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It is Home and Garden Show Time!

I promise, winter is almost over. Spring is around the corner and it's time to start thinking again about how to decorate the outside of your home....More...

Chicken House Books

Professionally written chicken house books come with a price tag attached, fortunately normally less then fifty dollars. If subscribed to on the internet you also have the benefit of access to thousands of designs for other outdoor buildings and garden furniture. Plus you get free teaching on how to...More...

How to Create a Garden Path

A garden path adds interest to any garden. A path allows visitors to easily walk through the garden or can lead visitors to a particular area. A garden path is relatively simple to make and you can customize it for your needs. Building a garden path is a good way to showcase special areas of your g...More...

Intermatic Sprinkler Timer & Zone Setting

An Intermatic sprinkler timer features standard non-digital controls used to operate your installed irrigation system. The timer is set up to water in 12-minute increments in efforts to maximum water resources. Days are scheduled by raising or lowering pins inside the day-wheel. The timer also featu...More...

How to Install Plastic Lawn Edging

Do you find that it's getting hard to tell where your lawn ends and your flower beds begin? Plastic lawn edging works well to keep grass out of your landscaping beds. Installation of plastic edging can last for as long as you own your home if it's done correctly, using high quality materials....More...

What Grass Seed Really Grows?

The grass seed that grows in a particular yard is affected by a variety of factors, including climate, sun exposure and moisture. Warm-season grasses will grow best in southern states, while northern states do best with cool-season grasses. Areas in-between may require a mixture of these two types o...More...

Tips To Save Costs When Using Decorative Concrete Services

Decorative concrete is very versatile. It is also a less expensive choice than using other medium. Once you have chosen concrete their are further ways to save money using decorative concrete services. After looking at concrete you might decide you would have wanted it over granite or marble anyway....More...

Ideas to Hide Trash Cans

Sometimes a clever disguise works best.nice trash image by Luisafer from Fotolia.comTrash can thefts are an inconvenient reality, and they make leaving your can exposed to street view a liability. Carefully hiding your trash can out of view can save you effort and the cost of replacement......More...

How to Edge With Timbers

Edging your fence or garden with timbers gives the area definition and emphasizes the straight lines. In addition, placing timbers around a fenced area will prevent a dog from escaping the yard by going under the fence. Incorporating used timbers in the yard helps to save money, but don't use timber...More...

Easy Landscape Edging

Even the most basic landscape edging material makes a lawn look crisp and well-maintained. The edging separates the lawn from flower beds and keeps soil and mulch from encroaching into grassy areas. Design easy landscape edgings from a variety of materials, such as stone, plastic, wood or bricks. Ev...More...

Lawn Care Weed Removal

The first step in removing lawn weeds is to identify them, according to the Utah State University Cooperative Extension. It is also important to determine the extent of the problem to determine the most appropriate removal methods....More...

Curb Appeal Landscaping - Enhancements Using Landscape Designs

Curb appeal enhancements provide aesthetically pleasing attractiveness to the exterior of either a residential or commercial property. There are a number of avenues you can take to improve your residential or commercial property. Enhance your curb appeal and increase the ROI through creative landsca...More...

Timber Fencing Ideas

From flat wood boards to rough wood, all wood fences are timber fences.wood fence image by Irina Efremova from Fotolia.comWhether you already have a timber fence or looking to add one, a timber fence can add a bit of modern or rustic appeal to your property, depending on how it's......More...

How to Lay Patio Stones and Add Quikrete

You can make a patio out of a lot of different materials, including pavers, concrete, bricks and stone. In most cases all of these work just fine, but over time some of these might shift or move. To keep your stones or other patio surface from pulling apart, you can insert a mortar in between the cr...More...

What Is a Fibrous Root System?

The root system of a plant provides it with the nutrients the plant needs to flourish and stay healthy. Root systems come in two common types, along with some others that are more specific to different types of plants. The basic types of root systems are the taproot and the fibrous root system....More...

How to Build Mud Brick Homes

Mud brick, sometimes called adobe brick, is a mixture of clay and other soils and water. The bricks are allowed to air dry before construction. The age-old building technique produces homes that are self-supporting by means of load-bearing walls or part of a post-and-beam construction. Mud-brick con...More...

Why Commercial Sites Require Synthetic Grass

Artificial grass is now widely used in many private properties and commercial places because of its low maintenance aspect. Once synthetic grass is installed properly, there are no further upkeeps to perform aside from maintaining ... ...More...