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| OK, I'm new to gardening and a bit intimidated with the empty slab of dirt in the front yard. We rototilled today and now we are just staring out at mounds of dirt. This is our first house and there was nothing growing in the front or the back.
I live in Lake Tahoe and I would like to keep a very natural front yard with little or no grass...boulders, trees, ect. But what else can I use for ground coverage??? Where should I start? The yard is not that big at all....but I just feel lost when I look at it!!!! Any resourses, ideas, or pictures would be a HUGE help. Thanks!!! |
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| Your local conservation authority is a good place to start - go to the library and get some books on the local trees shrubs and wildflowers. good luck jeff |
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- Posted by terrestrial_man 9 (jwcsplit@netscape.net) on Sun, May 28, 06 at 15:53
| The absolutely best advice I can give you is TAKE YOUR TIME! There are many considerations that you will need to address: So before you get started and are still lacking in ideas. |
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- Posted by ahughes798 z5 IL (My Page) on Wed, May 31, 06 at 23:45
| good advice from terrestrial man except I wouldn't worry about what the neighbors have. I'd look to plants native to your area, becaus after their first year, they won't require a ton of maintenance. JMO. |
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- Posted by joepyeweed 5b IL (My Page) on Thu, Jun 1, 06 at 16:03
| Why does everyone start with rototilling and then ask for help? My first advice would be don't rototill... but oops - thats okay ... Here are some links for you: http://www.epa.gov/greenacres/wildones/wo_2004b.pdf http://calag.ucop.edu/0602AMJ/pdfs/2_HabitatFragmentation.pdf http://www.cnps.org/chapters/chapters_text_only.htm http://heritage.nv.gov/nnps.htm |
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- Posted by terrestrial_man 9 (jwcsplit@netscape.net) on Sat, Jun 3, 06 at 23:53
| Why go native?? Here is a link to a garden that was put in by a husband/wife team-he is a member of this forum too! |
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