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 [...]
Planning for Desert Landscaping
May 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
April Home Maintenance Tips
April 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
March Home Maintenance Tips
March 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
February Home Maintenance Tips
February 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Fireplace and Chimney Maintenance Advice
January 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Safe Pest Control Tips
January 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
January Home Maintenance Tips
January 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
December Home Maintenance Tips
December 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Water Gardens
November 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
