Solar Decorative

Entryway for my yard--flowers/rocks & cedar or pampas grass? Please help!?

I am wanting to make an entry way on each side of my drive way with large rocks for the back and then stack smaller rocks in the front and for the inside I'm not sure whether to put pampas grass plants or those decorative looking cedar type trees. and then outlining the front with different colored flowers. I will probably stick some pretty solar lights in it as well...Please give me your opinions on what you think as far as my plants go...or any different ideas you might have..I hope you all can understand the design I'm going for

The pampas grass will get very tall, are you sure that you want to hide your rocks? While I like the look that you're after, you might want to get the height from something like a rose-of-sharon that will give you height, color, and texture but still see the rocks. Good luck!

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How can I install a solar heating system on my new pool?

We just signed with the pool company today and they will begin the work to install an inground pool in our yard. I've asked that they put in the necessary plumbing so that we can add the solar system later (paying approx $400 for 3 pipes?). How difficult is it to do this? Is this something relatively simple/straightforward? I should add that we have a computer control panel, so according to our pool man, we should be able to hook up to it and have it controlled remotely. So my question is, once it's stubbed for solar, what are the next steps and best cost approach? Any guidance is greatly appreciated!

I installed my own solar system as soon as they finished our pool. I didn't have them plumb anything for it. There is only one valve you'll need and one backflow preventer and they both come with the solar system. Then you just cut into the return line and add the valve which will direct the water to your panels or bypass them. Then add a "Tee" for the water to come back from the panels. Nothing to it. And by the way, instead of hooking our solar system up to the control panel, we chose to put in an automatic thermostat control valve.