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snowshoveler
tides in dirts out surfs up
Location: bridgewater nova scotia...aka the swamp
Joined: Jan 3, 2003
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grass or no grass ?
Original Message Apr 12, 2005 8:27 pm |
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hi guys... this is kinda out there so if necessary remove it . im in the process of cleaning up my property now that its spring here. i have next to no landscaping as yet. my driveway is pretty good but thats it,basically i have 4 acres of trees.lots of hardwood and softwood. i have been removing as much of the dead and hard looking trees and thinning out the rest. its starting to look kinda park like. i have lend of a huge wood chipper that i have been putting all the brush and tops into.ill post pics of it in action later i save the big stuff for firewood. anyway i have been wondering that once i get done should i plant grass between the trees or just let it grow up into ferns and other woodsy stuff.i plan to try to average 10 or so feet between the trees,this will encourage them to grow tall and allow me room to work around them. when i started you could hardley walk between them i should mention that i dont like mowing lawns but i do have a good variety of riders and tractors at work i could use. and i really hate pushing a mower. thanks for any input ... later chris
craftsman 10/28 snowblower with tracks husky 372xpg chainsaw sachs dolmar bc212 bushsaw mondo trimmer monster tractor with trailer cheep wheelbarro and couple shovels and a partridge in a pear tree
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MissSnowshoveler
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Location: NS
Joined: Feb 5, 2005
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Re: grass or no grass ?
Reply #5 Apr 13, 2005 9:42 am |
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I'm gonna vote no grass, unless it plants itself. There might be a time in the next 20 years that grass would be nice, but with the time it would take to plant - need lots of soil, it would probably be in 20 years time. The computer that has the pics in it is on dial up, so maybe I'll figure out how to get a few from puter A to puter B and then to here. Sherri PS - lotsa flowers and bushes would be nice
This message was modified Apr 13, 2005 by MissSnowshoveler
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Dave___in___CT
Deliberate often... ...decide once...
Location: West-Central Connecticut
Joined: Sep 17, 2002
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Re: grass or no grass ?
Reply #7 Apr 15, 2005 11:13 am |
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Hi... "PS - lotsa flowers and bushes would be nice" Sounds good ! Maybe a wildflower mix... some grasses that grow tall and don't get mowed... shrubs... fruit trees... berry bushes... Can start a little at a time... Dave...
Whether you think you can or you can't... you're right.Henry Ford BCS Tractor & snowblower
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snowshoveler
tides in dirts out surfs up
Location: bridgewater nova scotia...aka the swamp
Joined: Jan 3, 2003
Points: 1261
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Re: grass or no grass ?
Reply #9 Apr 21, 2005 6:44 pm |
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ya ya ya ...i hear you Mill. around here if you arent standing on a rock you feet are going to be wet. and add to that i have a fair number of stumps that i have to remove or cut off much shorter. on a good note i do have my monster tractor home and have been using it and a homemade trailer to haul away brush and rocks from my future lawn or garden or wharever it ends up being. later chris
craftsman 10/28 snowblower with tracks husky 372xpg chainsaw sachs dolmar bc212 bushsaw mondo trimmer monster tractor with trailer cheep wheelbarro and couple shovels and a partridge in a pear tree
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Emmo
Joined: May 22, 2003
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Re: grass or no grass ?
Reply #12 Apr 22, 2005 9:08 am |
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MissSnowshoveler
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Location: NS
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Re: grass or no grass ?
Reply #14 May 9, 2005 8:00 am |
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Here's a little of what the yard looks like. (boy I love high speed internet!) This is from the back looking out. There's always water running through there. This is looking off to the side of the driveway. There's about 4 acres of that. And this is the rock work that he does. He plans to have rock borders everywhere. So as you can see there's a lot of work to make a lawn that would look nice, but not so much work to have a yard without grass. You can plant flowers and shrubs here and there and not have to worry about mowing around or over them and they will pretty much look after themselves. In the back where the water is always running we plan to have a pond on the lower side of the road (top pic to the right). So that will be nice. Sherri
This message was modified May 9, 2005 by MissSnowshoveler
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