Does the lot for your new home need clearing? What about that backyard area that is over grown? If the cool weather is encouraging you to tackle that overgrown area in the yard, or on your new lot, ask yourself these 5 questions before hiring a landscape architect.
1. Do I have trees I want to save on my site? Mark all the significant trees you want to save with a bright ribbon so that the trees can be quickly identified by you and others that may work on the project.
2. What can I do to save these large trees? Do not allow large equipment under the large tree canopies. Even if the equipment might not be near the trunk of the tree, the roots need to be protected from compaction, digging, and grading. Put a fence around any large tree that you want to save, if you have workers in the area. No matter how hard you try, someone will always want to use the space to park or store supplies and equipment. This could damage the feeder roots and cause death.
3. Will these vines kill my tree? The short answer is: they sure can. Remove any vines that you see climbing up the trees that you would like to save. The vine may be pretty, but in time it may shade out the large
tree and kill it.
4. Should I build my new house on the prettiest site on the property? If you are building a new home, don't put your new home on the prettiest spot in the center of a grove of trees. Move the new home location away from the trees, to save the damage that will incur during construction. I have seen many people spend lots of energy to build next to a large oak, then after they move in, they talk about cutting it down because they are afraid of the tree falling on the house.
5. Am I allergic to poison ivy? Lastly, get to know what Poison Ivy looks like. It is never fun to show up to work on Monday morning scratching and explaining your "weekend warrior exercises" to the work gang. I like to spray Poison Ivy with a good weed killer weeks before I start doing any work in the area.
Does the lot for your new home need clearing? What about that backyard area that is over grown? If the cool weather is encouraging you to tackle that overgrown area in the yard, or on your new lot, ask yourself these 5 questions before hiring a landscape architect.
1. Do I have trees I want to save on my site? Mark all the significant trees you want to save with a bright ribbon so that the trees can be quickly identified by you and others that may work on the project.
2. What can I do to save these large trees? Do not allow large equipment under the large tree canopies. Even if the equipment might not be near the trunk of the tree, the roots need to be protected from compaction, digging, and grading. Put a fence around any large tree that you want to save, if you have workers in the area. No matter how hard you try, someone will always want to use the space to park or store supplies and equipment. This could damage the feeder roots and cause death.
3. Will these vines kill my tree? The short answer is: they sure can. Remove any vines that you see climbing up the trees that you would like to save. The vine may be pretty, but in time it may shade out the large
tree and kill it.
4. Should I build my new house on the prettiest site on the property? If you are building a new home, don't put your new home on the prettiest spot in the center of a grove of trees. Move the new home location away from the trees, to save the damage that will incur during construction. I have seen many people spend lots of energy to build next to a large oak, then after they move in, they talk about cutting it down because they are afraid of the tree falling on the house.
5. Am I allergic to poison ivy? Lastly, get to know what Poison Ivy looks like. It is never fun to show up to work on Monday morning scratching and explaining your "weekend warrior exercises" to the work gang. I like to spray Poison Ivy with a good weed killer weeks before I start doing any work in the area.