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Tree Felling
Make sure you wear proper safety gear and make three simple cuts. Make your first cut at a slight angle, no more than ... |
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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
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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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 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 ... |
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Watering New Trees
Water new trees once a week, regularly, during the first season, with l0 gallons of water. More for large trees. Pour the ... |
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Windbreak Uses
Place rows of trees or shrubs to avoid soil loss from wind and also to create a habitat and shelter for wildlife. Windbreaks ... |
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Windbreaks
Plant windbreaks of trees or shrubs to reduce soil loss from blowing wind and also to provide habitat and shelter for ... |
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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 ... |
