Comments for Ecoyards http://www.ecoyards.com Weblog for Ecoyards Lawn and Landscape, Seattle Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Disconnecting downspouts by Andy http://www.ecoyards.com/disconnecting-downspout-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-7178 Andy Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:26:40 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=1780#comment-7178 Hi Jim, The downspout in that photo is connected directly to the city's sewer system. It has since been disconnected from that side-sewer leader pipe and is now routed into a rain garden area. Hi Jim,

The downspout in that photo is connected directly to the city’s sewer system. It has since been disconnected from that side-sewer leader pipe and is now routed into a rain garden area.

]]> Comment on Disconnecting downspouts by Jim http://www.ecoyards.com/disconnecting-downspout-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-7177 Jim Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:14:37 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=1780#comment-7177 I don't think most downspouts connect to the sewer lines. I think that yoru photo shows a downspout going into either it's own drainage system, which is good, or to the foundation's footing drains, which is not good but was commonly done years ago. These don't pollute the Sound, but draining into footing drains can send debris into them, prematurely clogging them. I have a house built in 1955 with downspouts going into the footing drains. I'm exploring rerouting these to a dry well or a rain garden. I don’t think most downspouts connect to the sewer lines. I think that yoru photo shows a downspout going into either it’s own drainage system, which is good, or to the foundation’s footing drains, which is not good but was commonly done years ago. These don’t pollute the Sound, but draining into footing drains can send debris into them, prematurely clogging them.

I have a house built in 1955 with downspouts going into the footing drains. I’m exploring rerouting these to a dry well or a rain garden.

]]> Comment on Shotweed by Lisa Stiffler http://www.ecoyards.com/shotweed-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-6885 Lisa Stiffler Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:23:02 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=2189#comment-6885 Ack! I have carpets of this crap. I wondered what it was called. Thanks, Andy! Ack! I have carpets of this crap. I wondered what it was called. Thanks, Andy!

]]> Comment on Seattle Chinese Garden by danny danes http://www.ecoyards.com/seattle-chinese-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-4645 danny danes Thu, 19 May 2011 20:07:04 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=1441#comment-4645 i am also available for any more steel placing, or post tension slabs that you may need! i am also available for any more steel placing, or post tension slabs that you may need!

]]> Comment on Seattle Chinese Garden by danny danes http://www.ecoyards.com/seattle-chinese-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-4644 danny danes Thu, 19 May 2011 20:03:30 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=1441#comment-4644 To those who were there from the start; "It was a pleasure to be a part of the construction of your beautiful garden! also i can vouch for the structural integrity, in the event of a large earthquake, those walls will still be standing! double mat steel reinforced footings with double curtain #6 & #7 dowels, with; double curtain steel reinforced concrete walls all the way around! wow!!! we put quite a few tons of steel in this building! and once again, it was a pleasure to be a part of the creation of it! ps.; the pay was well worth the blood, sweat & tears that i put into placing the steel & I thank you for that Danny Danes "ironworker" To those who were there from the start; “It was a pleasure to be a part of the construction of your beautiful garden!

also i can vouch for the structural integrity, in the event of a large earthquake, those walls will still be standing!

double mat steel reinforced footings with double curtain #6 & #7 dowels, with; double curtain steel reinforced concrete walls all the way around!

wow!!! we put quite a few tons of steel in this building!

and once again, it was a pleasure to be a part of the creation of it!

ps.; the pay was well worth the blood, sweat & tears that i put into placing the steel & I thank you for that

Danny Danes “ironworker”

]]> Comment on Stormwater runoff article by dilly http://www.ecoyards.com/ecoyards-stormwate/comment-page-1/#comment-3787 dilly Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:01:43 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=1960#comment-3787 nice pic! nice pic!

]]> Comment on Drip irrigation by frank http://www.ecoyards.com/drip-irrigation/comment-page-1/#comment-3478 frank Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:28:22 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=923#comment-3478 Great article. Remember, filtration is vital to a good drip system. Drip can solve many water shortage issues and many companies are pushing drip, especially subsurface drip with great success. Subsurface drip tape is used extensively for tomato, cotton and alfalfa production. Great article. Remember, filtration is vital to a good drip system. Drip can solve many water shortage issues and many companies are pushing drip, especially subsurface drip with great success. Subsurface drip tape is used extensively for tomato, cotton and alfalfa production.

]]> Comment on Ecoyards and PLANET by Gail Rogers http://www.ecoyards.com/ecoyards-and-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-3076 Gail Rogers Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:27:19 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=1735#comment-3076 WELCOME to PLANET membership. Contact me if you have any questions or need assistance. I want to help you get the most value out of your PLANET membership. All the best! Gail PLANET Membership Manager WELCOME to PLANET membership. Contact me if you have any questions or need assistance. I want to help you get the most value out of your PLANET membership.

All the best!

Gail
PLANET Membership Manager

]]> Comment on Seattle Chinese Garden by Andy http://www.ecoyards.com/seattle-chinese-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-2737 Andy Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:56:27 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=1441#comment-2737 Thanks, Dewey. We updated the post to reflect your comments. And thanks again for the great tour! Thanks, Dewey. We updated the post to reflect your comments. And thanks again for the great tour!

]]> Comment on Seattle Chinese Garden by Dewey Webster http://www.ecoyards.com/seattle-chinese-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Dewey Webster Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:52:22 +0000 http://www.ecoyards.com/?p=1441#comment-2735 Greetings, and thank you for the very generous blog entry about Seattle Chinese Garden. I am the above mentioned docent and am very glad that you could come on our public tour, and promote them. I wish to update the schedule: Wednesday 1:30, and Saturday 10:00 and 1:30 (none on Friday). I would also like to correct a couple items. The 85' tall building will not be a pagoda. The term pagoda refers to structures found in Buddhist temples housing a relic of the historic Buddha. This Sichuan garden is quite secular. Our's is called "Floating Clouds Tower". The rocks along the pond are naturally weathered ones, which were imported from China, because local sourced rocks seemed too young, not with the weathering desired. But the stone pavers in the court yard were chiseled by hand, to give them a non-slip surface. Greetings, and thank you for the very generous blog entry about Seattle Chinese Garden. I am the above mentioned docent and am very glad that you could come on our public tour, and promote them. I wish to update the schedule: Wednesday 1:30, and Saturday 10:00 and 1:30 (none on Friday).

I would also like to correct a couple items. The 85′ tall building will not be a pagoda. The term pagoda refers to structures found in Buddhist temples housing a relic of the historic Buddha. This Sichuan garden is quite secular. Our’s is called “Floating Clouds Tower”.

The rocks along the pond are naturally weathered ones, which were imported from China, because local sourced rocks seemed too young, not with the weathering desired. But the stone pavers in the court yard were chiseled by hand, to give them a non-slip surface.

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