Real estate blog entries tagged with landscaping by Russel Ray, San Diego home inspector (Russel Ray, Property Consultant)

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landscaping: San Diego home inspections: Water, water everywhere.... - Controlling water coming into your house - 08/20/09 07:37 PM

This is the fourth in my "Water, water everywhere...." series. To read previous posts, simply click here and links will be shown in a new window.
San Diego County gets its drinking water from local reservoirs, which get their water from natural rainfall or water imported from the north -- … (4 comments)

landscaping: San Diego home inspections: Water, water everywhere.... - Landscaping - 08/18/09 07:34 PM

This is the third in my "Water, water everywhere...." series. To read previous posts, simply click here and links will be shown in a new window.
In part one, I discussed understanding your roof since it is a critical component to keep water out of the house.
In part two, … (12 comments)

landscaping: CSI: "Wrong tree in the wrong location" - 01/04/09 02:21 PM

I sometimes get called to be an expert witness, a "job" that I politely decline not by saying "No, I don't do that," but by quoting a price that is exorbitantly high. I've been in court twice in my business career and I don't find it to be a pleasant environment, … (7 comments)

landscaping: A great and interesting plant for those with brown thumbs - 10/08/08 09:17 PM

With everything that's gone on today, as discussed in two previous blog entries today (here and here), I needed something to bring me back down to Earth, so I thought I'd share one of my favorite plants with you.
The ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata; Figure 1) is indigenous to Mexico but … (19 comments)

landscaping: How to tell if your landscape watering is too much - 09/21/08 01:25 PM

It doesn't matter where you live, if the soil on your property looks like that in the picture, your landscape irrigation system is overwatering.

That means that not only are you wasting water, but you could be doing some serious damage to the foundation, floors, walls, and ceilings in your … (8 comments)

landscaping: Orchids or roses? How about cactus and succulents! - 08/12/08 06:03 AM

Landscaping and plants are an avocation of mine, so I feel very fortunate to live in a Mediterranean climate like San Diego where virtually anything will grow if we meet its water needs. Personally, I like a low water bill, so I specialize in low-water use plants such as cactus and … (6 comments)

landscaping: Protecting your home from wind-driven wildland fires - 12/22/07 10:46 AM

"Protecting your home from wind-driven wildland fires using landscaping, vegetation, and home maintenance." That's the name of the latest version of my e-book. It has 25 pages and over 125 photographs.
I wrote it after some Texas prairie fires many, many years ago and updated it after the 1988 Yellowstone … (5 comments)

landscaping: Plants, plants, plants - 03/14/07 06:20 AM

Forty-two years ago now, my wise ol' grandmother introduced me to cactus and succulents. The rest, as they say, is history.
I've taken that interest and developed it into a passion for landscaping, a passion that complements nicely my passion for real estate and my career as a property inspector.
My … (3 comments)

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