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Reno area residents are being encouraged to “Junk The Junipers” Sunday in an effort to modify ornamental landscaping around homes and buildings to help reduce the threat of a wildland fire destroying structures.

Pinon juniper trees were the main fuel source in the recent Como Fire east of Carson City.

Flammable juniper plants placed adjacent to homes and other structures can significantly contribute to the spread of a wildland fire to those structures. Residents are being asked to remove junipers from around their home and bring them to one of two Moana Nursery locations.  Each Moana Nursery location will exchange the junipers for a replacement plant on a one plant per household basis.  Each location will have up 50 plants to exchange throughout the day until gone.

This is the second year for the program, coordinated by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in which the Reno Fire Department has partnered with Moana Nursery, to hold the “Junk The Junipers” day at the Moana Nursery locations at 11000 West Moana Lane and 11301 South Virginia Street.

This event is part of Nevada Wildfire Awareness Week observances May 17-24.  Information on creating defensible space around your home will also be available from the Living With Fire program. To go to their web site click here.

The Junk The Juniper event has been developed to help increase community awareness of the flammability of some ornamental plants used in landscaping.  Sponsors of the program hope that area residents will also consider modification of landscaping to include more fire resistive plants around their homes to eliminate junipers and other flammable vegetation and implement measures that can help reduce the intensity and spread of wildland fires and the potential extension of fire to homes and other structures.

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Take a good look at the front of your house. Cross the street if you have to and take a look again.

Does the landscaping around it compliment it? Landscaping should make your house attractive and add value to it.

The front of your house is very public as it is viewed by passing cars and pedestrians.

The front entrance should be inviting and welcome visitors but not detract from the architecture of the house.

The house should be framed with trees. A large house needs a large frame created by using larger trees (Maples, Linden, Green Ash, Spruce or Pine.)

But a small, one story house should be framed with small to medium trees (flowering crabapples, mountain ash, Pool Landscaping amur maple) unless a large tree is needed for shade.

Larger shade trees can be used in the back yard to frame the house from behind.

You can make a house look lower and wider by extending the foundation planting on the corners and arcing into the foreground.

These wing-like plantings serve to funnel the view from the street toward the house and center it on the front door. This is very useful in two storey buildings.

Use taller plants towards the corners of the house. Plants at the corner locations should not be higher than two-thirds the distance from the ground to the eave.

Lower shrubs should be planted towards the front door, Pool Landscaping and should not be higher than 1/4 to 1/3 the distance from the ground to the eave. This leads the viewer’s eye in a definite direction – towards the front door.

Make the foundation planting wide enough, at least 122 centimetres wide, to make a bold statement of plant material. The lines can be either straight or curved.

If setting out a curve, use a garden hose to play around with the curve, make sure it is bold – not wiggly.

The plants should be planted at least 45 cm from the foundation and not directly beneath the eaves, otherwise they will not receive adequate rainfall and snow cover.

Take time to research the mature height and spread of the plants you have selected.

I think the most common mistake I see are evergreens that have overgrown upwards and outwards beside a one story house.

Some of those junipers have a spread of 213 cm. Sidewalk?

What sidewalk? There are excellent dwarf conifers to consider when it comes to planting in small areas.

For example, the dwarf globe cedar Hetz Midget reaches a mature size of 61 cm x 61 cm whereas, the globe cedar grows 152 cm x 152 cm. Make sure you research the mature sizes before planting.

I know everyone would like an instant garden but have patience, fill in the bare spots with a few annuals while you are waiting for things to fill in.

Keeping it simple is the best rule.

Larger groups of the same plant make that plant more noticeable rather than a collection of one of a kinds.

Use specimen plants sparingly.

A specimen has a unique shape or colour. If you have too many your eye doesn’t know where to look.

A specimen near the front door will define the entryway and give it an added focal point.

Make life easier for yourself and use groups of plants with similar growing conditions.

For example, rhododendrons, ferns and hosta all prefer a moist well-drained soil in a shaded location.

Have a mix of both evergreen and deciduous plants for interest all year long.

Try to use plants that provide more than one season of interest.

One of my favourites is the Bridal Wreath spirea with its arching white flowers in spring and brilliant fall colour.

Tags: amp, annuals, back yard, dwarf conifers, ferns, focal point, greens, junipers, Landscaping, maples, mature size, plant material, plantings, plants, pool, Pool Landscaping, shrub, shrubs, soil
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Sometimes a garden is not merely a garden but is more like a work of folk art, unique and individualistic, expressing the interests and personality of its creator. The nautical tableau in Bob Schmengers front yard is that type of garden.

No one would guess that this cheerful scene had a sad beginning. In the late 1970s, Schmenger and his second wife bought a vacant lot in Los Osos and together designed their dream house, complete with a rooftop widows walk to reflect Bobs love of the sea. She selected all the interior furnishings and d%26#233;cor, but she died in 1982, before they could move in. The house still holds bittersweet memories, and Schmenger prefers being outdoors.

The outdoor spaces had been his territory from the planning stages. The backyard is devoted to fruit trees and vegetables, all grown organically.

The retired aerospace pattern-maker skillfully layed out the front yard with salvia and lavender in front of the porch, Hollywood junipers screening the windows and a free-form bed of African daisy ground cover, defined by pilings. The outermost half of the space was simply covered with truckloads of rock %26#8212; its expanse relieved by a street-side berm planted with bright gaillardias, salvias and penstemon.

One of Schmengers favorite pastimes has been beach walking%26#8212;collecting shells and interesting debris washed ashore by the surf. During the difficult emotional times following his wifes death, walking and gardening were therapeutic outlets.

Realizing that his rock-mulched area needed some kind of accent in scale with its dimensions, he acquired an old boat that had been abandoned near the Morro Bay landing. But when placed in the front yard, the boat looked empty and lonely.

As a result, he commissioned the standing sea captain that was carved from wood by an Oregon artist. Thus began this very personal garden that Schmengers daughter, Trisha, dubbed %26#8220;A Nautical Disneyland.%26#8221;

Before long, Schmenger had become an inveterate collector of all things nautical.

People who saw his garden passed on tips about fishing apparatus that was being discarded. He discovered some fishing gear in unlikely places, like the fishnet found in the desert.

Schmenger and his brother, Carlos, took boards from a pier that was being dismantled and reconfigured them into a landlocked, zig-zag mini pier.

Carlos, a retired house painter, also painted all the signs and the model lighthouse. The lobster traps on the pier are not real; Schmenger crafted them of scrap wood. Among his other acquisitions was a second boat, with a fisher-mannequin dressed in thrift-shop clothing.

Schmenger still enjoys playing around with his small nautical accents, periodically rearranging shells and a %26#8220;snake pit%26#8221; of appropriately shaped driftwood among some succulents.

He wishes he could replace the deteriorating plaster gulls; they were inexpensive when purchased years ago in Mexico. However, the only birds Schmenger has found locally are wooden, carved by artists.

Now in his early 90s, he declares that he doesnt have enough years left to enjoy $50 sea gulls, so hell just enjoy the garden as it is.

Everyone who sees it enjoys it, too. And thats what folk art is all about.

Tags: front yard, fruit tree, junipers, mulch, outdoor spaces, porch, salvia, vegetables
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The Art Of Swimming Pool Landscaping

You just fulfilled your dream of putting a swimming pool in your backyard, and you can already envision the amazing pool parties and neighborhood get-togethers that will fill your summer weekends for years to come. Only one thing stands between you and your first big party: the challenge of landscaping your swimming pool area. Staring at the blank canvas of yard around your pool can make swimming pool landscaping seem like a daunting task, but if you follow these easy tips, your poolside will be gorgeous.

Swimming Pool Landscaping Begins With The Right Fence And Decking

Fencing a swimming pool is a major safety precaution that every pool owner needs to follow. In fact, many cities require fences as a part of getting a swimming pool permit. Since your fence will be a major focal point around your pool take the time to choose one that will look attractive next to your house and provide a great backdrop for swimming pool landscaping. Don t make the mistake of placing your fence too close to your pool, or you won t have room to place plants around your pool.

Depending on the type of pool you have, the way that you surround your pool will vary. Above ground pools often have wrap around wooden decks and in ground pools are often wrapped in cement sidewalks or flagstones. Choose decking that compliments the shape of the pool, type of fence surrounding it, and the type of swimming pool landscaping you want to pursue.

Swimming Pool Landscaping And Plant Choice

When you are landscaping your swimming pool area, sometimes the plants you don t choose are as important as the plants you do choose. Many people like the idea of shade around the pool, but planting trees around the pool means you will be cleaning leaves out of the pool on a regular basis. If you want shade choose evergreen shrubs, such as junipers and you will have a cleaner pool.

It is very tempting to plant highly fragrant or flowering shrubs next to your pool. As beautiful as a flowering bush can be, it can also be a haven for bees. If you don t want to deal with bee stings at pool parties, skip the types of shrubs that attract these insects.

A great way to bring foliage near your pool, with the ability to keep things portable, is to plant shrubs and annuals in containers and spread them out around your swimming pool.

Tags: annuals, cement, containers, decks, fence, fences, focal point, ground pool, ground pools, junipers, Landscaping, plant shrubs, plants, pool, Pool Landscaping, poolside, rta, shrub, shrubs, sidewalks
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The Art Of Swimming Pool Landscaping

You just fulfilled your dream of putting a swimming pool in your backyard, and you can already envision the amazing pool parties and neighborhood get-togethers that will fill your summer weekends for years to come. Only one thing stands between you and your first big party: the challenge of landscaping your swimming pool area. Staring at the blank canvas of yard around your pool can make swimming pool landscaping seem like a daunting task, but if you follow these easy tips, your poolside will be gorgeous.

Swimming Pool Landscaping Begins With The Right Fence And Decking

Fencing a swimming pool is a major safety precaution that every pool owner needs to follow. In fact, many cities require fences as a part of getting a swimming pool permit. Since your fence will be a major focal point around your pool take the time to choose one that will look attractive next to your house and provide a great backdrop for swimming pool landscaping. Don t make the mistake of placing your fence too close to your pool, or you won t have room to place plants around your pool.

Depending on the type of pool you have, the way that you surround your pool will vary. Above ground pools often have wrap around wooden decks and in ground pools are often wrapped in cement sidewalks or flagstones. Choose decking that compliments the shape of the pool, type of fence surrounding it, and the type of swimming pool landscaping you want to pursue.

Swimming Pool Landscaping And Plant Choice

When you are landscaping your swimming pool area, sometimes the plants you don t choose are as important as the plants you do choose. Many people like the idea of shade around the pool, but planting trees around the pool means you will be cleaning leaves out of the pool on a regular basis. If you want shade choose evergreen shrubs, such as junipers and you will have a cleaner pool.

It is very tempting to plant highly fragrant or flowering shrubs next to your pool. As beautiful as a flowering bush can be, it can also be a haven for bees. If you don t want to deal with bee stings at pool parties, skip the types of shrubs that attract these insects.

A great way to bring foliage near your pool, with the ability to keep things portable, is to plant shrubs and annuals in containers and spread them out around your swimming pool.

Tags: annuals, cement, containers, decks, fence, fences, focal point, ground pool, ground pools, junipers, Landscaping, plant shrubs, plants, pool, Pool Landscaping, poolside, rta, shrub, shrubs, sidewalks
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