Comments on: Green Yard Renovation: Green Your Lawn

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12 ways to garden on the cheap : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:34:41 +0000

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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:07:03 +0000

Do you mean like green roofs? I do those at Offbeat a lot. http://www.offbeathomes.com/grow-your-garden-higher-literally/
But maybe you mean something else?

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:40:39 +0000

I like ivy on a home, it looks very Old World-ish. To me, anyway.

Have you guys heard about ‘planting’ roofs? I plan to do that with the front of my roof, over the porch this coming year. It adds in a patch of earth and green in the city that was removed.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:20:58 +0000

Ivy, “shudder” – I don’t love ivy. It’s ok, just not one of my fave plants. I especially don’t think it should be everywhere.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:38:51 +0000

Forget the yard: Just don’t let ivy completely cover your yard.

I saw this once at a “Brady Bunch house” and I ran away and bought a different house. I do promise, this was only a few years ago and they had original blue and orange shag carpet, large flower print wallpaper and much more.