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Reduce Heating Bills with Energy Efficient Landscaping
You can save as much as 25 percent in heating costs and protect your home from harsh winter winds with landscaping designed to ... |
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Remembering the Gardens of Childhood
The gardens of one's childhood are fleeting images of sunny times with loving parents or grandparents or neighbors. Memories ... |
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Removing Annuals
Annuals bloom better if the old flowers are removed. This prevents seed formation that normally makes annuals start to ... |
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Removing Perennials
Removal of old flowers prolongs the blooming period, reduces self seeding which leads to volunteer plants, and promotes ... |
 
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Retaining Wall Construction
Bob meets up with landscape mason Hector Santos who is building a dried laid stone retaining wall. He is using Corinthian ... |
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Retaining Wall Drainage
Use stone instead of dirt against a retaining wall to aid in drainage. |
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Retaining Wall Wood
When using treated lumber in landscape retaining walls, apply roofing tar to the ground contact areas. |
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Review of the Landscaping Design
Bob takes a tour of the completed landscaping in this episode. Landscape designer Ruth Foster has created a Colonial-themed ... |
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Reviewing Backyard, Retaining Wall, and Moisture Issues
Bob talks with homeowner Sarah Monzon about some of the improvements that have been made to the property. Monzon points out ... |
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Reviewing the Landscape Design
Bob discusses landscape of the governor's mansion with contractor Sam Daniel. |
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Salt-Resistant Plants
Salt tolerance is different in each species, and even often among plants of the same species. |
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Selecting Flowers for the Garden
Bob continues his tour of the exterior with landscape designer Ruth Foster. In the Elizabethan-inspired garden in the front of ... |
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Septic vs. Plants
Cleaners and other chemicals entering drain fields can injure plants when they are leached into soil near plants. Leaf scorch ... |
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Sequence of Bloom
Planting for different seasons of bloom and color. |
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Shaded AC
Plant trees or shrubs to shade air-conditioning units but not to block the airflow. A unit operating in the shade uses as much ... |
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Shrub Planting
Here's how to make sure the shrubs you plant will flourish in your yard. Select plants that are appropriate for your area and ... |
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Shrub Planting Techniques
Landscape designer Ruth Foster gives a quick "how-to" on planting techniques using the shrubs for the Elizabethan-inspired ... |
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Shrub Trimming
Shrubs and hedges can be trimmed monthly during the growing season. By trimming them back they'll grow more slowly. The slower ... |
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Simplify the Garden Outdoors
With a little planning you can simplify your gardens and your life. |
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Slope Finder
You can use a level on top an 8 ft.-long 2x4 to determine the slope for yard and garden projects. If you need a slope of 1/4 ... |
