Any recommendations to fix wash-away around culvert? Originally by u/PM_ME_ARIZONA_TEA on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/22y95dwh

Backyard Drainage We have a drainage issue with our backyard. No issue when the rain is mild to moderate. Only when the rain is quite heavy. At that point the water just pools and lays there. I've had two people bid on putting in a french drain. They both want to put in a box drain. Our yard is relatively small and I don't want to have a 12x12 drain in it. It's also not an every day problem. So I told them I'd prefer to have a buried french drain. They just told me that they weren't as confident with that and they really want to put in a box drain. Attached is a photo with sketches of what I have in mind. Once I get it to the gate then I can tie it into our downspouts which run all the way down to the street. I can put in plenty of slope in the drain. Is my idea wrong for any obvious reason? Do you have any suggestions for improvement or alternative? Originally by u/enyawd1251 on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/24du8buf

Best way to clear these plants around landscaping and trees? And ID? Not sure what these are but they’re taking over. We just moved in so I’m not sure how long this has gone unmanaged. They are tree-like and I failed at pulling even a small one out on my own so I’m not sure I can do it by hand. I could chop them down but unsure what I’m even dealing with. I’m hoping to clear out some of this around our landscaping but don’t want to kill anything with chemicals since we have things nearby we actually want to grow. Any advice? Originally by u/Treetronkk on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/24shmn5c

Marker or trash? It was about 6 inches down? Found this at the beginning of a project. Locations services have never flagged anything within fifteen feet. Appears to be a chunk of concrete. Originally by u/Carneyjesus on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/227nudu6

Front corners of my yard are crumbling. Help!? The end of my neighbor and I’s driveways have a sudden falloff/hill at the end, causing the yard to have a cliff that has crumbled away over time. What hasn’t fallen off is very hard to maintain. Is there a way to fix this? Originally by u/Go_On_Volt on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/269fk5bd

What can I plant to cover this ugly transformer? Photo taken after I moved in (plants are now dead) location: Houston, TX Originally by u/Vivid-System-796 on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/2779e2x8

Need ideas for low-maintenance xeriscape area in front yard (Denver, CO) Looking for ideas on what to do with the area in front of my house (circled in red in the photo). It currently has messy crushed granite. My neighbor replaced theirs with river rock, which looks decent and I’m not totally against, but it’s not my favorite—I’d prefer to avoid more rock if possible. Also not interested in astroturf. I’m going for a xeriscape vibe—low maintenance, drought-tolerant, and ideally no irrigation needed. We’re just outside of Denver, CO, and the rest of our landscaping focuses on native plants and pollinator habitat. This spot gets full sun in the morning and afternoon and sees no foot traffic at all. I recently used decomposed granite (DG) in some backyard areas, which could work here too, but since this is the front of the house, I’d love something with more visual impact. Not really into using mulch either. Just putting this out there to see what creative or alternative ideas folks might have—would love to hear what you’d do with a space like this! Originally by u/TopZookeepergame190 on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/257jd5vv

What type of boxwood/plant is this? Please help id! Originally by u/Efficient_Tie_1223 on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/2czk8kbm

How would I go about removing this? Originally by u/JohnnyHir44 on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/29no29sg

Walkway help This is the main walkway into my house. When there was grass here, it never looked great because of the heat, sun and foot traffic. Looking for ideas to make this look better/not be a swampy mess. Not trying to replace the flagstone. TIA! Originally by u/Ok_Programmer_1492 on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/2dzqapsn

Aging Parent Appreciation Post+Young and Clueless Question: Low-Maintenance Options for Shoulder/Verge/Berm Let’s start off with I have few skills so no answer to this question is going to be too obvious. My parents have this lovely 8 foot stone wall around a portion of their parcel. At the base of the wall is a state-owned two lane road. It’s a pretty typical 35 mph residential road, which means that people drive 55 (… guilty). Hard to see in this picture, but the land at the top of the wall is a pretty significant slope for about 6 feet. While mowing the slope last year, my dad FELL OFF THE WALL - harrowing (for his kids), broken pelvis, but a full-recovery after PT - and so that really jolted us into thinking that we’ve gotta implement low-maintenance changes that are unlikely entice senior citizens to get close to edges. The grassy slopes were tilled and replanted with a native groundcover and that is growing well this summer. BUT - Between the paved road and the base of the wall, there is a shoulder/strip of unpaved land that is roughly three feet wide. In addition to the slope on the top of the walls, my parents always meticulously and laboriously push-mowed this, which was an incredible commitment that I, uhhhhhh, did not grasp. I’m on the hunt for low- (but not necessarily no-) maintenance options for this strip that would sustain or even improve drainage. This isn’t in even a 500 year floodplain because it’s on the top of a hill… but at the bottom of the hill it’s a 5 year flood situation, so we definitely want to keep every possible bit of permeable space. My parents feel it’s “too dangerous” for the neighborhood teen who does the rest of the grass to mow the strip, I don’t want my parents to do it, and I feel like there has to be something else out there to attempt before I permanently assume the mantle. I do get targeted ads from Romex Hardscaping now, and I’m not opposed to that, but it feels a little “paved paradise” after my parents kept it green for decades. I guess my dream would be to plant something incredibly hardy (bc of the road proximity), perennial, native (northeast US), weed-choking, fast growing, that won’t climb the wall and degrade the mortar… impossible? If anyone has handled a shoulder/strip/berm before and is happy with it, or has general suggestions, I’d love to hear! Thanks! Originally by u/lynnhall on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/2ctfw8vg

Help w/ Red Rising Red Bud! Hello all, I need help with this red bud. Been in for a month and it’s struggling. It does get a lot of sun and good bit of wind through here, but the partner red bud (black pearl) next to it doing considerably better. Gets 20 mins of watering by the sprinklers about 4 times a week in the morning. Not super heavy watering but ample. Any suggestions on how to get this thing looking healthy? Originally by u/OutsideInsideMan on Reddit: https://tinyurl.com/26ht6no6