# Landscaper help needed!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 22, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119 "2005-06-22T17:42:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/21 "2005-06-22T19:37:52Z")
i like the wildflower idea!!! that would do it in good!!! ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/22 "2005-06-22T19:39:05Z")
> [@eurodad](#): > > just pull/cut everthing down and clean it up real good. the spray it with round-up. mix it alittle stronger than normal.spray it real good wait a week or 2 and spray it again. that should keep it under control till you are ready to plant it. If you want a sprading plant, use a juniper or some pacasandra (SP?)or just clean it up real good, and throw a bunch of wild flower seed on it. > > (i have some round-up i will give you, we just need to figure out how to get it to ya) drop it off at brians ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/23 "2005-06-22T19:55:27Z")
> [@00BlackSS](#): > > bics…i have a couple of weedwackers with nice metal blades that will cut that shit down to the ground…and i can hook u up with a spray that will kill all of that shit…but u wont beable to plant anything until next year > > a couple of other things you can do is rip a lot of it out…it will be a bitch but will be good… > > dont tear out the pipes…some of em seem to be holding up your wall!!! Cool bring em over so I can get this done…after it is cut down I bet with a few people the roots wont be that bad. I know then I was doing it by myself I got nowhere fast. about the pipes I want to rip them out and rebuild the wall just for that one part. ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/24 "2005-06-22T19:59:40Z")
> [@jinxxycat](#): > > Do any of them really listen? Or do they just _smile and nod_ and do whatever they were doing in the first place :dunno: It’s like you have been looking inside my house… hahahaha ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/25 "2005-06-23T03:08:44Z")
Don’t skimp on the landscape fabric. Weeds will come right through the cheap shit. ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/26 "2005-06-23T03:54:27Z")
ya…go with some good shit…it will be expensive…but hey…u wont pulll weeds for a long time ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/27 "2005-06-23T05:59:55Z")
> [@newchic](#): > > It’s like you have been looking inside my house… hahahaha maybe she has :stalker: 😃 I tried that fabric shit, it does not work. I put 2 layers down and still have tons of weeds. The roundup works, but it has to be almost full strength to kill anything. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/28 "2005-06-23T06:54:23Z")
i like how the rusty pipes hold up the wall. cut that hill in the back out and just make it look like your house is in a box. put in a rockclimbing wall! ---
**Author:** ![Nick2517](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@Nick2517](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nick2517)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/29 "2005-06-23T12:02:35Z")
for the walls try versa lock walls …they are heavy as hell but they wont fall down …they weigh 76 pounds a piece ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/30 "2005-06-23T13:15:27Z")
> [@Nick2517](#): > > for the walls try versa lock walls …they are heavy as hell but they wont fall down …they weigh 76 pounds a piece and will cost him an arm and a leg to do!!! hes looking for a decent way out…not for a shit load of money ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/31 "2005-06-23T13:16:13Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > maybe she has :stalker: 😃 > > I tried that fabric shit, it does not work. I put 2 layers down and still have tons of weeds. > > The roundup works, but it has to be almost full strength to kill anything. u used fabric…they sell different kinds…get the real plastic shit…nothing will grow through ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/32 "2005-06-23T14:49:17Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > maybe she has :stalker: 😃 > > I tried that fabric shit, it does not work. I put 2 layers down and still have tons of weeds. > > The roundup works, but it has to be almost full strength to kill anything. the best stuff goes by the name of DEWITT. that won’t let the weeds come up through it. BUT they will still grow on top of it. and your not using the good roundup. the goodstuff only needs mixed at 1oz to 1gal. ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/33 "2005-06-23T16:41:46Z")
> [@bics56](#): > > Cool bring em over so I can get this done…after it is cut down I bet with a few people the roots wont be that bad. I know then I was doing it by myself I got nowhere fast. about the pipes I want to rip them out and rebuild the wall just for that one part. I would offer to help but my belly keeps getting in the way… sorry. ---
**Author:** ![jinxxycat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jinxxycat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jinxxycat)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/34 "2005-06-23T19:13:02Z")
> [@newchic](#): > > It’s like you have been looking inside my house… hahahaha hahaha no, just married 😉 ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/35 "2005-06-23T19:39:38Z")
> [@jinxxycat](#): > > hahaha no, just married 😉 They’re all the same ---
**Author:** ![Nick2517](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@Nick2517](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nick2517)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/36 "2005-06-23T19:42:44Z")
versa lock isnt that expensive pending on how much u need …they are just heavy as hell and suck to try and cut ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/37 "2005-06-23T19:48:07Z")
> [@Nick2517](#): > > versa lock isnt that expensive pending on how much u need …they are just heavy as hell and suck to try and cut bullshit, they’re exspensive. ---
**Author:** ![jinxxycat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jinxxycat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jinxxycat)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/38 "2005-06-23T19:56:29Z")
> [@eurodad](#): > > bullshit, they’re exspensive. yeah they are. my husband used to do landscaping a long time ago and has done some beautiful work…but it’s the upkeep that he hates…therefore he moved into flooring…lol…the versalock is expensive but if you have the cash it’s worth it, it lasts…and looks nice… ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/39 "2005-06-23T19:57:51Z")
That bush needs trimmed :kekegay: ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119/40 "2005-06-23T19:58:12Z")
> [@jinxxycat](#): > > yeah they are. my husband used to do landscaping a long time ago and has done some beautiful work…but it’s the upkeep that he hates…therefore he moved into flooring…lol…the versalock is expensive but if you have the cash it’s worth it, it lasts…and looks nice… i try to discourage customers from them, cause i hate putting them in. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landscaper-help-needed/175119.md?page=3)