We recently got a nice load of cedar wood chips from Marin Tree Service (about 10 yards). They also removed a bunch of trees from our property a few months ago and I highly recommend them. Very professional and courteous. In case…

We went ahead and added some horsetail reeds (Equisetum Hyemale) to our atrium recently. I have attached some images although they aren’t great. We used cinder-block type pavers (about 45 at $0.89/each from HD) to create a narrow trench in…

.. or ‘bamboom’ as my 2 year old calls it. I recently installed a 30 foot long bamboo hedge as a privacy screen along the fence that borders a street (we have a corner lot). I did a lot of…

We ended up going with the Space Pak brand of high-velocity HVAC system instead of Unico due to a few aspects that make the installation cleaner (duct fasteners) – and because the rep was more knowledgeable and willing to work…

Now that our home renovation is relatively under control, we’re starting to consider how we want to update our yard and gardens with a landscaping overhaul so I thought this would be a good time to start a post where…

With all the recent rain, we discovered that there are some drainage issues on our property, so we’ve decided to do something about it. This website has lots of good info about designing a drainage system and we’re following most of…

I shot this video to document the electrical wiring, data cable, plumbing, and interconnected/hardwired smoke alarms before the foam insulation and dry wall were installed. I highly recommend it as it’s nice to have something to refer back to before I…

We finally had new window coverings installed recently. It had been a couple years without them and we’re really enjoying the optional privacy and control over sunlight etc. We went with a blackout version of these Hunter Douglas shades in the bedrooms…

We want to build raised garden beds in our back yard for growing herbs and vegetables. It seems like a pretty strait forward project, but we’d like to hear from anyone who has any tips or pointers they’d like to…

We started out putting the new panel right next to the old one, but then realized that it would be very close to the gas meter, and code states that there should be 3 feet of clearance in all directions…