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Big Barn’s Retirement Farm Shop
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As mentioned I spend a lot of time gardening. No new plantings or renovations (lately) strictly mowing and maintenance.
It seems I have JUST got caught up cleaning last years oak leaves from the shrubbery and I noticed this morning that the leaves are already turning color. WTH!
It was a real dumb move on my part deliberately incorporating oak trees into the initial landscape plan when I built the house 26 years ago.
Years later I have these two thoughts concerning residential landscape design.
If you desire an intense manicured look keep it manageable in size or budget for a gardener.
Consider a low maintenance approach with plants and hardscape.
Much as I love and enjoy working my property I sometimes question the amount of time I devote to maintenance just to keep things under control.
What the place really needs is a full time gardener.
It seems I have JUST got caught up cleaning last years oak leaves from the shrubbery and I noticed this morning that the leaves are already turning color. WTH!
It was a real dumb move on my part deliberately incorporating oak trees into the initial landscape plan when I built the house 26 years ago.
Years later I have these two thoughts concerning residential landscape design.
If you desire an intense manicured look keep it manageable in size or budget for a gardener.
Consider a low maintenance approach with plants and hardscape.
Much as I love and enjoy working my property I sometimes question the amount of time I devote to maintenance just to keep things under control.
What the place really needs is a full time gardener.
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NO NO NO. Pretty certain it would be CHEAPER to hire a full time gardener in the long run. We cant all luck out like you did. 
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Re: Big Barn痴 Retirement Farm Shop
We had a scale added to our forklift. It's not "trade certified" but very handy!
Only issue is that if you keep the scale turned on, it sets off an alarm when you go over the factory capacity...
5500 pounds.
We had a scale added to our forklift. It's not "trade certified" but very handy!
Only issue is that if you keep the scale turned on, it sets off an alarm when you go over the factory capacity...
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Re: Big Barnç—´ Retirement Farm Shop
I certainly don’t NEED a scale but it certainly would be fun to have.
Is it plumbed into the hydraulics ?
We had a scale added to our forklift. It's not "trade certified" but very handy!
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Only issue is that if you keep the scale turned on, it sets off an alarm when you go over the factory capacity...
I certainly don’t NEED a scale but it certainly would be fun to have.
Is it plumbed into the hydraulics ?