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Landscaping Design Newsletter
Issue 609

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Landscape Design and Gardening Newsletter
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Issue#609
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Written by Steve Boulden
Owner of S&S Designed Landscaping,LLC
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Most Recent Landscaping Lesson

Welcome to another great issue of your landscape design and gardening newsletter.

I'm proud to say that this publication now goes out to over 12,000 loyal subscribers. Many of whom have been with me since the beginning. I guess that says a lot for the quality of content that I try to deliver.

There's an old saying that states, "you can have everything in life that you want if you just help enough people get what they want". I'm finding that to be so true. Anyway.....

Autumn is coming on quickly. I know that a lot of folks are puting their landscaping and gardening ventures aside until Spring. But not here in the Desert Southwest. Projects are actually starting to pick up as the weather cools off.

However, if you're in an area that's getting ready to hibernate for the Winter, just keep these lessons handy until Spring fever hits. There's some good stuff in here.

This issue I'm going to share with you the largest estate design I've ever created. And while most folks don't have a yard of this size, there are a lot of different landscaping ideas that can be discovered from just this one creation.

And as usual, I'll share some of my other amazing gardening wisdom, new additions, and other stuff.

So let's get going.

Steve Boulden,
S&S Design

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IN THIS ISSUE
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o Landscaping Lesson - A Large Estate

o Teaching The Pup To Poop In The House - This Is Cute

o Xeriscaping - One Principle Applies To All Gardening

o RSS Feed - This Newsletter Now Available Through RSS

o Newest Additions To The Site

o Last Issues Lesson

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Landscaping Lesson - A Very Large Estate
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Since this design is so large I'm going to first show you the entire layout and then break down the backyard and pool area into different sections. This way I can explain the theory and reason behind each section in more detail.

I'll explain most of the design on the first screen but there's just too much to explain and get a visual on one page.

The first picture is too large to fit on most computer screens so you'll probably have to scroll to get a look at it all.

You can see this landscaping lesson at:

Large Estate Landscaping Lesson

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Teaching The Pup To Poop In The House
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We just finished a design project for a client that required seed planting the lawn area in the backyard where her dogs normally had the freedom to run and carry out their daily duties.

However, the newly planted lawn created a problem for the client as she couldn't allow the dogs to run freely all day while she was at work. Until the lawn is fairly established, they would naturally but unintentionally tear up our work.

The solution? Oh, you gotta see this. It's an indoor dog potty and puppy training system that can come in handy in a lot of different situations. Here's the link:

Teach The Pup

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Xeriscaping - One Principle Applies To All Gardening
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Xeriscaping - Pronounced zee - ri - scape - ing
Not zero scaping.

While the principles of xeriscaping generally apply to low water use water wise gardening and landscaping, at least one principle can be applied in all gardening situations.

The proper grouping of plants according to their individual water requirements is not only a good idea for conserving natural resources but is also very important to the overall health of plants. Too much or too little water can keep plants from growing and producing to their full potential.

One reason is that nutrient uptake is effected by the amount of moisture in the soil. Nitrogen for instance is taken up more readily when the soil is wet. And just how wet the soil needs to be is determined by the specific nature of individual plants.

So knowing a little bit about the plants you use is important. You can find plenty of resources and information on plants at the following links:

Garden And Landscaping Plant Databases
Plant Encyclopedias
Garden Planting Ideas

Another reason is that different plants have different requirements for the amount of oxygen and air they need around their root systems.

Some plants such as bog plants are just fine if their root systems never dry out but will suffer if they do. And some plants require that the soil dry out in order to get some air and oxygen around the root systems. They need it to survive and produce properly.

You see, water and air displace each other in the soil. While it may not seem possible for air to get in between the tiny dirt particles down in the soil, it does (or should if your soil is correct) when the soil dries out.

And in turn, water pushes the air out of the way when it is applied.

So the point to everything I just said is this - If you want your plants to grow, be healthy, and produce to their full potential, you should group plants that like a lot of water with other plants that like a lot of water and vise versa.

You can read more about this and other principles of xeriscaping at: Xeriscaping Ideas

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Newest Additions To The Site
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The new additions may or may not pertain to you. In that case you can just ignore this update and expect the next issue to be out within the next two weeks.

The newest additions?

1st.....

Even though the landscape design site is a site for do it yourselfers, I still get a lot of requests to either create landscapes and designs or to recommend a good contractor in other areas of the country.

However, being the small operation that my company is, I don't have time to do more than local designs and until now I didn't have a clue about designers and contractors in other parts of the country.

So what I've done is sought out and teamed up with a company that pre screens certified and bonded landscape design professionals in other areas of the country that are willing to consult with you and give you a q - u - o - t - e for their services.

This company does this as a f - r - e - e service. And you can also describe your budget when you're filling out the application form. Getting the right contractor is only half of it. Getting v - a - l - u - e is just as important.

Like I said {FIRSTNAME}, this may or may not be something that even applies to you.

However, it still may be worth looking into as getting a professional may not be as c - o - s - t - l - y as you might expect. It's something that's worth knowing in case you're still stumped after going through all the diy information on my site.

You can find the new page on my site at:

Landscaping Contractor Companies

The second addition.....

Is basically the same thing except for being in the area of home improvement or basically anything construction.

I realize that you and other subscribers may also be planning other home improvement projects besides landscaping. So I thought that this may be a great service as well.

You can get a q - u - o - t - e on other home improvement projects from building sunrooms and decks to building custom homes to waterproofing or window installation to almost anything construction. You can check out this service at:

Home Improvement Project Quotes

What makes both of these services so good is that folks will be competing to make you their client. And that means you'll be getting a better deal than if your choices are just hometown.

I hope you find these new services helpful.

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If you missed the lesson in the last issue, you can see it at:
Curb Appeal Landscaping

Also, you can see all the examples, lessons, and plans that are online at:
Free Landscaping Ideas Gallery

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That's all for this issue.

If you have questions or comments, feel free to email me at:
steve@the-landscape-design-site.com

Steve Boulden
S&S Designed Landscaping,LLC

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