Hop on over to Green Thumb Nursery in San Marcos. It's been awhile since we've done a nursery-hopping tour in San Diego county, but that was always one of our favorite stops. Big place with lots of cool plants and decorations, furniture, pottery, accessories.

CalPolygardener said: Hop on over to Green Thumb Nursery in San Marcos. It's been awhile since we've done a nursery-hopping tour in San Diego county, but that was always one of our favorite stops. Big place with lots of cool plants and decorations, furniture, pottery, accessories.

Thank you

I am a bit surprised that no one has suggested trying moss? I don't know enough about your particular site, and see that you are in a very warm area, so maybe moss wouldn't be an option - and definitely not if the site will have a lot of traffic. But, if I were faced with your situation here in Upstate New York, that is what I'd do (and have done!).

Good Luck!

Around here, moss will even grow on sidewalks (in the shade)!

ItalianateGirl said: I am a bit surprised that no one has suggested trying moss? I don't know enough about your particular site, and see that you are in a very warm area, so maybe moss wouldn't be an option - and definitely not if the site will have a lot of traffic. But, if I were faced with your situation here in Upstate New York, that is what I'd do (and have done!).

Good Luck!

It gets pretty hot up.here and I dont want anything live anymore

stone said: Actually...
This forum is about attempting to give the benefit of our experience.... with encouragement to do a bit of research... when our posts aren't believed.

I disbelieve that any of us are posting theory... something we read somewhere...

Personally, I have had the experience of seeing trees fall after cutting the roots... I'll never do that again.

As far as concrete?
I know that there will be major ph changes, and not for the better... after doing concrete work...

Personally, I wouldn't leave the roots exposed like that... I'd put back the soil that's been removed... Unless the tree needed to be removed...

AS far as the wife not liking the look of something....
I work with people that tell me they dislike the look of something too...

I'm always of the attitude of let's do what's best for the plant... This isn't like the living room furniture... where you can just switch stuff around every few days...

I think it may be time to carry the wife down to a few nurseries, garden stores, and whatever they call the stores that carry garden accent pieces, and have a look at the options... try to find something the wife is willing to live with that doesn't harm the tree overmuch...

I think I might have to rethink where I wanted to place the bird bath...
If I cared about the tree at all...

As far as what to put over the tree root zone?
I'm always going to suggest mulch.

THANK.YOU

FEELEAP58 said: I know what you said still.you R repeating yourself not making any sense..Sorry but its true . I dont need comments from people like you .
Keep your comments to yourself PLEASE

There's an old saying, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." These folks are knowledgeable long-time gardeners. It's a wise man who doesn't insult those who try to help him.

comgoddess said: There's an old saying, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." These folks are knowledgeable long-time gardeners. It's a wise man who doesn't insult those who try to help him.

You R killing right ?
First of all no one is feeding me and that person was the one starting trouble.... There is a difference between giving advices based on knowledge and giving senseless opinions ;))))
I know plenty of gardeners and am on many other gardening forums
and most people are kind and unbiased. There is also an old saying
"If you dont have anything nice to say , dont say anything at all "

Another good saying is, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink."

FEELEAP58 said: There is also an old saying
"If you dont have anything nice to say , dont say anything at all "

I'm reminded of another old saying, "You gotta appreciate the irony."

I'm a bit late to the game here, but personally I think that tree is way too close to the house. If it keeps growing, it could damage the porch, etc. And its roots will be growing underneath the foundation. Having removed a 30+ ft tree that was growing too close to my house, and still need to remove 2 more trees planted right on the fence line, I will say that it will be a lot easier to remove that tree now than in 5 to 20 years when it is much bigger.

Maybe remove the tree, put a couple pretty low maintenance flowering bushes in that corner and then you could cement the rest. Since you don't really want "growing things" there anyway.