Home Garden Info

Tips for someone wanting to start a garden?

My husband and I just moved in our new home. We would like very much to start a garden of veggies and flowers. We have never really planted before and I was wondering when to start, and what is best to start out with. I would like to plant as many veggies as possible. What would I have the best luck at?

Starting a home garden?

I’m basically interested in growing some of my own food-indoors or outdoors. I don’t know too much about hydroponics but would be willing to learn.

The climate is Northern Ohio.

I’ve noticed that seeds are relatively cheap assuming you can keep insects and disease away from the plants to get a decent crop.

Most Fruit/vegitable seeds: $1.50 a bag
Fruit bearing yearling trees: $35.00 a tree

Any tips?

How to start your first home vegetable garden?

Me and my wife just finished moving in to our first home and we want to have a vegetable garden next Summer. Problem is we both know absolutely NOTHING about gardening. Neither of us ever did any growing up, nor did our parents really do much either.I was hoping the community here could give some good tips to help us get started. We a do not have a ton of space, probably from a rough estimate I did a minute ago 12×50 at the max and that would need to include walking space since most of it is our side yard. We also live in Ohio so winter will need to be accounted for. If possible we would really like to do tomatoes and I have heard we may be able to grow them off the side of our garage saving us some space, and zucchinis would also be nice! Outside those we are open to any suggestions.

Anyways if anyone has helpful websites, step by step guides, general tips, advice on fertilizers or pesticides to use/not use all of it is appreciated, since as I said we are completely ignorant on this subject!

Landscape retaining wall around a sand mound of an on-site septic system? Possible?

I have a septic sand mound close to the house. I would like to make some more room in the yard by cutting back some of the slope on the mound and installing a landscape retaining wall. I know where the pipes are located along with the sand. Is it possible? Are their photos anywhere on the internet of someone who did this? Thanks.

What has happened to the Garden PART OF THE HOME AND GARDEN QUESTIONS?

I have enjoyed this site now for a few weeks. The catigories were in the past pretty specific. Over the last couple of days I have noticed JUNK, stuff that doesn’t belong in a specific catigory implanted in the site, some of it is not what I want to read or hear about, Can any one tell me if they know how to critic this site and let YAHOO know of the current trend to generalization of all the sub sites?

Home and Garden Question?

What are the decorating trends this year/or season for a home? What room scents are the most popular, candles, incense, etc. What flowers are popular for Fall and Winter(store bought of course)? What colors are in as far as wall color and general room color of the furniture to the decorations? I am oblivious when it comes to designing and decorating I could use a little bit of help please. Thanks! =)

Are you fed up with how quickly decoating fads come and go?

Years ago there were no home and garden shows to spark our interest to keep on top of the latest decor trends. This and manufactures/retailers that want us to keep buying must be creating the decor buying frenzy to always be IN STYLE. Now it seems the styles and trends change every year. One year wallpaper is out, the next it’s back in but now in big bold patterns and colours. One year very neutral and beige is in, the next year beige and neutral is passe. Now everything has to be GRAY!!! IN Ceramic tiles are now 12″ X 36″ or 48″. So now my tiles are old fashioned. I’m fed up and wonder if I’m the only one? Please tell me your views.

I’m tired of painting rooms frequently to be IN…..and now you have to paint or paper a feature wall to be IN. I’d rather save my money for retirement instead of becoming DECOR Poor. And all the stuff that used to be in style goes out the door to Salvation Army, Goodwill or it’s scooped up for free on Craiglist.
Years ago people didn’t change their funiture until is was worn out and then many just reupholstered what they had. Rooms were only repainted when they needed to be. And no body judged us as being out of style. Manufacturers and Retailers are forcing us to buy, buy, buy, are there others out there who would rather save, save, save? Should we say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH to retailers and boycott buying the current trends?

What will be the question and the category for the answer given below?

One Art of Humanities is the Beauty&Style of achieving success in Business of Cars&Transportation,Computers&Internet on line business or Consumer Electronics with a reliable back up Finance which is not so easy as Dining Out but it needs a lot of Education&Reference to run it casually like an Entertainment&Music Environment,cordial like Family&Relationship enjoying a good Food&Drink or passing time in Games&Recreations leading to a proper Health,possessing a beautiful Home&Garden with no Local Business.Once reaching the peak in business it becomes News and further Events will bring Pets,Politics and Government nearer and one can enjoy the fruition of all his hard work and efforts which is equal to a woman attaining Pregnancy&Parenting feeling.
Running a business requires a little bit Science and Mathematics but a vast knowledge of Social Science,Society&Culture will help one to know the trend of the market.If one becomes expert in it then he may play it casually like any Sports and Travel to other countries to know the know-how of modernizing the business to sell his product like Yahoo Products.

What should I say for my opening statement to a stranger? How much should I ask for in cash for my services?

Well… My playstation 3 system broke and I really want to get it fixed so I need to get some cash to fix it. So I have decided to go around doing yard work for people around my neigborhood to get some cash.
This was one of my encounters with a stranger whilst I was riding my bike home from a friend. I saw this man tossing soil or something like that.
Me – Excuse me, I could help you with that for some cash(I say that in a normal voice)
The Man – No thanks buddy(says that in a good way)
So what should I say?
How much money should I ask for for a small sized yard?
A medium sized yard?
A large sized yard?
How much should I ask for to HELP the person with a small sized yard?
How much should I ask for to HELP the person with a medium sized yard?
How much should I ask for to HELP the person with a large sized yard?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! – It is spring where I live ( Massacheusetts-New England ) and the trend for yardwork is – racking leaves, soon to be gardening, and in the summer lots of stuff. My goal is to get 400$ before september 1st when battlefield 3 comes out.
I’m in good shape.I’m skinny, 14 years old, 5’11 135 pounds

Should I charge more for certain things like gardening?
Should I charge per hour? per visit? initial charge then per hour?

So I have 7 months before deadline so I would need to make 60 dollars each month. But my Goal is August so I can go on the Beta because I have a beta invite. Then I would need 66$ a month. I am goint to let my stepdad sell my PS3 as is. It has the Yello Light of Death. If your intrested I urge you to messege me. I am also going to get my friends xbox 360 and try to sell it on ebay, it has the red light of death, again, I urge you to messege me.

I’ve know this guy across the street from my other friend since I was like 6 or 7 and I talked to him and he said he does yard work also in the summer so he said he’ll be on the lookout for work for me.

Please answer with a well thaught out answer. It took me more than an hour to do this.

Why is the stadium empty during the India-Australia test match going on?

The attendance at the stadium is horrible. We are a country of 1.2 billion people, most of them being cricket fans, and still we can’t find 30000 people to fill up the stadium…

We played well yesterday plus its a national holiday today; don’t know what the people are doing sitting at home… Such venues should be banned from hosting international cricket…

Australia has a lesser population than the entire population of Mumbai Metropolitan region, yet every test match in Australia has a fullhouse, but no venue in India ever has fullhouse for any test match(except Eden Gardens)

This just proves that we are fake fans…. blown away by the T20 trend. I’ve been to a T20 game before and all the fans were c*nts who knew nothing about the game….
Why does everyone hate the Australians??
This section is pathetic….

All the Australians hate the Indians, and the Indians hate the Australians, and as usual Indians are giving pathetic excuses….

There is no price issue… The price of a test match ticket is never more than Rs 100…. If people can afford prices rangung from Rs 500 to Rs 5000 for a T20 match and there’s a sellout every time, then why not for Test cricket…

And why would an Indian fan watch the Australian batting….he should be in the crowd watching the Indian bowling……

What should I say for my opening statement to a stranger? How much should I ask for in cash for my services?

Well… My playstation 3 system broke and I really want to get it fixed so I need to get some cash to fix it. So I have decided to go around doing yard work for people around my neigborhood to get some cash.
This was one of my encounters with a stranger whilst I was riding my bike home from a friend. I saw this man tossing soil or something like that.
Me – Excuse me, I could help you with that for some cash(I say that in a normal voice)
The Man – No thanks buddy(says that in a good way)
So what should I say?
How much money should I ask for for a small sized yard?
A medium sized yard?
A large sized yard?
How much should I ask for to HELP the person with a small sized yard?
How much should I ask for to HELP the person with a medium sized yard?
How much should I ask for to HELP the person with a large sized yard?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! – It is spring where I live ( Massacheusetts-New England ) and the trend for yardwork is – racking leaves, soon to be gardening, and in the summer lots of stuff. My goal is to get 400$ before september 1st when battlefield 3 comes out.
I’m in good shape.I’m skinny, 14 years old, 5’11 135 pounds

Should I charge more for certain things like gardening?
Should I charge per hour? per visit? initial charge then per hour?

So I have 7 months before deadline so I would need to make 60 dollars each month. But my Goal is August so I can go on the Beta because I have a beta invite. Then I would need 66$ a month. I am goint to let my stepdad sell my PS3 as is. It has the Yello Light of Death. If your intrested I urge you to messege me. I am also going to get my friends xbox 360 and try to sell it on ebay, it has the red light of death, again, I urge you to messege me.

I’ve know this guy across the street from my other friend since I was like 6 or 7 and I talked to him and he said he does yard work also in the summer so he said he’ll be on the lookout for work for me.

Please answer with a well thaught out answer. It took me more than an hour to do this.

Garden Grass Snakes also known as Garter Snakes (Thamnophissirtalis) can be dangerous???

Here’s why.
A couple in Morro Bay, California, had a lot of potted plants. During a recent chilly spell, the wife was bringing a lot of them indoors to protect them from a possible freeze.
It turned out that a little green garden grass snake was hidden in one of the plants and when it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the sofa.
She let out a very loud scream.
The husband (who was taking a shower) ran out into the living room naked to see what the problem was. She told him there was a snake under the sofa.
He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look for it. About that time the family dog came and cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake had bitten him, so he screamed and fell over on the floor.
His wife thought he had a heart attack, so she covered him up, told him to lie still and called an ambulance.
The attendants rushed in, wouldn’t listen to his protests and loaded him on the stretcher and started carrying him out.
About that time the snake came out from under the sofa and the Emergency Medical Technician saw it and dropped his end of the stretcher.
That’s when the man broke his leg and why he is still in the hospital.
The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so she called on a neighbor man.
He volunteered to capture the snake. He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began poking under the couch. Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat down on the sofa in relief.
But while relaxing, her hand dangled in between the cushions, where she felt the snake wriggling around She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under the sofa.
The neighbor man, seeing her lying there passed out, tried to use CPR to revive her.
The neighbor’s wife, who had just returned from shopping at the grocery store, saw her husband’s mouth on the woman’s mouth and slammed her husband in the back of the head with a bag of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point where it needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she saw her neighbor lying on the floor with his wife bending over him, so she assumed that he had been bitten by the snake. She went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of whiskey, and began pouring it down the man’s throat.
By now the police had arrived.
They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, and assumed that a drunken fight had occurred. They were about to arrest them all, when the women tried to explain how it all happened over a little green snake.
The police called an ambulance, which took away the neighbor and his sobbing wife.
The little snake again crawled out from under the sofa.
One of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it.
He missed the snake and hit the leg of the end table. The table fell over and the lamp on it shattered and as the bulb broke it started a fire in the drapes.
The other policeman tried to beat out the flames and fell through the window into the yard on top of the family dog who, startled, jumped up and raced into the street, where an oncoming car swerved to avoid it and smashed into the parked police car.
Meanwhile, the burning drapes, were seen by the neighbors who called the fire department.
The firemen had started raising the fire truck ladder when they were halfway down the street.
The rising ladder tore out the overhead wires and put out the electricity and disconnected the telephones in a ten-square city block area
(but they did get the house fire out).
Time passed! Both men were discharged from the hospital, the house was repaired, the dog came home, the police acquired a new car, and all was right with their world.
A while later they were watching TV and the weatherman announced a cold snap for that night. The wife asked her husband if he thought they should bring in their plants for the night.
That’s when he shot her.

Do you want to buy a nice price house in Mayan Riviera, Mexico?

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My Mum’s discusting behavior?

From when I was 13 and younger (this was 4- years ago), My mum was always happy and did everything at christmas because my dad couldn’t cook and she was a sahm. He always picked out my brother and sisters and my presents but my mum always was left to pick out everyone elses. She seemed to like it this was and when I (or anyone else) offered to help she told us to just enjoy the season and leave it to her.
When I was 14, we had our first christmas away from home, (we were at my uncles). For the first time in 16 years, she hadn’t had to do anything xmas day and we all loved it because she was so relaxed and happy. That year was fine because everyone got their presents and was very happy and it was a great year.
The next year when I was 15 we did the same. We’d had a bad year where I had gotten pregnant and my grandad had died. We were all just enjoying what we had left of the year. My uncle and aunt did everything and my mum did nothing. No-one got presents that she had gone out and bought and thought of herself. My dad and my nan had to go out and buy everyone’s presents including mine and my brothers and sisters. At 59 years old, my nan had already gone through that stage of her life and didn’t need to go through that stress again did she?, especially since she had lost her husband. That year we assumed my mum was just low because her dad had died.
When I was 16, my mum ‘skipped xmas’. There is nothing wrong with this considering lot’s of people go on holiday. However, the bit that bugs me is that she took her friend with her, left her husband behind and so we ended up at my uncles again. She chose to miss her first grandaughters, first xmas. I know that Kayleigh couldn’t understand what was going on but it was important to me that my mum was there.
This year I am 17 and she is even worse. She sat in the corner by the door to the back garden (or yard or whatever people want to call it), watching the kitchen tv and wouldn’t join in toasts or drink or do anything. Anyone who tried to get her to join in simply got a ‘fuck off, i aint doing that’ or ‘no’. She and my dad got into a huge argument and me and Kayleigh’s dad were trying to calm Kayleigh down. I don’t know what to do! My mum seems to be very hormonal at the moment and she’s put on some weight. Her ‘place of calm’ is the bathroom at the moment. She’s only 35 and already a grandmother and I do feel sorry for her and try to help her out as much as I can by making sure Kayleigh’s not in her way and cleaning the house up but there’s only so much I can do since I go to college everyday and my dad brings Kayleigh home before I get there. The doctor says its not depression and these past few weeks have been the worst ever, the only other time she acted this bad was when she was pregnant with my little sister and that was when I was 4 so I don’t remember, this is just from what my dads telling me. The doctor says its not depression when I was there and my mum booked another appointment with him just before xmas. I’m getting desperate!! Is there anyone who can try and work out why my mums been acting all strange for the past six weeks? I asked her if she was pregnant (it’s possible since I know my mum and dad are active since they are still young parents and the walls are thin!), but she denied it. I’m still wondering if she is however, she did claim she had ‘the bug’ that was going around and so she didn’t feel like being christmassy but no-one else I know has had it, just a cold, but she was throwing up. I don’t want to doubt what she’s saying but, we need to know why she’s acting this way.

What should I do regarding my friend “Laura”?

I have been friends with Laura for about 3 1/2 years. She was a frequent customer at a previous job that I had worked at. We eventually started hanging out and quickly became friends. Laura always came to my house or we went out to eat etc. She never invited me over to her house. I am 31 and married with a small child while Laura is 33 and unmarried with no children.

After being friends for about a year and a half, the place that I had been working at was going out of business. Laura knew that I wanted some kind of part time job so she asked me if I wanted to clean for her elderly parents. I had never met them nor had I been to their home at this point in time. The state pays for someone to come in and clean for a few hours a week. Since Laura and I were such good friends, I decided to take the job. Not only was I doing them a favor, but they were doing me a favor. Now I hate cleaning and wouldn’t choose this kind of job ever again. But I thought that since we were friends that it would be a better atmosphere, I guess.

Now Laura lives with her parents because after finishing college she thought it would be best if she moved back in to help with the finances of the house etc.

Anyhow, I have been cleaning their house for 2 years now, but I am really thinking about quitting. While I still consider Laura my friend and have come to think of her mother as a friend of sorts too, I am just to stressed out about cleaning their home. For starters, they have 2 big dogs that are a year old. Because Laura is at work for most of the day, her parents are in charge of taking care of the dogs. Her father uses a walker to walk and moves really slow. Her mother is a very overweight woman (at last 400 pounds). Neither of them can get the dogs out to the bathroom in time so the dogs will poop and pee in the house at times on piddle pads. Because they also have a few cats, the house smells of animal urine every single day. It’s permanently in the floorboards or something. So I need to literally hold my breath when I am there. When I come home, my husband has to hold his breath because I smell like the house. I shower right away, of course. Not only does their house smell, but they have a ton of clutter. I am paid to technically clean after Laura’s dad, however, her mother makes the list and I usually just follow them. I clean the kitchen and bathrooms, then I vacuum and dust. Typical cleaning things. The thing is, I really don’t think anyone else cleans besides me. When I am there, Laura is just coming home from work. She sits down on the couch or plays with her dogs. The most I’ve seen her do is clean up dog poo, make dinner or garden for her mother. If you saw Laura’s bedroom, you’d die. You can not see the floor. She has piles upon piles of clothing and stuff everywhere. There are cobwebs on her shelves and things on the wall. Her mother and I tried cleaning her room for her while she was away one time, but it went back to how it was before within the year. The spare room is a place to throw misc. things. Their front room has xmas gifts still in it. They haven’t found a home for them apparently. Laura has a dog crate along with 2 of those plastic dresser type things (that can be found at Walmart) full of dog stuff in the kitchen.

I’ve been asked by Laura if I could get a cobweb that she noticed or pick up this or that from the floor. I feel that if she noticed a cobweb then why didn’t she knock it down or if she needs something off the floor then why doesn’t she pick it up. I have come to the conclusion that the entire family is lazy and doesn’t want to clean a darn thing. It really frustrates me because I am supposed to be there to help an elderly person clean house. I am not there to clean the entire house while everyone else sits around and watches TV. It has come to the point where if they need something done they just ask me instead of having Laura do it. That’s how I feel at least.

Because of everything I have put up in the past 2 years, Laura and I barely hang out anymore or chit chat on the phone even. I would like our friendship to be like it was before, but the only way that can happen is if I quit this job. However, when I do quit, what should I say my reason is. I don’t want to go into this with her parents. I would rather wait until I have quit and then sit down and talk to Laura about how I feel. What do you think? If you need more info on anything, lmk.
Thank you all for your comments. Should I tell Laura eventually how I truly felt working for them (i.e. how she never does anything around the house herself and how if she had her own place she’d have to) or should I not bother?
I should also mention that the past few times I had stayed at least 10 minutes over my time limit. This means in those 10 minutes I did not get paid. The last time I was there I said I was leaving on time that day. So her mom asks me if I could clean the entire front hall. I said I had time to only mop the floor quickly where the puddle pads normally go (because I wasn’t staying later than what I got paid). She says can’t I do it out of the goodness of my heart. Ok I just gave them like 20 minutes of free cleaning last week. Plus they never tell me that I can leave early or when I’m sick to collect pay anyhow so why should I clean for free. They have Laura to do it, if they need something done, but everyone acts like Laura is soooooo busy with other things (work, church stuff, her dogs, running around doing errands). Isn’t that what adults do?
Oh and her mom will always say that we shouldn’t chit chat so I can get everything done, but then she’ll talk to me. Or she’ll give me way more things to do than the time I have to do it in.

Please give me some advice?

Ok so I post here quite a lot, and apart from ShineOn, everyone thinks I am a troll (I don’t know what that is btw) and is rude to me… but this is all true.

I’ve been with my husband for 4 years and married for 2. We had a tough time conceiving our baby, and we’ve had problems in the past, but for the past year or so things have been great, apart from the odd argument.

I had a real problem trusting him – from day 1 I would accuse him of porn and cheating, even when there was no reason to. Sometimes, I had reason to suspect him (finding porn on PC for example) and we’d have a massive argument, but he would always have a believable explanation.

Anyway, I got therapy and she suggested that he was stonewalling and I had an obsessional fear of him cheating. She told me that not all men are interested in porn or other women and that this is very normal, but my perception of men tells me different. I learned to stop obessing and started to trust him. I will admit I didn’t trust him 100%, but it is a complex issue and like the famous setting “trust takes years to build, but only seconds to destroy”.

Anyway, all was going swimmingly until Saturday. I’d found a text message on his phone (no I was not snooping, I was borrowing his phone). He told me he didn’t know who it was, and I thought nothing of it because the text was blank. Until I rang it out of curiosity and a woman answered. And then I checked his phone records (not just to snoop, I do this regularly as part of our accounts) and found he’d called it. Until then, I hadn’t bothered confronting him. But after I found he’d called it, I casually asked if he knew who it was and if he’d called it. He said no, which is a downright lie. So I accused him of lying (well, he was!) and he flipped.

He smashed up his phone, stormed out, slamming the door repeatedly so that the lock even broke and our baby woke up. He came back, and every time I tried to talk to him, he got angry and threatened to wake the baby up by shouting/smashing stuff if I didn’t leave him alone. How sick is that? Using her as a weapon! I threw my ring at him, he threw it out the wndow, then threw his out too. Childish I know. But I was angry.

Anyway, Sunday he ignored me and the baby all day, stayed upstairs on the computer and only came down to grab some food. He didn’t talk to me at all, didn’t even look at us. Ironically he did make me some food but I’m not sure if that’s cos he wanted to avoid more arguments or if it was a peace offering. I stayed in the kitchen whilst he watched tv, then he slept on the sofa and I went to bed.

Yesterday he went to work, came back and played with the baby a bit but still ignored me. We both watched tv but he didn’t speak to me at all. I went to bed and he slept on the sofa again.

He didn’t put the bins out this morning – I don’t know if this is incase his ring fell in? (The bins were open so it could have fell in when he threw it out the window). Either way, he knows I can’t put them out as they’re heavy and I have a bad back.

I found my ring yesterday so I put it on today. I couldn’t find his, but I think he was looking for it on sunday as he kept going in the garden. He’s not wearing it, but he wouldn’t be – he’d wear it to work so no-one asked questions, then take it off when he came home. He knows how hurt I am that he took his ring off, let alone threw them out the window.

I just don’t know what to do – if I ignore him, he ignores me back. If I talk to him, he either storms out, ignores me, turns the tv up so I worry he’ll wake the baby etc. If I’m normal and act like nothing happened, he ignores me… If I just try to cuddle him, he’ll push me away and storm off etc.

What should I do?

By the way, I am an excellent mother. I spend all day with her. She never sees or hears anything. I don’t act any different, wont even cry in front of her. I keep the house immaculate, clean whilst she naps (and I mean immaculate!), do all the cooking and laundry… I’m like Bree from desperate housewives lol.

My only problem is my lack of trust in him, which I am working on, and it is a whole lot better than it was. We don’t argue often, and the last time we argued this badly was 2 years ago. Normally he will ignore me for days, until I go on at him and apologise and make him not ignore me.

And before you think about being rude – no I am not a troll.

I cannot leave him (and do not want to) because I have no money and do not work. I can’t work, as I have SPD and my daughter needs 24-hr care (she is very ill, she was premature and has reflux so severely she needs an op). I live 1 hour away from family and physically couldn’t drive there. Plus, my dad does not have the space, and could not have a baby disrupting his sleep as he is very very ill himself. I have no-one else to go to, my on
edit: just to add, this number turned out to be just a wrong number.

Mummy, where did I come from?

“Tomorrow we will discuss human reproduction so I’d like you to go home tonight and find out as much as you can about the subject,” said the class teacher.
Young Tommy went home and found his mother in the kitchen.
“Mummy where did I come from?” he asked. Too busy to sit down and tell him the truth, she replied, “A stork brought you, darling, and put you under the rose bush.”
Tommy went into the dining room where his grandma was watching TV…”Where did my mum come from,?” he asked her.
Now Grandma didn’t discuss such things so she replied, “A stork left her under a bush in the garden.
Great Grandma,” he said softly “where did my Grandma come from?”
“Not now darling,” she replied, “I’m a bit tired, but you must have heard of the stork?”
The next day in school, the teacher asked the children what they had learned…..
“Please Miss,” said little Tommy putting up his hand, “as far as I can see, our family hasn’t had sexual realations for three generations.”

Should I talk to social services about my neighbour?

I think she is endangering her children through her filthy cluttered house. Her husband has a hoarding problem and there is a path through shoulder high piles of stuff from the front door to the sofa and the piles are lower just in front of the tv. Another narrow path goes to the kitchen. It is all very dirty. They have takeaway several times a week and she has told me the children have crisps for breakfast. Her oldest child (8) is dangerously obese and has frequent asthma attacks and unexplained skin rashes and the little one (4) has what she calls ‘tummy bugs’ a couple of times a month. They get no exercise and can’t get into the garden cos there is stuff piled in front of the back door.

The reason I wouldn’t is because she is a lovely lady who spends every minute with her kids and has fought to get her autistic oldest child a good education – they are clearly her priority. No expense is spared and she is very patient and loving. Her son’s autism makes him hard work at times but she never flags. She lost a baby and has struggled with depression since and an operation on her knee has left her walking with a stick.

The reason I would is because she does not seem to relate her children’s illnesses to their lifestyle and gets very annoyed if I hint at improving their diet or exercise or cleaning the house. My husband and I offered to clear their garden so the kids could play outside but she says she will get to it (not this summer tho) and when they have come to mine they run mad with the space – they have to sit most of the time at home – no space. She keeps the 4 year old on reins cos she will just run if not. I have diplomatically suggested she may need more exercise and she snapped at me ‘I’m a terrible mother cos I can’t run after them I suppose.’ I said no, but the school is next to a park which has a seat and is all enclosed and safe. She walks further to the shops. She jokes that her 8 year old is in age 13 trousers and they’re tight but then says she has to take them up loads and does not see the significance. She does not see that her little one’s ‘tummy bugs’ have continued all through the school holidays when she has not been near children.

It will do no good talking to her – my experience of that has been unpleasant. If I told social services about the problem they would not take the children but educate her about hygeine and diet etc? Do you think? I used to offer to help have a clear up but she never accepted. Her husband cannot help as he has the hoarding problem and when their son was diagnosed autistic it was found that he is mildy as well – he does not see a problem.

landscape architecture?

What are three elements of landscape architecture?

Landscape Architecture?

I’m currently a student in a rather prestigious university (Purdue), majoring in Landscape Architecture. I’m only a freshman, but I like it a lot. The undergraduate program in LA is well recognized (ranked in the top 10 in LA by Design Intelligence). The only problem is that I don’t know if the profession is all that it is hyped up to be. Any insight on this would be helpful.
I’m also thinking about Business Construction Management, which is another program here that I am considering.

My current academic GPA is a 3.0, if this helps.

How is architecture and landscape architecture different?

I know architects work with buildings/structures and landscape architects focus more on landscape and ecological rehabilitation, but in terms of design and education, how different are they? I am looking to do an MLA (masters – landscape architecture) and was wondering if you work with sketches and models like you do in architecture. Any help and information would be greatly appreciated!

What do you love most about your home state?

I love the change of seasons and it’s a great sports state.
Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Lions, U of M and MSU!
I also love the fairs and festivals. Gardening in our state
produces the most beautiful fruits, vegetables & flowers!

Yep, I’m from Michigan!

Serious answers only!

How to start a flower pot garden?

I am looking to plant a garden using only flower pots this spring/summer. I am a college student who will be home for the summer and I don’t have a yard suitable for planting in. I have heard that you can grow many different types of fruits and vegetables in large flowers pots. What fruits and veggies will grow well in limited space? PS- I live in Iowa. Also, how do I go about preparing the soil and planting the seeds for these plants? When can I plant them? Thanks!

Please help me to my ENGLISH paragraph?

I am going to take a oral exam. The topic is “Describe something you do that is good for your health.”

Here is my preparation. Is it good enough? Is it proper for an ORAL exam? Is it far more likely to be a written English rather tan an oral one? Could you help me to correct it? Thank you!

Many people think of gardening as a chore, but I take up gardening as a hobby and a healthy habit. Yes, I have an own secret garden. Every weekend I spend about a half day on gardening. I plant flowers and vegetables in it.

Gardening is very satisfying and offer me many health related benefits.
First of all, when I tend to my garden I am working outside in the fresh air and getting gentle exercise. Every muscle in my body can be exercised.
Furthermore, gardening is also a very good relaxing pastime, to both mind and body. If gardens are beautiful to look at, imagine the pride and sense of accomplishment that the creator of such beauty can feel. Besides that, gardening is a great way to reduce stress, get a bit of exercise, be creative, and develop patience.
Meanwhile, I grow and eat all my own vegetables. They are truly organic, and I never use pesticides or sprays of any sort – nor artificial fertilizers. They are pure natural green food. Also, eating more vegetables, and especially home-grown vegetables, is a simple way to ensure that a body is getting a proper balance of vitamins and nutrients.

Overall, gardening brings about sufficient exercise, relax mood and healthy diet. I really in to it and believe it is a magic weapon to keep fit.

Suggestions for vegetables in my 4′x 3′ garden?

I have a PUD home, like a town house. Anyhow, I have a small patch or dirt to plant something. Last year I did well with cherry tomatoes, and grape tomatoes. I’d like to try something else worth while this year. No to flowers, just vegetables please.

What are some good areas to live in North or South Carolina?

My family is considering relocating to N or S Carolina.

What city(ies)/areas do you think we would do well in?

My fiance’ and I are 32
We have a 2 year old daughter
We would like for her to attend a good preschool and encourage her in the arts.
We would like to move to an area supporting Irish culture-particularly step dancing-for our daughter
We plan on having another child in about 2 years….I will stay home and he will support our family until our youngest is old enough to attend preschool.

I have a bachelor’s degree in accounting and 6 years of tax preparation experience.
My fiance’ has the experience but is not licensed as a journeyman or electrician. He wants to obtain a license in one or both trades asap after relocation.

Our interests/hobbies include: gardening-flowers and vegetables, model trains, military history-particularly the Air Force

Which areas do you think offer the best quality of living, that supports our cultural background/preferences/education and lifestyle?

We are also open to other suggestions in the states that surround, Tennessee, Kentucky, even Georgia.

What kinds of plants are best for planting in July?

At the beginning of July, I will be moving into my first home. I live in South Texas, so it is very hot and often humid. I would like to start a garden of some type, but I know July isn’t the best time to do so. What plants, flowers, vegetables, etc. would be good to plant in July-August? Do I need to wait until September when it cools off? If so, what should I do to my backyard during the summer to prepare for my garden?

How many bags of topsoil?

I’m looking to plant grass in a small patch of land near my condo’s deck. It is currently a lot of gravel. I would like to remove some of the gravel, but also just put down new topsoil. How many bags will I need for my 62 square foot piece of land?
I would like approx 3″ of topsoil… and I guess the average bag is about 40 pounds…

Do purchased bags of topsoil normally smell like road tar?

I bought a few bags of top soil at a home improvement store today. Some of the bags reek of asphalt and others smell like normal dirt. Has anyone else experienced this and, if so, will this smell go away? I am using this dirt in my flower bed right under my windows so I can’t leave the dirt there if it will stink otherwise we won’t be able to open our windows.

Thanks

i got rid of clay soil after a single dig can i use compost bags instead of topsoil?

I had too much soil and had to level out the garden, we have heavy clay soil and instead of breaking large clumps we threw them away, how can i improve the soil without adding more soil or topsoil

How many bags of topsoil is needed to fill an area of 40ft 5in by 13ft 7in and I want it to be 3″ thick?

Want to buy big bag of topsoil. How many equivalent bags of 25 litres are the big one ton bags.?

How many 40 pound bags of topsoil equal 1 cubic yard?

how many bags of topsoil is needed to fill an area of 40ft 5in by 13ft 7in?

I want to plant an indoor garden?

Okay so spring is here and every year i want to have my own garden. But, here’s the problem. I live in an apartment building with no balcony. I do have a sun room which has large windows so my plants will get the same amount of sunlight they would if they were outside. In the past i have had a couple of plants but they were just in regular plant pots. One day i was watching Ellen and she was doing a show about planting a home garden.

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/03/triscuit_helps_ellen_plant_a_home_farm_0317.php

If you watched the video in the link you can see she has a really big container (box type thing) where she can plant a small garden.
Now here are my questions:
1.Where can i get a container like her’s (maybe a little smaller) to put in my sun room to plant the plants in?
2. What type of plants would be suitable for it? (I was thinking about small flowers maybe some mint)
3. What type of soil would be best suited for this? Just regular potting soil?
4, What other thing would I need to setup my small garden?
5. What would I need to do to maintain and grow a healthy, blooming indoor garden?
I know I’m asking for alot of information but, I’m really excited to start this. I just need to know how. Thank you in advance. I’ll really appreciate your advice.

Simple Planting for flower beds?

two ugly lookin flower beds that came with property we rent i would like to beutify our porch a little by planting some pretty low maintenance flowers that are cheap and come in a variety of colors, this is my first time planting so i dont even know what the first step is…. i do know that the 2 flower beds receive shade in the morning hours and it gets a lot of sun during the afternoon to late evening and then the shade returns to them at nite ; ) the beds have dirt in them also for all the green thumbers what are some cool 1st time gardening websites if you know of any
thank you for your help!!
the flower beds measure out to be10′ x 2′ each
live in sunny CALIFORNIA

Landscape Design?

I just started landscaping design for my first client. I live in Silicon Valley, CA. I charge $35 per hour to my client. My friend who is a also landscaping designer, charges $85-120 per hour after 1 year experience. I am wondering how much would you pay for your garden design? I know it depends on how much you make money and how big your garden is.
Please advise.

Can I find out about College`s that teach Landscape design near Preston ,Lancashire for my son?

As he is only 16 years old and would love learn more about Landscape design .

What is the definition of repetition in landscape design?

I am in a Design class for Landscape Architecture.

What would you like to ask? how do I persue landscape design?

Im just curious on how to pursue landscape designing as a career?