I hate ice plant.

[sdduuuude]

Yeah, Shiloh – it’s cheap and it works. Can’t say that about too many things.

[ucodegen]

Ice Plant may not be the most aesthetic plant to some.. but considering what is happening in the San Gabriels… Ice Plant is fire resistant.

[ucodegen]

Ice Plant may not be the most aesthetic plant to some.. but considering what is happening in the San Gabriels… Ice Plant is fire resistant.

[ucodegen]

Ice Plant may not be the most aesthetic plant to some.. but considering what is happening in the San Gabriels… Ice Plant is fire resistant.

[ucodegen]

Ice Plant may not be the most aesthetic plant to some.. but considering what is happening in the San Gabriels… Ice Plant is fire resistant.

[ucodegen]

Ice Plant may not be the most aesthetic plant to some.. but considering what is happening in the San Gabriels… Ice Plant is fire resistant.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdduuuude]
The only really nice way is to terrace the whole slope, which can get very expensive quickly. You can build a 3′ retaining wall without a permit, so just build a series of 3′ walls with nice flat land between them.
[/quote]

I’m in favor of terracing.

I think that it’s best to use low walls (terraces, steps up and and down with planter beds and patio trees) to delimit the outdoor living area and let nature be in areas beyond that. Low maintenance and low water use.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdduuuude]
The only really nice way is to terrace the whole slope, which can get very expensive quickly. You can build a 3′ retaining wall without a permit, so just build a series of 3′ walls with nice flat land between them.
[/quote]

I’m in favor of terracing.

I think that it’s best to use low walls (terraces, steps up and and down with planter beds and patio trees) to delimit the outdoor living area and let nature be in areas beyond that. Low maintenance and low water use.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdduuuude]
The only really nice way is to terrace the whole slope, which can get very expensive quickly. You can build a 3′ retaining wall without a permit, so just build a series of 3′ walls with nice flat land between them.
[/quote]

I’m in favor of terracing.

I think that it’s best to use low walls (terraces, steps up and and down with planter beds and patio trees) to delimit the outdoor living area and let nature be in areas beyond that. Low maintenance and low water use.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdduuuude]
The only really nice way is to terrace the whole slope, which can get very expensive quickly. You can build a 3′ retaining wall without a permit, so just build a series of 3′ walls with nice flat land between them.
[/quote]

I’m in favor of terracing.

I think that it’s best to use low walls (terraces, steps up and and down with planter beds and patio trees) to delimit the outdoor living area and let nature be in areas beyond that. Low maintenance and low water use.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdduuuude]
The only really nice way is to terrace the whole slope, which can get very expensive quickly. You can build a 3′ retaining wall without a permit, so just build a series of 3′ walls with nice flat land between them.
[/quote]

I’m in favor of terracing.

I think that it’s best to use low walls (terraces, steps up and and down with planter beds and patio trees) to delimit the outdoor living area and let nature be in areas beyond that. Low maintenance and low water use.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdduuuude]
In Clairemont, a very popular method for building retaining walls is to stack chunks of concrete (from old slabs that have been removed). It isn’t beautiful, but if you make all of the walls with the same method, it has some charm to it in a Clairemont sort of way.[/quote]

There is a word for that. It’s called urbanite (like kryptonite).

Urbanite is not that great Southern Cal but in areas with moisture and rain, it’s great. Moss will grow on the urbanite giving it a great look.

http://www.stripmindmedia.net/blog/2008/05/urbanite-construction.html

[briansd1]

[quote=sdduuuude]
In Clairemont, a very popular method for building retaining walls is to stack chunks of concrete (from old slabs that have been removed). It isn’t beautiful, but if you make all of the walls with the same method, it has some charm to it in a Clairemont sort of way.[/quote]

There is a word for that. It’s called urbanite (like kryptonite).

Urbanite is not that great Southern Cal but in areas with moisture and rain, it’s great. Moss will grow on the urbanite giving it a great look.

http://www.stripmindmedia.net/blog/2008/05/urbanite-construction.html

[briansd1]

[quote=sdduuuude]
In Clairemont, a very popular method for building retaining walls is to stack chunks of concrete (from old slabs that have been removed). It isn’t beautiful, but if you make all of the walls with the same method, it has some charm to it in a Clairemont sort of way.[/quote]

There is a word for that. It’s called urbanite (like kryptonite).

Urbanite is not that great Southern Cal but in areas with moisture and rain, it’s great. Moss will grow on the urbanite giving it a great look.

http://www.stripmindmedia.net/blog/2008/05/urbanite-construction.html

[briansd1]

[quote=sdduuuude]
In Clairemont, a very popular method for building retaining walls is to stack chunks of concrete (from old slabs that have been removed). It isn’t beautiful, but if you make all of the walls with the same method, it has some charm to it in a Clairemont sort of way.[/quote]

There is a word for that. It’s called urbanite (like kryptonite).

Urbanite is not that great Southern Cal but in areas with moisture and rain, it’s great. Moss will grow on the urbanite giving it a great look.

http://www.stripmindmedia.net/blog/2008/05/urbanite-construction.html

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