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Upgrading Your Lawn

Maintaining a lawn is difficult work, especially when nothing in the landscape appeals to you. Dying grass, lack of plant life, and unattractive shrubbery are enough to lead homeowners to give up on the outdoor appeal of their home. Abandoning your lawn is bound to leave you with nothing but a const

Ways to Keep Your Deck in Tip-Top Shape

Just like the roof, the deck is subjected to harsh environmental conditions. From rain and the heat of the summer to snowy winter season, your deck is subjected to extreme weather and temperature. The material ...

Spring Lawn Care Tips for New England

Lawn care in New England begins in the spring.vermont image by jedphoto from Fotolia.comNew England consists of the states of Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire where lawn grasses such as tall fescue are commonly used as lawn grass. In order to keep...

What Is the Difference Between a Studio & a Single Apartment?

An Apartment for Rent sign signals to a prospective renter that there is an apartment available; however, there are many different types of apartments available for rent. When reading the rental listings, it is important to familiarize yourself with the different types of apartments available in or

If You Love an Open Fire

If you love an open fire, take a look at patio fireplaces. They will allow you to enjoy memories of your camping days from the comfort of your own home. There are many different styles to choose from. If you are lucky enough to live in an area that allows wood burning fires, there is nothing better

Differences in Rain Gauges

Professional and amateur meteorologists and most home gardeners use some type of rain gauge. The rain gauge has helped predict weather patterns for hundreds of years. There are several different types of rain gauges, but most people use a standard gauge. More accurate gauges are available, but they

How to Install Rain Chains

A rain chain is an elegant alternative to a gutter. Available in copper and other metals, rain chains may look like tulips, decorative bells or copper loops. Rain chains are easy to install and will add instant appeal to your home. You can purchase rain chain kits at hardware stores on over the Inte

Using Trees to Protect Your Home From the Desert Heat

In times like this, when temperature is high and dry and rainfall is scarce with sparse vegetation, it is important that we know how to protect our homes. Trees are among the best things that can help us do that.

Rubber Mulch Protects Children

Parents can't protect their children from every scrape, bruise or bump during playtime, but it's only natural to want to use the best available materials to help keep children safe while they have fun at the playground. Accordingly, many playground locations are using rubber mulch to cushi

Creating Landscape Lighting Work For Your house

A home landscape is the best way to showcase the outside of a home and enhance the overall appearance of the entire home. Landscape lighting is a way to focus features of a yard at ...

Huts: How to Ensure You Hire the Best Builder

Are you looking to hire a builder of Balinese huts? Before you pick a tradesperson to hire, get some referrals from relatives and friends or better yet from your area's council.

Lawn Tractor Attachments

Let's start with some of the attachments for your small tractor that may be used in the spring and summer. Generally speaking the attachments you will use in the spring and summer might involve landscaping and gardening. For landscaping there are various rakes, blades, and even fertilizer appli

How to Make a Lawn Mower Bagger Zipper Work Better

The zipper on your lawn mower bagger faces exposure to the elements. On the job and even in storage, the bagger is subject to moisture and grit and abuse of all sorts -- and yet we need its zipper mechanism to operate smoothly every time we mow. That's a lot to ask without a bit of maintenance care.

The Differences Between Halogen & Fluorescent Lights

The differences between halogen and fluorescent lights include the amount of light they produce and their economy. The differences are not slight, and halogen lights have a wider range of uses.

How to Repel Copperheads From My Yard

If you live in an area that is a habitat for Copperhead snakes, you should take precautions to keep them from your yard. Copperhead snakes pose a danger to adults, children and animals. Knowledge of a few tips to repel them from your yard will keep your family safe from Copperheads. Aside from pesti

My Patio Heater Won't Stay Lit

A patio heater can keep you warm and toasty when you want to sit outside in chilly weather, but it is worthless if it won't stay lit. Many factors, such as a downpour, blizzards and blustery weather, can come into play while trying to identify why the heater is not staying lit. Taking care of your p

Leaf Vs. Garden Mix Compost

Composting is the natural recycling of raw materials such as plant and food scraps that are formed in a pile to decompose and be reused as fertilizer in the garden.