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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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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 ... |
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Slope Landscaping
If the area you are building in has a steep slope, build terraces or steps made of logs or old railroad ties across the slope ... |
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Snow Damage
Wet snow that accumulates on tree and shrub branches can bend them over. Some may break and so must be removed. Bending ... |
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Soil Preparation
If you've ever unsuccessfully tried to get grass to grow in the small bare spots in your lawn, you probably made the mistake ... |
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Soil Types
For home sites, the bottom line is pretty simple: You want soil that has good bearing capacity, exerts relatively low lateral ... |
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Spring Cleaning
When winter is over and it's finally nice enough to venture out into your yard, the first thing you should do to ensure that ... |
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Spring Patches
If you have bare patches in your lawn, prepare these areas for seed or sod. To care for your new and existing grass, be sure ... |
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Stiped Cuts
Ever wonder how golf courses and athletic fields achieve the striped cuts? By simply cutting in a back and forth pattern the ... |
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Stone Walkways
Here are some tips for laying down a nice stone walkway outside your home. After making the walkway with string, the first ... |
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Storing Lawnmowers
A major cause of lawn mower's startup problems is allowing gas to remain in the tank over the winter. Completely drain the ... |
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Tall Sprinkling
To water vegetable and flower gardens containing tall plants that may otherwise block the spray, set sprinklers on a sawhorse, ... |
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Topsoil
If you're planting or replanting your yard, make sure you have a good layer of topsoil. There are many varieties of loam and ... |
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Trees vs Turf
If you have a heavily shaded area that you just simply can't grow grass, ground covers look and work great. However, if you ... |
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Treescaping
Trees that lose their leaves in the fall (i.e., deciduous) are the most effective at reducing heating and cooling energy ... |
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Trimmed Pools
Keep the trees and shrubs around your pool trimmed back to minimize the amount of leaves and debris that end up in the pool. |
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Using Your Plants to Keep Your House Cool
Heres another great tip from BobVila.com.
What you grow in your yard can actually keep your air conditioning costs from ... |
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Value Added Landscaping
Improving the look of your yard is a relatively inexpensive way to increase the value of your home. Visit a local nursery to ... |
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Watering Annuals
Annuals are shallow rooted so don't allow the soil to dry out too deeply. Begin watering in the morning and water through the ... |
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Watering New Shrubs
Water new shrubs once a week the first summer with 5 to l0 gallons of water for each depending on the size of the bush. Take ... |
