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Styles of Clotheslines
Even the simplest of clotheslines can reduce your energy bill.vacation image by feisty from Fotolia.comAccording to the Project Laundry List website, line drying clothes can shave more than $25 from your monthly electric bill. Additionally, line drying conserves energy and reduces the...
Simple Ideas to Improve the Outdoor Areas of Your Home
There are a lot of ways to enhance the look of your yard, patio or garden. You don't have to hire the help of professionals. As simple as adding outdoor furniture and accessories can create wonders to your place.
Colored Rocks for Landscaping
Landscape rocks add color and texture to your property. A variety of rock types may function as pebbles in landscape beds, paving stones, decorative boulders and garden statues. You can collect rocks for your yard along rivers and stream beds, or you can purchase a variety at garden centers and rock
Repair Mortar - How To Mix It
Are you ready to start your mortar and stucco repair projects around your home or business?If so, let me show you how to minimize your problems when you begin to mix your repair mortar and how to 'temper' it (keep it workable) as you continue with your work.If you follow these tips your mo
Picket Fences & Landscape Edging
Fences and edging put a finishing touch on the overall appearance of your exterior. While picket fences add charm and a historic feel, landscape edging adds structure and definition to individual plant beds and walkways. Both features can enhance your yard for years to come with only light maintenan
Juniper Bush Removal
Juniper bushes occur both in the wild and as ornamental cultivars. Upon occasion, the presence of juniper in your yard will be undesirable. The juniper may have propagated beyond its intended original scope when planted. Alternatively, it may no longer fit in with your landscaping plans and need to
Garden Ideas & Outdoor Living
Whether your garden is intended for outdoor entertaining or simply finding an area of retreat from the rest of the world, the plants and structures you choose will determine the look and needs of your garden. Take your time to learn about the plants you want to keep, plan their relationship to your
How to Carve Letters Into a Wall
Carving letters into an image is a fun effect that can be accomplished by most anyone. It is a multi-step process that produces a dramatic result. It is a good effect to use when adding address numbers to a wall or making a wall appear old by using Roman or Greek characters. This effect also works w
Different Aspects of Seeds and Their Nature of Survival
Today, most of the people are growing gardens in their house lawns. And the ones who do not have a lawn are growing the plants in their rooms itself. Most of the plants that are ...
Toxicity of Herbicide 2,4-D
First developed and patented in the 1940s, 2,4-D, or dichlorophenolxyacetic acid, is widely used across the world as a herbicide to kill land and water weeds. It's often used on lawns or crop fields to kill a wide array of broadleaf weeds.
Landscaping Tools For the Do it Yourselfer
Today many people are choosing to landscape their own yard. There's so much information out there that's its possible for even a first timer to do a good job and save money at the same time. You get to plan your own landscape design the way you want it and enjoy the good weather outside as
Landscaping Around a Pool in the Northeast
If you leave in the northeast states, keep the climate in mind when landscaping around your pool. While the summers are warm, the winters can be very cold with temperatures often below zero. When planning landscaping around the pool, choose plants that can handle the cold weather without dying. Fort
Decorate with Pumpkins for Halloween
If you enjoy decorating for Halloween but do not want to go overboard then try decorating with pretty pumpkins this year! Pumpkins make the perfect display for Halloween time because they represent the Fall and ...
5 Ways to Buy Patio Accessories Without Breaking The Bank
There are many ways to get around the tricky situation of a tight budget. Everywhere you look there are magazines and websites telling you how you can decorate for less or do it yourself on a budget. It's no different when it comes to decorating and fitting out your patio. In fact, it can be ev
How to Kill Fescue
Fescue (Festuca) is a type of perennial grass found growing throughout North America. Fescue plants can reach a height of up to six feet. Fescue not only grows flowers that can contribute to seasonal hay fever but also the plants may be invasive and take over your yard. Even worse, fescue can be ca
Fiber Fake Lawn to Install Yourself
Fiber fake or synthetic grass lawns allow you to have green landscape without having to worry about seeding, fertilizing, watering or other maintenance work. According to KVBC.com, having a fiber fake lawn professionally installed costs approximately seven dollars per square foot, while installing i
Procedure for Building a Wooden Deck
Decks are one of the most worthwhile home improvements, both in terms of investment in the property value and increased enjoyment of the home. Wood decks are aesthetically pleasing and straightforward to build, but deck projects should be treated as any other construction project. Design the deck to
Monkey Tree Removal
The Araucaria araucana, or monkey tree, is also known by the name monkey puzzle tree. This coniferous tree can grown to 100 feet in the wild, but reaches a mature height of 30 feet when grown in cultivation. Its sharp spiny needles are dangerous to the touch and will injure the gardener who doesn't
Garden Fountains - Usage and Advantages
Nowadays the technology gives us an incredible chances to arrange water in the way we would like in our garden (and sometimes even in our homes and offices). That kinds of ornaments are becoming more and more popular - read the article if you don't know much about the subject yet.
Is Cypress Mulch Good for Strawberry Plants?
Strawberries benefit from mulches at all times of the year, but cypress mulches are not the best choice. Cypress mulches break down slowly and are a semi-permanent mulch material. Treat strawberry patches as you would the vegetable garden, and use lightweight, temporary mulches easy to remove.