Your Environmentally Best Choice For Outdoor Furniture And Accessories
Looking for Outdoor Furniture? It can be a bit overwhelming! There are so many factors to consider: size of your space, durability, style, maintenance, AND is it a "green" alternative? If you want to pick the most environmentally best choice, look to products made out of Western Red Cedar.
How to Make Your Garden in a Limited Space
It is much of a hassle to be living in a place where gardening space is limited most especially if you love to grow plants as a hobby. However, in this modern age, there are ...
Garden Solar Fountains - The Ultimate Accessory For Your Backyard Area
We all want to make our home look good and elegant. Fountains are really becoming more and more popular these days. You can easily acquire these fountains from the market.
How to Plant Alfalfa Grass Seed
Native to Southeast Asia and a member of the pea family of legumes, alfalfa grass (Medicago sativahas) has an average lifespan of 3 to 12 years. Considered a cool-weathered perennial, alfalfa grass grows to heights of 3 feet at maturity with a deep root system that can stretch as far as 15 feet. Alf
New Patio Guidlines
Interesting Garden Facts This column is for facts about various things to do with plants and other interesting things you can do yourself around the garden Did you know that roses can be pruned almost ...
Six Ways to Plant Trees in Your Yard
Planting trees in your yard increases the value of your property. Additionally, trees enhance the appeal of your home and make it cooler.
How to Tune a Riding Lawn Mower
Riding mowers have a regular maintenance schedule that must be adhered to to prevent major issues with the engine, mower deck and blades. Reliable performance depends on your care of the machine. Check the owner's manual for the manufacturer's maintenance recommendations. Perform maintenance every s
How to Clear Tree Stumps
In a big storm, the wind may topple a favorite tree, or an unexpected blight may cause a favorite tree to die. Unfortunately, all that may be left is a tangle of broken limbs or an unsightly stump. Rather than pay someone to remove the stump, remove it yourself. You will be able to regain some space
How to Sanitize Pools
Sanitizing a pool creates a clean environment for those swimming in the water. Chlorine is the most common --- and typically the most inexpensive --- chemical to use when sanitizing a pool. While chlorine acts as the main sanitizer, you will also need to add other chemicals to the water. These addit
How to Set the Timing Gear on a Briggs & Stratton 20 HP Engine
Setting the timing gear on a Briggs and Stratton 20 HP engine is the last process for an engine repair or rebuilding. In all instances of setting the timing gear, the engine main housing is split open and the crankshaft is fully exposed, along with other interior mechanical parts. Alignment of the m
How to Install Walkway Tiles Outdoors
Outdoor tiles add style and structure to a walkway or patio. Cut from stone or molded from concrete, they form a long-lasting, weather-resistant surface. Tiles are available in different sizes and colors so you can customize a pattern to suit your landscape. Installing tiles yourself is not complex,
Top 3 Ideas For Reducing Water Need in Your Landscape!
You will be able to know about three unique landscaping design ideas. Which is environment friendly and will cut the water need from our front or back yards usual water consumption.
Artistic Landscaping Stones
If you want to create a long lasting artistic statement, and can't carve statues, landscaping stones can be a great way to make your statement. They come in all manners of shapes, sizes, colours and patterns.
How to Build a Pizza Oven for Free
Make a pizza oven for free using a few found items and a clay-like substance known as "cob." Cob, which is made out of out of mud, sand and straw, has been used since antiquity. It is highly weather-resistant, one of the most earth-friendly and economical building materials, and will provide you wit
Ornamental Grasses That Look Like Spider Plants
The leaves of the spider plant are long and slender.George Doyle/Stockbyte/Getty ImagesNative to South Africa, spider plants are attractive perennials that are often used as houseplants. Their long, slender green and sometimes white-veined leaves give them their descriptive name, and...
Add To Your Property Value with Outdoor Landscape Lighting
Have you ever noticed that when we ride through a neighborhood or street, the home that has outdoor lighting stands out the most and is considered to be one adorned property? It is seen that ...
How to Remove Grass to Build a Patio With Pavers
Stone or concrete pavers provide a quick option for installing a paved patio area. The pavers are sturdy and permanent like a concrete patio but they don't require as much time or specialized skill to install. Paver patios require a flat, bare surface for successful installation. Grass and dead turf
How to Get Grass to Grow in a Muddy Yard
A muddy yard is a sign of underlining soil problems such as compaction, poor drainage or thinning grass. When soil cannot drain properly, water pools on top of the yard and creates messy muddy areas. To get grass to grow, gardeners must improve their soil's draining abilities. Furthermore, encouragi
Backyard Landscaping Ideas - 3 Quick and Easy Ideas to Transform Your Backyard Into an Outdoor Gem
Most homeowners get anxious when it comes to designing their backyard landscape, they think that only the pros have the great ideas. Well with a little guidance and a little creativity you can have a yard that is both stunning and uniquely yours.
How to Split a Yellow Birch
Yellow birch is native to the eastern coasts of the U.S. and Canada. It has a smooth, yellow-bronze bark for which it is named. Splitting a yellow birch is required to process the wood further. Yellow birch is used as firewood as well as cabinet making, flooring and toothpicks. As firewood, yellow b