Found this very interesting product this afternoon - 100% recycled brick pavers made from shredded tires and plastic bottles - Made by Vast.
Seems like a great alternative to poured concrete or traditional brick. I’ll look into pricing to see what it might cost. One of the most exciting features of this product is that the [...]
Anyone who owns dogs knows how tough it is to keep them from ruining your landscaping. We love our pups, but nothing kills a plant faster than a 90lb Saint Bernhard.
So, as part of our ongoing battle to save our vegetation, I’m designing a new fence around one of our planting beds. It won’t keep [...]
Some great ideas from the UK
Patrick used a really neat program from Google called “SketchUp.” He combined it with Google Earth to produce a study of how the house placement and height will affect available sunlight in the yard. It’s a fantastic tool! The study shows the sun from March 21 to December 21, with all images taken at noon.
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The west side of the main house will require some landscaping. There’s little barrier between our house and the adjacent property. Below are two images - the first is how it exists as of today; the second is a rendering of one possible solution.