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A Sustainable Yard and Landscape
Bob starts the walkthrough of the finished Punta Gorda home in the yard, which is sustainable and certified as a Florida Yard ... |
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Blower Basics
If you dread the tedious task of raking leaves each fall, you'll be amazed at the ease of using a leaf blower. These gasoline ... |
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Creating a Low-Maintenance Front Yard
In the last couple of weeks, the landscape on the front of the yard has been replaced. It used to be somewhat scruffy and ... |
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Creating Stone Steps with Recycled Granite
The side of the home has been fenced in with a white cedar fence from Architectural Fence. This fence has been designed with ... |
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Evergreen Groundcovers
These useful plants can cover a bare spot and save you some raking. |
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Installing Artificial Grass in the Backyard
Bob talks with Greg Goehner of New Grass. Because of the amount of shade in the backyard and the two young boys in the house, ... |
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Know Your Soil
Different soil types have different watering needs. You don't need to be a soil scientist to know how to water your soil ... |
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Landscaping Design on a Sloping Bank
Bob checks out the sloping bank that comes from the Western red cedar deck to the yard. Salvaged granite curbs serve as steps ... |
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Landscaping for Increased Property Value
Landscaping is much more than pretty plants—a good landscape design can add 20 percent to the value of your property and save ... |
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Make Mulch
Chippers are a valuable addition to the yard power tool arsenal. They can turn brush piles, branches, woody debris and other ... |
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Mulching
Mulching enriches and protects soil, helping provide a better growing environment. |
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Mulching Annuals
A good mulch prevents water loss, helps control weeds, and can enhance the flower bed appearance. Grass clippings can be used ... |
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Mulching Bulb Beds
Wait until the ground has begun to freeze before mulching bulb beds. Mulching earlier will encourage bulb-munching rodents ... |
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Overmulch
The roots of plants need a constant supply of oxygen at all times. Overmulching kills the roots of shallow-rooted plants by ... |
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Using Your Plants to Keep Your House Cool
Here’s another great tip from BobVila.com.
What you grow in your yard can actually keep your air conditioning costs from ... |
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Wood Chips & Bark Mulch
Put a large mulched circle over the roots of new trees and shrubs, but do not mound bark mulch up around the trunk. Trees and ... |
