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Backyard Pond
A pond or water garden will likely become the focal point for all your backyard conservation. |
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Backyard Wetland
Wetlands filter excess pesticides and nutrients. Many plants and animals find a home in wetlands. |
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Beware of Birdseed!
Birdseed carries the eggs of meal moths. In hot weather these varmints hatch, eat starch, then pupate and turn into small tan ... |
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Beware of Invasive Vines
If you have bare ground but don't want more lawn, evergreen ground covers are very good. |
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Building a Dry Stone Retaining Wall
Building a dry stone retaining wall is a challenge. In addition to holding back the weight of the earth it is meant to retain, ... |
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Butterfly Gardening
We aren't the only ones attracted to beautiful flowers. Butterflies need the nectar that many flowers offer to survive. |
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Choosing a Sprinkler System for Your Lawn
If you think you've had it with hauling hoses to cope with drought, maybe you think it's time to consider a sprinkler system. |
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Composting
Composting turns household wastes into valuable fertilizer and soil organic matter. |
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Creating Summer Shadows
Simple ideas to help create a shady spot to protect you from the hot summer sun. |
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Eliminating Summertime Pests
Common pests don’t have to ruin your summer fun. Here are tips for keeping the top five pests—mosquitoes, ants, wasps and ... |
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Energy Efficient Windbreaks
Smart landscaping that saves energy and dollars. |
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EnergyWise House: Using Plants for Sun Control
Landscaping is a critical element in building an energy efficient home. A few simple strategies can add up to big savings on ... |
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Evergreen Groundcovers
These useful plants can cover a bare spot and save you some raking. |
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Fall Colors
Although bright red maples and glowing orange sugar maples are what's referred to as "peak" color, the more subtle hues wax ... |
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Feed Your Lawn
Your lawn needs more than just water—it needs several nutrients to keep it healthy and looking great. |
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Fence Types and Styles
Fences are more than walls with a view, they have style, form, and function to meet the needs of homeowners and their property. |
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Fire-Safe Landscaping
Wildland fires destroy hundreds of homes and acres of land every year across the country. Fire-safe landscaping is an ... |
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Gardening with Perennials: Ornamental Grasses
Long relegated exclusively to lawns, grasses are now becoming the darlings of the perennial garden. |
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Hydroseeding
After the construction crews have gone and the debris have been cleared from the building site, homeowners have to turn their ... |
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In Pursuit of the Perfect Lawn
A perfect lawn depends on constant care...regular mowing, fertilizer, water, monitoring, maybe chemicals and lots of tough love. |
