http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/ A place wher Pro's and DIYers Can post Question and Tips Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:05:21 GMT pattia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8864 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8864 Hi everyone. Anyone have any good advice on where/how to buy inexpensive gravel for landscaping purposes? I live on long island (Nassau), in case anyone can Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:52:11 GMT michael http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8863 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8863 "Zen" is a Japanese school/sect of Buddhism The word "zen" means meditation. A zen garden is meant to be used as a meditation garden. In the west most people Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:56:52 GMT pattia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8862 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8862 Hi there. Just wondering if anyone has made their yard a zen garden of sorts. Looking for ideas. I live in long island, NY. Thanks very much! Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:50:09 GMT neilmoran2001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8861 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8861 One way to slow this down in the home landscape is by using slow release fertilizers, like Milorganite. Or returning nitrogen-rich grass clippings to your Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:26:44 GMT Frank Lawrence http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8860 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8860   http://www.e360. yale.edu/ content/feature. msp?id=2207 05 Nov 2009: Analysis The Nitrogen Fix: Breaking a Costly Addiction       Over the last Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:18:33 GMT Living Mandala http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8859 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8859 Dear Friends, Just a few more days and a few more spots in the first Permaculture Design Course happening in the U.S. Virgin Islands at the Virgin Islands Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:37:13 GMT Frank Lawrence http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8858 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8858 Fescue doesn't create a sod, its a bunch type grass and doesn't produce rhizomes ( underground stems ) so I'm going to assume that you're trying to get a Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:43:31 GMT Michael Quagliano http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8857 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8857 I usually till the exsiting soil first, roll with a small sod roller (you can usually find at a rental store) and add about 1" of organic compost. Then lay the Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:59:20 GMT skokie@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8856 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8856 Hello How much soil depth do you have to have for new sod 90/10 fescue/kbg in order for the sod to survive? Thanks Brad [Non-text portions of this message have Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:47:48 GMT Frank Lawrence http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8855 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8855 Many weed seeds will and can survive in soil for several years so you did more harm than good when you stripped out soil and turned it over, by doing that you Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:03:29 GMT Ingrid Martin, Earthly Sites http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8854 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8854 Sheet Mulching with Cardboard Use compost or manure below, then add a THICK layer of cardboard (overlapping every edge 6"), then a nice thick layer of mulch. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:41:47 GMT Linda S http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8853 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8853 Hi there - I'm new to the group - live in Central Florida (zone 9) and am finally at my wits end with weeds. All of my flower beds are just overrun by weeds. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:33:41 GMT SAIF http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8852 Hi, Keukenhof is the world's largest flower garden where approximately 7,000,000 (seven million) flower bulbs are planted annually. It's located in South Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:02:59 GMT Frank Lawrence http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8851 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8851 Culture will go a long way in keeping weeds to a minimum in other words a healthy thick lawn will crowd out most weeds. Mow high, mulch and leave grass Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:28:52 GMT RavenW http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8850 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Landscape_Pro_Tips/message/8850 Do you Rent, Buy or Lease your Equipment and Why? I'm working on an article for next month's issue of Irrigation & Green Industry Magazine on the pros and cons