Backyard Designs

The previous owner must have purposely mixed them in, the first 4 inches of soil is about 1/4 rock, 3/4 dirt. I plan on planting container grown Barberry, Boxwood, and Hostas. Any ideas of how to remove them easily?

I live in Nevada, and my backyard is unfinished, it’s just desert dirt. I’d like to fill it in with rocks, maybe the pinkish red ones, nothing too nice though. How much do these cost ber bag or per pound, and where can I get them myself?

My backyard is a dirt-lot (since it’s a new home). It’s full of all those rocks and a smattering of nails.

What is usually done about this? Do they have to remove all rocks before doing landscaping? Do they just do landscaping over the rocks?

Thanks.

i do not want a pool but i love the house,want to landscape it.please help.

This is in a small landscaping rock garden. The small rocks are on a 15′ long & 2′ wide galvanized sheet metal channel designed to direct water quickly to a front yard storm drain (or else our basement would flood). I’ll need to remove the rocks & grit by hand but it’s a small job. Grit from the driveway and dirt has caused the channel to fill up. What’s the best way to separate the grit/dirt from the rocks? What can I use that would function in effect as a colander? Thanks.

I just bought a new house and the yard is fairly small. Nothing has been done in the back since it’s a new house…it’s all dirt. I know I’d like a patio and grass (I have a dog and she needs her grass!) and I’m trying to get ideas for designs. Any help would be appreciated.