner bed just hides the entry, which is unsafe and inhospitable. It's nice to mark the corner, but with something rounded, lower and a bit further away from the sidewalk. It looks like a bunker entrance now. |
If you are taking out the tree, I'd take everything there out - i.e. all the shrubs too. Then I'd make a wide patio/courtyard abutting the driveway, with the path to the front door leading off from that. I'd take the shrubs out along the house too and, as lazygardens suggests, fill in all or part of the area from the sidewalk to the house with paving stones - use the same ones to build the 'courtyard/patio' at the driveway end. I'd still plant a nice tree at the side of the courtyard area to add balance. I'd also put a nice large, colorful container planting there to draw attention to where arriving visitors are meant to go. How much light does the area between the walk and the house wall get? If there's enough light, something like hens 'n' chicks would be neat along there - low growing, tolerant of dry, lousy soil... It would be interesting to randomly take out a few paving stones and fill the gaps with the hens 'n' chicks. The other thing I'd do is plant a tree inside the fence on the right by the front door (I assume that's the backyard?) that will eventually grow tall enouh to fill the void on the right side of the garage roof - look at the front view picture you posted and imagine a round-headed tree appearing from behind the house on the right side... it would help balance the house more since all the 'weight' is currently on the left side. |
I love all woodyoak's ideas! I was thinking the same thing about having a tree or large shrub to draw the eye back and mark the entrance to your house. I do think that a first-time visitor might have a hard time figuring out where they're supposed to go. My aunt had a house with this same situation, btw. I also liked the idea of monkey grass punctuated with containers. It might also be a possibility to grow a large climbing rose on that wall, to give you some vertical interest. You'd have to attach wires or some kind of support, but climbing roses can be beautiful solutions to narrow spaces. I think I'd do some gardens on the opposite side of the sidewalk, and I might incorporate gentle curves into the edges of those beds to offset the hard lines of the current sidewalk. It will be a lot of fun trying to work this out and playing with different things! |
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The adjustable beds have value for a number of reasons. Being able to sleep with your head slightly elevated can relieve sleep apnea. You may not need the cpap.
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