Easy front yard landscaping
Front yard landscaping is also the same thing as an ordinary landscape. There is no difference but the area where it will be done. It is important to do landscaping in the front yard because it is the first thing that you will be seeing when you walk into your residence and [...]
May 11 2009 | Garden | No Comments »
Planning for Desert Landscaping
A low-maintenance, water-wise, yet still attractive landscape plan for sunny, dry areas or desert landscaping calls for the use of drought-tolerant plants — plants for full sun, requiring little water. Learn your options for sun plants and how to use them in desert landscaping or sunny, dry areas.If you live in a [...]
May 04 2009 | Garden | No Comments »
Spring is the time of preparing for summer, repairing damage done in winter, and with a sense of renewal, give new sparks and sparkles to tools and equipment year-long in use.
April Home Maintenance Projects
These projects that are ideally undertaken in or around April:
1. Inspect home from bottom to top looking for damage that occurred [...]
April 02 2009 | Maintenance and Safety and Spring Season and Tips | No Comments »
Spring is the time of preparing for summer, repairing damage done in winter, and with a sense of renewal, give new sparks and sparkles to tools and equipment year-long in use.
March Home Maintenance Projects
These projects that are ideally undertaken in or around March:
1. Check operation of toilet. Check the area between the tank and bol, [...]
March 02 2009 | Maintenance and Safety and Spring Season and Tips | No Comments »
The home maintenance projects for February involve regular upkeep and well as some winter home management.
February Home Maintenance Projects
These projects that are ideally undertaken in or around February:
1. Trim branches around the roof line to keep squirrels, roof rats and other pesky animals off the roof.
2. Inspect all vents, repair as needed, and [...]
February 04 2009 | Maintenance and Safety and Tips | No Comments »
This post is guest blogged by Lou Manfredini, Ace Hardware’s “Helpful Hardware Man”.
Fireplace and Chimney Maintenance Advice
Hi folks, I’m Lou Manfredini, Ace’s “Helpful Hardware Man” and there is nothing better than coming in from the cold and sitting in front of a roaring fire. But chimneys and fireplaces aren’t maintenance free.
Your chimney should absolutely [...]
January 31 2009 | How to's & Tools | No Comments »
Safe Pest Control Tips
Having pests is a part and parcel of having a garden. Pest control is an activity that most gardeners take up on a regular basis. Pest control must be done with high consideration to safety; safety in terms of the plants, animals and humans. This holds specially true for those with veggie [...]
January 19 2009 | Garden | No Comments »
The home maintenance projects for January involve regular upkeep and well as some preparation for the deep winter.
January Home Maintenance Projects
These projects that are ideally undertaken in or around January:
1. Clean rain gutters. Leave and other debris will hamper drainage and may promote rusting and roof damage. Make sure that water flowing from [...]
January 02 2009 | Maintenance and Safety and Tips and Winter Season | No Comments »
The home maintenance projects for December involve regular upkeep and well as some preparation for the deep winter.
December Home Maintenance Projects
These projects that are ideally undertaken in or around December:
1. Clean lint from clothes dryer vent, from the dryer drum to where the air is vented outdoors.
2. Service clothes dryer, cook top or [...]
December 06 2008 | Maintenance and Safety and Tips | No Comments »
Water Gardens
Water makes a unique contribution to the garden landscape. Water gardens or garden poolshave become a popular part oflandscape architecture in theUnited States. Water gardens arevisually soothing and seem toconnect people to the naturalaquatic world.
There are a lot of new trends rising up in gardening, and water gardening is one of the main new [...]
November 17 2008 | Garden | No Comments »
