Home Garden Info

Jobs in Horticulture in the US?

My mother is from South Africa and runs nursery there called Kameeldorings Nursery. Due to recent political and civil unrest it is no longer safe for her to live and work in South Africa. Does anyone know of any jobs in Horticulture or something similar that would be willing to support a work visa for her. She has extensive knowledge in the field and is willing to work anywhere in the United States. Please respond with contact information for her if you are interested or know of anyone who might be interested in hiring her.

how can I find out what government jobs are available for horticulture degrees?

What kind of jobs can you get with horticulture?

What kind of jobs can you get with a degree in horticulture?

Is horticulture a difficult or very competitive field to find jobs and get education in?

Are there any well paid jobs in horticulture?

Looking to get a degree in Horticulture….what jobs pay well?

Are there any certain fields that are more lucrative than others that I should aim towards?

What jobs can you get out of a Horticulture course?

Landscapers- how much does it cost for the 12 ft X 4in- green Metal flowerbed edging?

Home depot never updates their website and lowes doesnt show it on their website i was hopeing i could ask a landscaper so i can get an idea what they cost so i can do my yard

Is a power rake and a dethatcher the same thing?

We want to dethatch our yard and we were going to do it ourselves rather than pay a landscaper – I checked Home Depot‘s tool rental list and they don’t have a “dethatcher” but they do have a “power rake” – Are those the same or what’s the difference? I’ve never dethatched before and am not a big gardener.

What’s an cheap and easy way in landscaping your backyard?

Landscapers charge us for like… $2000-$2500… and… we feel like… it’s not worth it… so we decided to get the materials our self so it would cost less.. but i don’t think it’s easy because,,, first of all… bricks are heavy… secondly we don’t have a truck to carry those bricks from home depot… so what’s a cheap and easy way to landscape our backyard?

Is it really worth the extra money to get a professional grade broadcast spreader??

I am a landscaper and use to using the cheaper broadcast spreaders that you find at Home Depot, Scotts Speedy Green 3000 for example.

But I see a lot of landscapers hauling around these more heavy duty looking, round barrel shaped broadcast spreaders with rubber tires all the time, and was wanting to know the reason why?

I checked the prices of these spreaders and they are nearly 3 x the price of the Scotts Brand Spreaders you find at Home Depot.

Are they really worth it, if you are doing a lot of seed and fertilizer spreading?

Do they hold a lot more seed? Do they spread more accurately? More evenly? What exactly?? Why??

Thanks for you answers!
Why do professional landscapers feel these heavy duty spreaders are worth the considerable extra money???
Why do professional landscapers feel these heavy duty spreaders are worth the considerable extra money???
To the first answerer, I have been using the “push kind” previously.

What I am talking about here is the push kind that they are using is more “professional grade” .

Where as the push spreader I am purchasing now at Home Depot costs around $50.00. These types I am seeing them use are $150.00.

I am not using the hand held type!!

Gardeners and landscapers, ornamental grass question?

What ornamental grasses are good for a slope? I know some like to be moister than others and I’m assuming that being on a slope that they won’t stay very moist. Also our Home Depot has a bunch of pink mushy grass. I can’t find any info about them on the web. No pic.s or info as to how tall they get etc. Is anyone familiar with them? Thanks

I want to cover up an ugly part of my yard with bark mulch, do I have to lay down landscaping cloth?

I live in BC, so the Pacific North West gets a ton of rain, and weeds always grow thick and fast spring/early summer. I was wondering if the mulch alone will suffocate the weeds over time or do I really have to lay landscapers cloth? Also does anyone have a creative/inexpensive idea for boaders to seperate the mulch from the rest of my lawn. They have to great snap togethers at home depot but man they are a small fortune for the size I need! This is to go around and in between a large cluster group of huge evergreens. Thanks for any help, and as always any answers are greatly apprecaited. Have a great day everybody

Can I do my own trenching around landscaping areas that looks professional?

I had a landscaper look at my front and back yards. I have areas of mulched plantings. Most have that permeable weed cloth under the mulch. He talked about using some sort of trenching machine to make a finished edge and tie things together in a visual sense. It makes a rut maybe? Is that a machine that most rental places or maybe Home Depot rents out or is it a very specialized machine. I’ve heard it is NOT the type of machine that does the edging next to sidewalk but I don’t know that for sure. Of course I could do it by hand…Ugh!
If I did it by hand, how deep are we talking about?

How do I keep cats from using my new sod, soil and grass seed as a litter box?

We just paid a landscaper $2300 to install a stone patio and new sod, soil and grass seed in our shady back yard. We need to grow grass quick! The problem is that every time I go back there, the neighbor’s disgusting cats have dug holes and defecated-gross! I sprinkled some hot pepper capsules(humane) from Home Depot around the perimeter, but its not working…HELP!

Office Depot question / job?

Right now I’m going to Community college , I’m 19 yrs old and i really need a job… and i already filled out an application with office depot (walk in)
but i took it home to fill it out ,but i havent turned it in yet
ALSO i don’t know which positions i can apply for ! …can someone list them or give me a link to where i can find the list of positions ?

Another question is I do have a lot of job experience but never real job experience ……
every job that i have had when i was a minor was straight up pay with cash from my employers i never filled out or signed any kind of employment papers will Office depot still accept this as a real job? because they did pay me….
I was a soccer Ref , Janitor , And landscaper will this be good enough for any position with them? also
I know a lot about software and Applications
and im very computer savvy
Do i have a chance? please i need answers
10 pts to anyone who can help thanks in advance

please help me fix my essay.?

8576 Barr road
Garden Grove,CA 92841

May 7, 2007

The Pasadena Times
1200 Linden boulevard
Pasadena,, CA 91101

Dear Mr. Bob Smith,

My friends and I went around Rancho Alamitos and randomly asking teens “what is your favorite television show?” The majority of them said Punk’d with Ashton Kutcher.Then we walked around and asked who do you like seeing punk’d? Many of the students’ answers were really random, but one really caught our attention…..The Elderly!!

Our show, Punking It Old School , is going to be hosted by teens kids aged around 13 to 17 years old! The kids will basically go around punking and scaring every old people they see!

Our first episode is going to be in a retirement home. Both of our host is going undercover in disguise as old people. There is a retirement party going on at the time, while our two host in disguise is going to switch the punch bowl with booze! While everyone gathers around to get a drink and get drunk they will finally realize it isn’t punch and we will all yell, “YOU ALL BEEN OLD SCHOOL’D!!”

Thank you for your time. I think we will be a smash hit! I will call you next week to set an appointment.

Sincerely,
Charlie Duong

I need your critisizims!?

Hi. I asked this before and got some great answers. I have taken all of that advice into account and edited it. The story is about a girl who’s uncle invites her to his home in Tibet for a month, because he needs her help. She then finds out that there are Himalayan Horses on the brink of exctinction, and he needs her to help him come up with a plan to save them. This is the first chapter, and I need you to critisize it. I want to know:
A) strong points
B) weak points
C) I need a title for it!

here it is:

‘CHAPTER ONE: UNCLE ANDY’S VISIT

‘Kitsi, your uncle’s here!’ yelled
‘coming mum!’ she yelled back. Kitsi Smith was thirteen years old with tousled light brown hair and stunning green eyes with little orange flecks. She was small for her age, and had tanned, spot-less skin. She was wearing a dark pair of denim shorts and a short-sleeved striped tee shirt, despite of the pouring rain outside. Kitsi got up from the sofa where she had been watching a documentary on Natural Horsemanship. She walked through the hall and to the front door, where her mother, Akita Smith, was talking to her uncle. He lived in Tibet, so she had never met him before. He had dark skin and black hair, with little grey patches here and there. He had laugh lines around his sky blue eyes and a huge grin on his face, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.
‘Ah, you must be Kitsi!’ his smile widened ‘Pleased to meet you!’ he held out his hand. Kitsi smiled back at him, although she felt unsure of him. Although he looked perfectly friendly, she felt that he was a stranger.

‘Here, take a seat’ said ’Akita, pointing at the brown leather sofa. ‘Kitsi, put the kettle on would you?’ She wandered into the kitchen with a dreamy look on her face. La-Mo, her Uncle, scanned the bright red room. He particularly liked the huge, almost life-sized statue of Buddha, and a little Bonsai tree in the corner. There where three identical pictures of a single stalk of bamboo lined up next to each other on the wall behind him, and a small flat screen T.V. on the wall in front of him. A log fire burned in the fireplace underneath the television, making him feel very comfortable. A little Bengal cat sat on a red fluffy rug in front of the fireplace. A oak bookshelf stood in the opposite corner from the Bonsai tree and a little computer desk next to that. La-Mo felt very cosy as he looked out the window at the sheets of rain getting heavier every minute. Kitsi returned from the kitchen with three cups of tea and a small bowl of sugar. She handed out the cups of tea and placed the sugar bowl on the wooden table. She sunk into a brown beanbag next to the sofa and flicked through the channels on the T.V. while Akita and La-Mo caught up with each other. She noticed her mother and Uncle’s voice turn to a whisper, but didn’t think much of it and carried on watching the television.
‘Could you show me around your garden, Kitsi?’ La-Mo asked, as it had stopped raining
‘Yeah, ok.’ she said, trying to sound confident, although she felt nervous, but she wasn’t sure why.

‘so, Kitsi, what’s life like out here in the country?’ he asked, trying to make conversation
‘yes, its great, thanks. Lots of fresh air’ she wasn’t quite sure why she had said the bit about the fresh air. They wandered around the garden for a while without speaking.
‘I hear your very Horsey?’ he asked. It was more of a question than anything else.
‘um, yes,’ she replied. They walked until the reached the end of the garden. La-Mo spun round, taking Kitsi by surprise.
‘do you want to stay in Tibet with me for a month?’ he asked before he knew what he was saying. Kitsi’s heart skipped a beat. She stared into his piercing blue eyes for a while. After a few minutes, La-Mo was starting to wish he hadn’t asked. After two more minutes, she turned her back to him and thought about it for a while.
Her uncle – whom she had only known for twenty minutes, was asking her to fly thousands of miles away and stay in his house for a month. Any sane person would turn it down, but Kitsi sensed a tone of desperation when he asked.
‘on my own?’ she finally asked.
‘well, without your mother, yes. I need your help’ he explained. She thought about it for a few further minutes.
‘why?’ she asked.
‘I can’t tell you, unless you turn the offer down. it’s a secret.’ she felt a bit un nerved at this. What on earth could he want her to do so badly that it meant not telling her until she was miles away from home, in a foreign country.
‘yes, ok, I’ll help you.’ she said, a little surprised at herself
‘great! Thank you, Kitsi. Now, lets go and tell your mother’ he sighed with relief

.thank’s in advance
hi everyone
thank you so much for your answers, they have all been VERY helpful. I am 11 years old, but I’m not really sure what age it sounds like it’s aimed at, so what do you think? thanks again!
hi everyone
thank you so much for your answers, they have all been VERY helpful. I am 11 years old, but I’m not really sure what age it sounds like it’s aimed at, so what do you think? thanks again!

Husband problems – appreciate your advice?

I feel that my husband is manipulating me or ? We have been married for seventeen years now, and he was never very interested in sex – we make love perhaps once a year. He works from an office right beside the house so getss up after me in the morning, just in time to drop me at the station. He does attend to the shopping and preparing the evening meal which are both things he enjoys doing. I don’t get home till after 8 at night, so we have settled into a routine, with television on, and no time to talk. He tends to fall asleep in the evening anyway. At the weekends he likes to get up late, shop, eat and go to bed in the afternoon for a sleep. He doesn’t like going out, except occasionally to the restaurant when his boss invites him. I look after the garden, the house, any jobs like cleaning walls, carpets etc. The problem is that he never wants to do anything, so any activities like going to the pictures, to visit a castle or anything at all I have to do on my own. I repainted the kitchen on my days off at Christmas and he never said anything about it looking good, better or anything! He never says anything positive about anything I do, or shows an interest in doing anything with me, be it in bed or otherwise, and when I try to talk about it calmly he accuses me of always coming out with the same old story, and goes off and sulks for days, hiding in his office.

Recently I was feeling really down, for no reason, and told him explaining that I felt in need of a bit of cheering up. No reaction whatsoever.

Last week we were out with his boss for a meal and he brought up the subjects of pets. My husband went off into a tirade about filthy creatures, unhygienic and so on. I’m afraid I lost it as I got quite angry with him – he knows that my family has always kept pets and that I would love to have one.

We have gone on separate summer holidays for a number of years as I have a medical condition that stops me from exposing myself to strong sunlight. He likes the sun, so off he goes, and I have discovered that he is purchasing a flat on the Med for the “family”.

Am I wrong in considering that he is is trying to control me by continually putting me down, what I do, my beliefs, my needs? Am I taking this too personally? I don’t know what I should/can do?

Thank you
He was diagnosed with diabetes in September and is trying to bring blood sugar levels down. He has tablets, no injections. Pills make him even sleepier. I really appreciate your comments, some are surprising to me but give rise to deep thought. He is not an unintelligent man, quite the opposite really.

The great American airtrikes just killed more innocent civilians, is that the Freedom my govt and media always?

brainwash us to believe? Good luck, that’s not so free to me.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/afpa-j18.shtml

Attacks by US warplanes this week killed up to six Afghan civilians, including a four-year-old girl, and left another 16 wounded. The incidents in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province have again underscored the grim human cost of the military escalation ordered by the Obama administration.

At least nine of the wounded reached the Kandahar City hospital. Photographs and television footage from the facility showed badly wounded women and children wrapped in bandages.

The Wednesday night attacks were prompted after a US foot patrol, apparently by special forces troops, drew fire from insurgents. The ground troops called for close air support, bringing in attack helicopters and other warplanes.

“I was at home last night when our house was bombed,” a resident of the Kandahar village of Tawalla in the Shah Wali Kot district, one of two hit by air strikes, told Reuters television. Two of his family members—including the four-year-old girl, were killed, he said, while 12 others were wounded.

According to district officials cited by Reuters, at least two other civilians were killed and four wounded in helicopter attacks on the neighboring village of Miawand.

An account of the Tawalla attack given by the New York Times Friday said that the helicopters began firing into the family’s compound at about 11 p.m. Thursday. Terrified, family members tried to escape the house, running to hide in a nearby orchard.

“When we reached the garden, the helicopter shot at us and injured three of my brothers, one sister, my mother, father and sister-in-law, and killed Rahmania, a four-year-old girl,” Muhibulla, 24, a wounded survivor of the attack told the Times.

“I do not know the reason,” he continued, “we did not hear any fighting that night, and there are not any Taliban in our village. It was a very frightening night for us—we could all have been killed.”

The young man’s father, Niammatullah, 46, said he had tried to stop the family from fleeing the house. Rushing after them, he saw the helicopters firing and crouched behind a wall that was hit and collapsed on him. After he managed to get up, he found “seven members of his family lying wounded on the ground in the orchard, including four of his sons, his wife, his sister-in-law and his daughter,” the Times reported.

In addition to the four-year-old child, the man named four neighboring farmers killed in the attack.
Oh really? socialist websites are evil huh? keep watching that faux and cnn. Yeah.

Because youre a man?

Because I’m a man, when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with a wire clothes hanger and ignore your suggestions that we call a road service until long after hypothermia has set in.

Because I’m a man, when the car isn’t running very well, I will pop the hood and stare at the engine as if I know what I’m looking at. If another man shows up, one of us will say to the other, “I used to be able to fix these things, but now with all these computers and everything, I wouldn’t know where to start.” We will then drink beer.

Because I’m a man, when I catch a cold I need someone to bring me soup and take care of me while I lie in bed and moan. You never get as sick as I do, so for you this isn’t an issue.

Because I’m a man, I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at the store, like milk or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like “Cumin” or “Tofu”. For all I know these are the same thing. And never, under any circumstances, expect me to pick up anything for which “feminine hygiene product” is a euphemism.

Because I’m a man, when one of our appliances stops working I will insist on taking it apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as much once the repair person gets here and has to put it back together.

Because I’m a man, I must hold the television remote control in my hand while I watch TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I may miss a whole show looking for it (though one time I was able to survive by holding a calculator).

Because I’m a man, I don’t think we’re all that lost, and no, I don’t think we should stop and ask someone. Why would you listen to a complete stranger — I mean, how the hell could he know where we’re going?

Because I’m a man, there is no need to ask me what I’m thinking about. The answer is always either sex or baseball, though I have to make up something else when you ask, so don’t.

Because I’m a man, I am capable of announcing, “One more beer and I really have to go”, and mean it every single time I say it, even when it gets to the point that the one bar closes and my buddies and I have to go hunt down another. I will find it increasingly hilarious to have my pals call you to tell you I’ll be home soon, and no, I don’t understand why you threw all my clothes into the front yard. Like, what’s the connection?

Because I’m a man, you don’t have to ask me if I liked the movie. Chances are, if you’re crying at the end of it, I didn’t.

Because I’m a man, yes, I have to turn up the radio when Bruce Springsteen or The Doors comes on, and then, yes, I have to tell you every single time about how Bruce had his picture on the cover of Time and Newsweek the same day, or how Jim Morrison is buried in Paris and everyone visits his grave. Please do not behave as if you do not find this fascinating.

Because I’m a man, I think what you’re wearing is fine. I thought what you were wearing five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is fine. With the belt or without it looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine. Can we just go now?

Because I’m a man, and this is, after all, the 90′s, I will share equally in the housework. You just do the laundry, the cooking, the gardening, the cleaning, and the dishes. I’ll do the rest.

THIS HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FOR WOMEN, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MALE ANIMAL.

Funny Jokes, make u lol!!!?

Yo mamma’s so fat, when she went to the beach, the whales sang “We are family!”

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Your Momma’s so fat, when she blinks, her eyelids clap!

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Your Mama is so stupid, she sits on the Television and watches the sofa.

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Yo mamma’s so poor, she can’t afford to go on welfare.

Yo mamma’s so poor, she got thrown out of a homeless shelter.

Yo mamma’s so poor, she tried to use food stamps on a gumball machine.

Yo mamma’s so poor, a burgler broke into her house and left her some money.

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There was this guy at a bar, just looking at his drink. He stays like that for half of an hour.

Then, this big trouble-making truck driver steps next to him, takes the drink from the guy, and just drinks it all down. The poor man starts crying. The truck driver says, “Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I’ll buy you another drink. I just can’t stand to see a man cry.”

“No, it’s not that. This day is the worst of my life. First, I fall asleep, and I go late to my office. My boss, outrageous, fires me. When I leave the building, to my car, I found out it was stolen. The police said that they can do nothing. I get a cab to return home, and when I leave it, I remember I left my wallet and credit cards there. The cab driver just drives away.”

“I go home, and when I get there, I find my wife in bed with the gardener. I leave home, and come to this bar. And just when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, you show up and drink my poison.”

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A man worked hard all day digging the garden and felt very stiff and sore.

His wife fluttered about him, pleased with the amount of work he had done and anxious to get him to do some more.

“Have a nice soak in the bath and I’ll bring you a drink,” she suggested smiling.

“Good idea,” says the husband looking forward to being waited on.

He’s in the bath when she comes in with a nice glass of Scotch which he accepts happily.

“If there’s anything else you’d like just call,” says the wife as she leaves the bathroom.

When she got halfway along the landing the husband relaxes completely and lets off an enormous long fart in the bath.

A few minutes later, despite it being a very warm Summer’s evening, the wife comes in with a fluffy bed warmer

“What the heck is that for?” asks the husband snappily.

“Oh Darling,” says the wife, flustered, “I thought I heard you say, “Whataboutahottawaterbottle.” [Not too funny]

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CHRIS BROWN AND RIHANNA HAVE GOTTEN BACK TOGETHER AND DECIDED TO DO A SONG FOR WHICH ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO A WOMANS ABUSE CHARITY

AFTER RECIEVEING 50 ORIGINAL SONGS THEY CANT CHOOSE WHICH ONE THEY WANT TO RECORD

SO INSTEAD THEY COVER HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME:)

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two sperms were swimming along and one said to the other ” how far to the ovary” the other one repiled “miles were only passing the tonsells”

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Question: If a blonde and a brunette fell off a building, who would hit the ground first?
Answer: The brunette – the blonde would have to stop for directions!

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The assistant asked the blonde if she would like her pizza cut into six pieces or twelve.

“Six please” she said, “I could never eat twelve!”

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A blonde was walking down the road with a healthy looking pig under her arm. As she passed the bus stop, someone asked,

“Where did you get that?”
The pig replied,
“I won her in a raffle!”

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A person went into the office kitchen one morning and found a new blonde girl painting the walls. She was wearing a new fur coat and a nice denim jacket.

Thinking this was a little strange, he asked her why she was wearing them rather than old clothes or an overall.

She showed him the instructions on the tin,

“For best results, put on two coats”.

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Two blondes were in a parking lot trying to unlock the door of their car with a coat hanger.
First Blonde:

“I can’t seem to get this door unlocked!
Second Blonde:
Well you better hurry up. It’s starting to rain and the top is down!

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Three blondes were walking through a field when they came across a set of tracks.

The first blonde looked down at the tracks and said,

“I think they could be bird tracks.”

The second blonde went to look and said,

“No, I think these are deer tracks.”

They stepped aside and the third blonde went over to the tracks. She looked down, then got run over by the train!

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A blonde asked someone what time it was, and they told her it was 4:45. The blonde, with a puzzled look on her face replied,

“You know, it’s the weirdest thing, I have been asking that question all day, and each time I get a different answer.”

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A blonde was driving down the road listening to the radio and was quite upset when she heard blonde joke after blonde joke. A little way down the road, she saw another blonde out in a field rowing a boat. The blonde stopped her car and angrily jumped out yelling,

“You dumb blonde bimbo! It’s blondes like you that give the r

landscaping shrubs, I want to plant shrubs in large barrel containers, can I please read below ?

I have purchased some “privacy” bushes and I want to put them in like wiskey barrels , kind of like raised flower beds so they will quickly grow taller than my 5 ft. city ordinance fence, will these shrubs/bushes grow in a wiskey barrel for a few years or ?? I know with many flower perenials they have a very deep tap root and this won’t work but I know not much about bushes and shrubs but these new neighbors are helping me learn fast, here is what I bought on sale in 1 gallon : waxleaf privet, Oregon grape, butterfly bush, …I tried to stick with evergreen I’m zone 7 in Or and our winters rarely get below 25, but once in a while. Teach my about bushes and shrubs the basics OK ?

Flowering Shrubs for landscaping, North East?

I am looking to landscape my front yard, and I have limited space. I wanted to look for dwarf shrubs, preferably ones that flower part of the year but always have green leaves…

I am going to be putting a butterfly bush in the middle of the two shrubs any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks

Seeking line drawings of trees and shrubs for landscaping?

Need a site that has line drawings of all plants so I can do layouts of landscaping without buying expensive cd’s any and all help will be appreciated!

Should I use mulch or landscaping rocks around shrubs and flowers for our landscaping around the house?

I know mulch is good for adding more nutrients in the ground, but in the long run mulch becomes VERY expensive. Rocks on the other hand look great and are cheaper in the longrun, but they don’t add nutrients in the ground like mulch does.

Getting into college (NYU, BU, USC…..)?

Hey you guys! I’m currently a Junior at a Texas high school, and I wanted to ask a few questions…

First, I’ll give you a little of my information:

GPA: 3.37
Current IB Diploma Student
I took a lot of regulars classes last year (I had a hard summer between my freshman/soph year, so my high school counselor “suggested” that I take easier classes…)
This year I am in ALL pre-ap/AP/IB classes.

My schedule this year, and grades:
Pre AP Pre Cal (1st six weeks: 73; 2nd six weeks: 67; 3rd six weeks: 70; sem 1 avg: 71; 4th six weeks: 81)
IB English III (1st six weeks: 81; 2nd six weeks: 84; 3rd six weeks: 90; sem 1 avg: 84; 4th six weeks: 86)
AP Latin III (1st six weeks: 90; 2nd six weeks: 92; 3rd six weeks: 89; sem 1 avg: 92; 4th six weeks: 84-she lost one of my tests….)
Pre AP Physics I (1st six weeks: 85; 2nd six weeks: 85; 3rd six weeks: 85; sem 1 avg: 82; 4th six weeks: 90)
Honors Aquatic Science (1st six weeks: 89; 2nd six weeks: 86; 3rd six weeks: 84; sem 1 avg: 89; 4th six weeks: 95)
IB Psychology (1st six weeks: 87; 2nd six weeks: 91; 3rd six weeks: 84; sem 1 avg: 88; 4th six weeks: 84)
IB History (1st six weeks: 90; 2nd six weeks: 86; 3rd six weeks: 92; sem 1 avg: 91; 4th six weeks: 84)

So far I have 22 credits, and I know you only need 24 to graduate. By the end of this year, I will have 25.5 and by the end of next year I will have 36 credits…

This is my schedule for next year (or rather the classes I’m taking):
AP Calculus AB (1 credit)
IB English IV (1 credit)
AP/IB Latin IV (1 credit)
IB Biology II (1 credit)
IB Biology II Labs (before school- 0.5 credit)
AP Independent Study and Analysis of Film (1 credit)
AP Literary Genre (1 credit)
IB Theory of Knowledge (1 credit)
IB History of the Americas (1 credit)
After school Speech and Debate (first time joining-on a 5.0 scale-so its honors-and I’ll get 1 credit from it)

I took the SAT in january, but i only got an 1800 (im in classes to improve my score, and i KNOW i can do better-i was really sick the week before and the day of-i was continually blacking out and throwing up and getting dizzy) so i’ve scheduled to take it again, under better circumstances. Plus, since having taken that SAT, ive also been put on medicine for ADD and its helping wonders as well.

I do a lot of community service. So far I have 122 hours. I’m also in Green Club, River Watch, Little Theater Company, Brightoners (we go to Brighton Gardens-old folks home-twice a month during lunch), Cheese Club and Film Club.

I worked for my dad (on payroll) for 2 years (all of 8th grade through 9th), I interned at a Fabric Store this summer for a few weeks, and I babysit.

I recently took a Digital Filmmaking class outside of school, Ive taken a photography class and this summer I’m spending three weeks at an intensive acting camp in Los Angeles (Young Actors Camp). I also am spending 13 days at UC Berkeley for NSLC (National Student Leadership Conference), under the program Journalism and Mass Communication, this summer.

I have a college counselor who is helping me organize everything and apply and all that.

I take the SAT again next Saturday, the ACT in April, and the SAT II subject tests in may.

I also spend a TON of time at my church-volunteering and helping out. Sundays and tuesdays I lead groups for middle schoolers and high schoolers (girls) and wednesday nights I attend the high school services.

I’ve missed quite a bit of school because I get ill frequently and its always really severe, never something simple, but i always get everything made up and get caught up on time, and it rarely hurts my grades.

I’m also hoping to volunteer at the Blanton (art museum) this summer when I get home.

Colleges I’m really interested in:

NYU (applying early decision, probably)
Boston University
USC
UCLA
Pepperdine
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Barbara
UC San Diego
Brown (I might apply early decision here-NYU isn’t early decision restrictive)
U Cal Irvine
U Cal Davis
American University
Penn State University Park
University of Washington (in Seattle)
Georgetown (in DC) (I might apply early decision here instead)
Vanderbilt (though I don’t know for sure about this. And if I did apply here, I might apply early decision, but again, I really don’t know.)
Carnegie Mellon (My cousin went for college, and they begged her to come back for grad school and paid her entire way. She told me that that raises my chances of getting in there, but I’m not sure haha)
Northwestern
Stanford

So, what are my chances at these schools? Which are a pretty good possibility, which are a possibility, which are a reach, and which are out of the question? Please tell me what you think! And no rude comments please…I know my GPA is low, and I know I didn’t do well in Pre Cal this year, but I’m trying.

Also if you know of any other good schools in Cali or New York that I should look into, that I could have a shot at getting in, let me know! Thanks
the 122 hours are for this year alone, and i’m not looking for scholarships. I’m willing to pay full price tuition to whatever school accepts me, so that’s not really a problem.

If you’re willing to pay full price, rather than go on scholarship, doesn’t that increase your chances of getting in?

Any Good Movie Recommendations? ?

So I want to rent some videos….
I don’t really like any of the more recent ones and don’t like horror films or confusing films that leave you wondering…”so what was the point of this movie?” and most of all I don’t like fantasy films with monsters, robots, or over the top action films that make you say “If that explosion was real he would be dead by now.”

I have seen most of the classics from the 80s & 90s and was wondering if you can recommend a movie that makes you think and is about real life situations…( I find the simpler the movie is the better it is)

Here are some of my favs that i can think of right now:
Pearl Harbor
Heavyweights
The Kid
Momento
Anchorman
Driving Miss Daisy
Monkeybone
The Secret Garden
Back to the Future
Blast from The Past
Forrest Gump
Lord of the rings
Titanic
Home Alone
Dances with wolves
Edward Scissorhands
Misery
Pretty Woman
Goonies
Dunston Checks In
Airplane!
The Mummy
Mrs. Doubtfire
Speed
The Breakfast Club
Cold Mountain
National Lampoon’s European Vacation
The Pianist
Awakenings
Wallace and Gromit – the curse of the were rabbit
Se7en
Léon
Ratatouille……you get the point
THANKS

What’s the best space to calorie ratio vegetable garden?

For an Oklahoma balcony…think small containers.

I need to move my vegetable garden, will it be bad to move it under a security light that’s on all night?

The light is a sodium light from the electric company and is on all night. It’s the best place in my yard to put a garden but I’m worried about pests and critters getting to my garden with the light on all night every night. I live in Oklahoma and it seems like moths and beetles are my biggest problems.

What types of vegetables can I grow in containers?

I live in Oklahoma, which is semi-arid, but can have extreme weather (flooding, droughts, high winds, etc). I’d like to begin a container vegetable garden, but I’m having trouble finding what vegetables will grow well in containers … and what size container is needed. Any advice? (Things I want to grow include: green onions, white onion, green beans, tomatoes, potatoes, okra, squash, soy beans, strawberries, jalapenos, etc).

Do any garden vegetables grow in winter in Texas?

The online seed stores claim things like broccoli, celery, carrots, and lettuce will. But I don’t know whether to believe them or not. We are talking N texas by Oklahoma.

Is it too late to plant them?

Where is the Garden of Eden located?

I asked my neighbor and she said her mother Eden has a small garden for vegetables but I doubt it is in Oklahoma for some reason.

Garden Manure ?

I would like to know if horse manure can be used as compost in my vegetable garden, i know cow manure is great but i have lot’s of dried horse manure from my stables, i would like to use it as a soil conditioner as i have deep red Oklahoma clay soil. I have been told horse manure may be too strong is this so? my horses are on a alfalfa and pasture hay diet does this matter?.
thanks for your help!!

Starting my first container garden-Vegetables and flowers?

I am going to attempt my first garden and will be doing container gardening on my apartment balcony. I want it to be organic. I live in Oklahoma and am facing South. This is what I have so far:

Two 22 gallon High-Density Resin Planters for vegetables 20-Dimensions 19.5″Wide/High 12″
One 26″ hanging planter box for my flowers
Three (1 Cubic Ft ) Bags Sta Green Flower & Vegetable Soil Planting Mix
One 3 1/2′ Tomato Cage (looks like a long cone sort of)
Two 24″ Metal Plant Props

Plants
1 Bonnie Grape Indeterminate Tomato 5″
1 Red BeefSteak Indeterminate Tomato 5″
2 Red Bell Sweet Red Pepper 3″
2 Quinalt Strawberries 2″ (Container is full of leaves already)
1 Daisy plant
2 Dahlia plants
*The plants all came in recyclable pots

1. Can I add one cherry tomato plant into the barrel with the 2 tomato plants?
2. What fertilizer do is a good oneI am considering Spray-N-Grow Micronutrient Concentrate
3. Do I need mulch? What kind and how much do I put in?
4. Will the red or black grower plastic help?
5. Do the barrels need to sit on bricks or something else?
6. Should I buy 1 or two geraniums to plant with the tomatoes.
7. Do I need to add geraniums to the barrel for the strawberries and red bell peppers?

The barrels I bought don’t have holes in them so I’m hoping I can just use a screwdriver and hammer to make them? How many holes do I need for draining?

Thanks in advance for helping me
Crasulad you are amazing. Thanks for taking the time to write all the great info. I am so excited about this.

Best design shows show on HGTV?

I just upgraded my cable – I like the design shows they have on… not the ‘how to purchase/sell/flip/appraise’ shows. I like the home improvement/gardening/ect. stuff. Anyway, I watch about 1 hour of TV MAXIMUM in a day. I’d like to start timer recording something. Suggestions?

Is There Something Wrong With Me?

About 3 years ago my Dad died. I didn’t really get to know him that well, even though my parents were together. I made it obvious I prefered my Mom without realising, but towards the end of his life I got to know him more, and regretted heavily the desicions I made before.

About 2 months later, our new kitten was maulled to death by a fox in our garden. About a year after that, my Gran died, then my uncle. Now I only have one living grandparent left.

I now have no emotional connection with my Mom, and my sister treats me like dirt, and I havn’t told any of my friends about anything that happened.

A few weeks ago my favourite charactor died in a TV show. I was incredibly sad for several days, and I don’t no why. It was nothing hormonal and I have found my self being constantly feeling down since. Its weird, because I always get connected to charactors in TV shows.

After this I went on a christian skiing holiday, and converted to christianity. I meet the most amazing people there, and, for the first time felt happy. As soon as I got home I felt that incredible sadness again, so much so I booked my own youth holiday with my friend ( with the same people ) a week later. But we might not get a place.

I’m only 13 so I don’t really now the signs of depression, but I was wondering, is anything wrong with me?

What do you think of my descriptive story?

The winter’s sun shot me in the eyes with its desolate glare, my skin finding no redemption to being eaten by my own salty tears. Everything seemed so slow… there was no wind, yet I could still hear a hussle of the leaves in the chestnut tree besides me. The air was well below freezing, still, I felt no urge to grasp my arms and huddle up like a penguin fighting arctic gales- but even if I wanted to, I couldn’t. I urged my self up, and finally perceived my surroundings, instinctively attempting to keep a sharp eye for any danger. To my left there were hand built stone walls opening up to lush rolling hills, peering off to the distance like a child’s TV show, and to the right, was a single row of industrial terraced housing, built with stone, contrasting from light to dark in a peculiar way and each with a small five foot garden with a plastic-potted plant balancing precariously on either gate post. In between was the perennial road. White lines were distanced apart in the centre until they halted at a zebra crossing- and strangely enough, that lead directly to the front door of one of the terraced houses.

Baffled by this, I found my self taking steps miraculously towards the mystery house. Steps became feet, feet became paces, and paces became hugs strides, but even though I expected to increase in speed, it felt like I was inching steps all over again. I halted at the house with the zebra stripes leading up to it, which seemed to strangle me in its pernicious aura. My heart thumped with rebellion as it jerked my legs towards the house’s coat of mystery, perusing I had no means of escape.

I could hear a faint tap. The tapping was so scarce I had to kneel in front of the stained wooden door to hear it; the cold patio clawing at my knees gave me a sudden urge to fling my arms around my thighs and fight the bitterly cold chains which were grasping me. The tap was so lacking rhythmic value; it was a couple of dire seconds before it tapped again. Images appeared in my head, of a soul confronted by its mortal foe, perhaps using the last of its strength to signal some help-blood draining into the carpet-with this pathetic tap. I opened my eyes, and saw a narrow line between the house and the ground I hadn’t noticed before, entering into the basement. I guessed no-one was home, as there were no lights on. But then again, a ‘mortal foe’ wouldn’t want to gain suspicion. I shuddered, bringing my numb waist up to the height of the window ledge, avoiding the mould which had smothered itself around the window pane.

Two dusty trampled chairs strangely enough surrounded a wide-screen plasma TV, followed by last centuries’ trinkets, ornaments and bush-baby dolls. The walls were covered in pernickety tulip wallpaper, dripping condensation in all corners leaving a green mark on the blood-red carpet. *tap* I swiftly jolted my head at the corner of the TV, in which during the tap a red light bleeped. *Tap* Again and again it bleeped at the same time of the tap. I couldn’t help but wait to guess for the next tap- a feeling of notability washed over me- but I was too focused on the tapping. I felt like a small child again. Everything was suddenly so exciting. I waited for another red light to draw me into its splendid glow, but my eyes were weary and unfocused. The warmth biding my feet burned like a sharp branding iron had hammered into my bone. Quenching my reconnaissance.

A deformed man smirked behind the pitiful glass, watching me shed tears, his blue eyes sunk into the fatigue that overwhelmed my drowning conscience.

What should i do with the kids this summer?

So i’m baby sitting again this summer and i would like to know some activities to do.

A) 2 boys: one is going into 2nd grade and the other starting kinder garden

B) both love legos, scooby Door videogame, movies (basically have 2 movies they want to watch over and over again… last summer it was transformers and this dinosaurs tv show)

C) upcoming 2nd grader has started reading kid-friendly chapter books with this parent’s at night.

D) upcoming kinder gardener like to play in the dirt and be a boy he is. he is into sticks and shoot ‘em up games (makebelieve)

what can i do with the kids all summer? if your going to say crafts- please give me some ideas.
i already know that for a few hours i’ll let them ride they’re bikes and stuff outside- that’s their favorite thing to do.

We’re in an apartment complex so we have a pool, tennis courts, and a small park near by.

Oh, and i can’t drive yet… i only have a permit.

The mom will be gone all day, the dad sometimes works from home and they’re grandma is usually there, except when she goes to the doc.

What reality shows are there that can makeover our ugly backyard?

I don’t believe we’ll ever get to be on a TV show but at least I can try, maybe I will get some ideas or help with our yard.

We live in a typical San Francisco Sunset home that we bought 3 years ago, but our backyard is not functional at all.
It is nothing but tall overgrown weeds with 1 big tree on the side, but the biggest problem is not getting rid of the weeds and junk but the fact that it is actually 3 levels. First level is a small cement patio, then below it, we have 2 levels of the overgrown madness.

The entire family loves the outdoors (nothing extreme, walks on the beach, parks etc) and it would be nice if we can transform the yard into 1 cohesive relaxing space. We know absolutely nothing about gardening so it would be nice if the yard required minimal maintenance. My parents recently remodeled a lot of the house, it would be nice if this could be my gift to them, I wouldn’t mind spending a chunk of my savings on it but I don’t even know who to turn to.

Any help would be much appreciated.

I’m feeling a bit puzzled about the current England-South Africa Test match. Can anyone help?

I have been away for a few days, and got back home yesterday afternoon. I didn’t see any of the match for the first two days, as I did not have access to a TV showing it. I didn’t watch much yesterday when I got home, as I was too busy with domestic chores. Today I have been at work.
So I have a number of questions:
1) Who is Darren Pattinson? I am a cricket anorak, and I have never heard of the bloke.
2) Am I in a time-warp? I know I posted a ‘Dr Who’ related question a couple of weeks back, but I didn’t realise then when I donned a long coloured scarf and installed a blue police box in my garden that it would mean I could time-travel. So why have England conceded a 300+ runs lead on first innings, and are battling to stave off an innings defeat. Am I back in the 1990′s?
3)Are South Africa really this good, or are England just that bad?

What is your definition of processed food?

My buddy Steve doesnt like to eat at the Old Country Buffet because he whines that it is processed food. To me everything is processed food. We grow tomatoes in a garden at home which goes through a process. We have to raise cattle for beef that goes through a process. What do you think?

What’s your definition of “home”?

This is a quote from a movie called Garden State:

Andrew Largeman: You know that point in your life when you realize the house you grew up in isn’t really your home anymore? All of a sudden even though you have some place where you put your s**t, that idea of home is gone.

Sam: I still feel at home in my house.

Andrew Largeman: You’ll see one day when you move out it just sort of happens one day and it’s gone. You feel like you can never get it back. It’s like you feel homesick for a place that doesn’t even exist. Maybe it’s like this rite of passage, you know. You won’t ever have this feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, you know, for your kids, for the family you start, it’s like a cycle or something. I don’t know, but I miss the idea of it, you know. Maybe that’s all family really is. A group of people that miss the same imaginary place.

What are the sharing sites for home video with unlimited or best limit?

I have just bought a high definition camcorder and I am thinking of taking video of groundhogs and squirrels picking apples in my garden or my kids playing soccer, and show it to my friends and relatives in another country.

Hotmail has a 10 MB limit for attachment, and I think a high defintion (or a standard definition) video will probably exceed 10 MB.

Thanks.

Do they get away with clawing your back?

Willow, we have to discuss the definition of scratching, just sayin…

*looks down* …….. Jees…..

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What is the difference between a BYB and a legitimate breeder who does actually breed in their back yard?

I know of a woman who breeds very high quality Yorkies who have compete at crufts and have several champions in their line with alot of splitters and buiers (not sure if that’s how you spell it) as well but she does it from her home and back garden, so does this make her a BYB or is she still a legitimate breeder? what is the actual definition of a BYB?

Do I have rap skills?

Check out some verses I wrote.

Yo Yo, look at my YO-Yo
Yeah, you know I got that sh*t that’ll make you poop yourself
or have diarrhea so go get some pepto-bismol
Ya, Ya, It smells like sh*t in this piece because I am tha sh*t.
I went to the zoo to go scoop some poop
and throw it on your window
our such a ho, ho
like santa claus,
cause he’ll bring you pepto-bismol as a present
cause I’m gonna make you poop yourself
I represent my city
What up, What up,
You cant mess with me
cause I’ll have you workin at the old folks home
scooping some wet sh*t
Haha, you know I am a farmer
cause I got that lettuce
and I also got alot of manor
so I’ll sell it to you at a high price
ya, you can put it on plants
to help them grow so you can start garden
eat organic yo

Can you tell me if I have any skills cause my friends think I should make an album. I personnaly think that I’m better that most of these rappers that are makin millions cause I rap from the heart.

Does this girl still like me?

I like this girl and I think she likes me. So I made a rap about her (she apperantly likes people who write poetry and rap is a kind of poetry) and went to present it to her. She walked away and said that I was a dork. This was my rap :

Yo Yo, look at my YO-Yo
Yeah, you know I got that sh*t that’ll make you poop yourself
or have diarrhea so go get some pepto-bismol
Ya, Ya, It smells like sh*t in this piece because I am tha sh*t.
I went to the zoo to go scoop some poop
and throw it on your window
our such a ho, ho
like santa claus,
cause he’ll bring you pepto-bismol as a present
cause I’m gonna make you poop yourself
I represent my city
What up, What up,
You cant mess with me
cause I’ll have you workin at the old folks home
scooping some wet sh*t
Haha, you know I am a farmer
cause I got that lettuce
and I also got alot of manor
so I’ll sell it to you at a high price
ya, you can put it on plants
to help them grow so you can start garden
eat organic yo
Yo, your probably a manor bag
cause your full of sh*t
and I can tell from a far that you like me
and if you don’t your probably just a ho
you know
peace out.

Do you think this messed up my chances. Does she still like me?

looking for user friendly landscaping design software?

I’m looking for landscape design software that is very simple to use and can import a digital photo of my own

home to use in the design. Inexpensive would also be required. We want to redo our entire yard, front and back.

What is a free and easy to use landscape design software?

I tried Sketchup but its incompatible with my computer.

where can i get a free basic but good landscape design software thats easy to use?

dont necessarily want the 3d type, or photo of the house, just want to make simple geometric shapes on simple but accurate plans

Can someone recommend a good Landscape design software?

I will like one that contains a plant list database.

Does anyone know a good blueprint making or landscape design making software?

I’m trying to make a landscape design or blueprint of an island and I need some good software compatible with vista to make a easy to read blueprint…thank you,
Please anything free?

Landscape design software?

I looking for a easy to use landscape design software any reconmendation.

Anybody know of any good Landscape design software?

I am going to look into VizTerra by Structure Studios:

http://www.structurestudios.com

Any other suggestions?

Interior/landscape design software on the net and download?

What are some good interior and landscape design software for download for free websites? They don’t have to be for download, on the website is okay too. I know www.scenecaster.com
I remember one from school in design and technology, there was a website of a paint company that allowed you do design a room on the internet for free, i can’t remember what it was.