Twana J asked:


how do I keep birds from coming in and eatng all of the koi? I have covered it with a net but now can not see the new fish I have.One poor fish was too big for the bird to eat so he left it out the sidewalk to die.

JakeW asked:


I’m a horticulturist with 10 years of experience working on all type of properties ranging from small homes to 1st class museum collections. I want to share my expertise by working with property owners to help upgrade and maintain their landscapes. I currently write a newsletter that covers seasonal maintenance tasks, pest and disease issues, and design ideas.

I’d like to be doing evaluations of existing landscapes, quality checks on new installations (you’d be surprised at how many things can go wrong!), and teach gardening classes.

I don’t want to be acting as a contractor, rather be working as a referer or liaison between my clients and landscapers. I want to be a client’s advocate, not a servicemagic.com paid referal service where landscapers pay for leads or give kickbacks.

I’m open to all any suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

A Northeast Gardener

David Faulkner asked:


Many homeowners have come to the realization that the more “luxury” accoutrements they can add to their homes, the greater their resale value will be–and they’ll be able to enjoy the “extras” until such time as they decide to sell and move on. One home luxury item which has grown tremendously in popularity in recent years is the inground backyard spa.

There’s nothing like a relaxing after-dinner visit to the spa; and one way to make the backyard spa seem like even more of a private retreat is to employ some landscaping inground spa techniques. Ideas for landscaping inground spas abound; if you have an inground spa, and have been to a warm-weather vacation spot which you simply cannot forget, why not transform your backyard with landscaping inground spa ideas inspired by that vacation?

Ideas for Landscaping Your Inground Spa

If you have landscaping inground spa ideas which are too elaborate for you to implement on your own, help is as close as a phone call to a local landscaping contractor. Landscaping an inground spa can include effects as complex as a waterfall cascading over and around a series of descending stones and over one edge of your spa.

Or you can capture a jungle effect, and some privacy, by screening your spa with bamboo or other tropical vegetation, interspersed with a series of lights to add nighttime interest. For those who love the high country, a spa hidden among boulders and evergreens might be reminiscent of a mountain getaway.

Professional Help with Landscaping An Inground Spa

If you have decided on a theme for landscaping your inground spa, you need to develop a plan to implement it. If you aren’t particularly fussy, you can buy one of the many pre-fabricated landscaping inground spa kits. But if you prefer a look uniquely your own, and aren’t confident you can pull it off, you can turn to a professional landscape architect. You’ll have to pay more, but the finished results will more than compensate for the extra cost. For more info see http://www.onlinelandscapedesigns.com/Home_Landscaping/Backyard_Landscaping.php on Backyard Landscaping.

Provide your contracting firm with your completed landscaping inground spa plan, and arrange for one of the landscapers to visit your home to see how feasible your ideas are. Don’t be bashful about sharing what it would take to give you the landscaping inground spa results of your dreams. The contractor will both know how realistic your plans are, and make suggestions to either enhance them or bring them in line with what is actually possible.

The money you pay to have a professional bring your landscaping inground spa dream to life will be forgotten the first time you slide into that warm welcoming water after another stressful day. For as long as you own your home, you’ll have a very personal and private escape, right in your own backyard!

zippcloud asked:


I love drawing landscapes and i use architectural wonders to recreate eras, so can i get in trouble? the problem is that there are millions of pictures of the same buildings, how can i do it?

boerboom21 asked:


I would like to know the importance of them showing the Sheffield steel mill landscpes and surrounding communitues when the show them in The Full Monty. I would also like to know reasons why they are important.