Many of the tall landscaping walls are used for privacy or to define your property edge. The medium height walls can be used to separate sections of your yard and double as seating at the same time. The shorter garden walls are a delightful way to protect your flower beds. Landscaping walls will not only give us privacy, separate sections, or protection from the elements but also as a safeguard from erosion. The choice for construction materials give homeowners an array of options that will blend with their homes exterior decor.
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February 23, 2010 | Comments (0)
Landscaping Walls for Your Gardens
Many of the tall landscaping walls are used for privacy or to define your property edge. The medium height walls can be used to separate sections of your yard and double as seating at the same time. The shorter garden walls are a delightful way to protect your flower beds. Landscaping walls will not only give us privacy, separate sections, or protection from the elements but also as a safeguard from erosion. The choice for construction materials give homeowners an array of options that will blend with their homes exterior decor.
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February 20, 2010 | Comments (0)
Some Landscape Lighting Ideas
Lighting your landscape at night presents an imaginative way to highlight your property and your home after dark. When the lights are placed just right you can make trees very dramatic and highlight flowerbeds, fountains, statuary, and hardscapes. If you do a lot of outdoor cooking at night install a light fixture in the eaves of the house to spotlight your barbecue.
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February 16, 2010 | Comments (0)
A Solar Bird Bath for the Garden
Many of the solar bird baths are self-contained which means they already have the solar panels integrated into the unit. Other bird baths have solar panels that are separate from the bath itself but are attached by a wire. The self-contained solar bird bath will need to be placed in the sun in order for the panel to absorb the energy of the sun. The other units can be placed anywhere you want including the shade as long as the solar panel itself is in the sun and receives sunlight.
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February 06, 2010 | Comments (0)
Shade Landscaping in a Dim Backyard
When a plant fails in our shady backyard it usually means that it was not a shade tolerant landscaping plant. Sometimes when we visit the garden nursery we fall in love a particular plant, buy it, take it home and plant it without checking to see if our environment is conducive to its requirements. We go ahead and plant it where there is room, it dies and then we discover it was planted in the wrong spot.
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January 09, 2010 | Comments (0)
Creating an Outdoor Landscape
Some of us have small front yards while others have small back yards. There are many things that can be done in small yards we just have to use the space accordingly. Now is when the homework starts; look through some gardening magazines on landscape garden ideas and start cutting out the things you would like to see in your garden or your front lawn. Everything may not work for your landscape but you will at least have a head start. Please do not forget the hardscapes you already have or want to have such as fencing, patios and decks.
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December 15, 2009 | Comments (0)
More Winter Flowers - Holly Bush
We are very familiar with the holly leaves that are used for decorating at Christmas, but did you know that the genus Ilex has roughly 600 species of holly trees and bushes? They can range from 6 inch dwarf holly bushes to 70 foot holly trees. Their leaves can either be spined or spineless, and the colors range from dark green to light green and some are variegated. The berries can be other than red such as yellow, orange, or black. Some are deciduous and some are evergreen.
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November 30, 2009 | Comments (0)
Rope Lights for Christmas Landscaping
Because rope lights are flexible you can follow the architecture of your house and become very creative by making your own design on your landscaping. You can let you imagination run wild if you want. You can run them along the ground next to your walkway or driveway for easy access to your front door or better yet, elevate them on stakes. You can also use them indoors for illuminating a Christmas village that you have set up, light up dark corners of a room and you can decorate your Christmas tree.
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November 17, 2009 | Comments (0)
Outdoor String Lighting
Outdoor string lighting is one way to create sparkle, charm or gives a festive atmosphere for any patio or holiday gathering. They are not to be confused with the traditional Christmas lights; these globe lights or string lights offer homeowners a new way of festive lighting. Outdoor patio string lights are also an excellent way to light arbors, playhouses, pool areas, and for any nighttime enjoyment. Just picture how nice it will be entertaining your friends in your backyard with string lights in the trees, on the patio or on the deck.
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November 05, 2009 | Comments (0)
Wild Bird Seed for Our Backyard Birds
The type of wild bird seed you use depends on what birds you want visiting your wild bird feeders. In some cases people think that putting out any kind of bird seed will attract many birds, but sometimes you may end up with some birds you really do not want. It is better to know what bird seeds are easier for some birds to eat. Backyard bird watching can be a lot of fun so it is best not to overfill the bird feeders as wasted seed will fall to the ground and sometimes attract unwanted predators. The following is a small breakdown of the different types of seed and the backyard birds that enjoy them.
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November 03, 2009 | Comments (0)
Backyard Birdfeeders
Many birds can be very fussy about the types of food that they will eat and the feeders they will pay a visit to. The most successful backyard bird enthusiasts will have more than one style of birdfeeder so as to attract a wider variety of wildlife. Here are a few different styles of birdfeeders and the birds they will attract:
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October 24, 2009 | Comments (0)
An Outdoor Hearth for a Garden Landscape
Some of them come with a cooking grill and some resemble a charcoal barbecue grill. The outdoor hearth comes in all different sizes and shapes. If you want something very casual, a portable fire pit will probably fit your needs. You can choose, depending on your style, anywhere from contemporary to rustic. Whatever type of outdoor hearth you decide on make sure your local fire regulations will allow you to actually use it.
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October 20, 2009 | Comments (0)
Fall Foliage and Why They Turn Color
The amount of rainfall, air temperature, the storage of food and the length of time the sun is out every day, play a big part in the changing colors of leaves. The plants also need three more things to come together in creating the vivid colors that we see in the fall.
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October 12, 2009 | Comments (0)
Fall Lawn Treatment and Gardens
We need to aid our lawn's recovery from the summer heat and drought and make sure it is ready for the cold winter climates with some fall fertilization. Fall fertilization is probably the most valuable practice we can do for our home lawns. Fewer problems with disease and the weed growth being slower means our lawns will profit from the nutrients, not the pests. This fall fertilization will also help our lawns recover from all the stresses of summer by encouraging deep roots and thicker growth. This will help your lawn have a better competition with the weeds and be able to tolerate insects and disease.
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October 10, 2009 | Comments (0)
Exterminators and Their Job of Eliminating Ants
As with any type of exterminating, an ant exterminator will take time to understand the entire situation and talk with the client about other concerns. If there are pets or youg children living in the home, this may affect how to attack the problem. Poisons can be very harmful to your pets and children, even if it is only a very small amount. Before he recommends any treatment options, the exterminator needs to make a complete tour of the area and have a consultation with the owner.
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October 04, 2009 | Comments (0)
Residential Pest Control and the Mole
They live in their underground bunkers all year long. We gardeners and lawn care aficionados are made aware of their presence usually during the spring and fall, mainly after bouts of rain, when they push their mounds of dirt up to the surface with a diet that usually consists of adult insects, insect grubs, and earthworms. If you see gnawing damage to your plants it was not done by a mole, but a rodent; moles are not considered as rodents. But the rodents will make good use of the moles tunnels and attack your plants from underground.
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October 02, 2009 | Comments (0)
A Garden Setting with Outdoor Rope Lights
Because the tubing of the rope lights is very flexible a tight bend in the tube will not break the bulbs. They can be ever so beneficial on patios. Using them on garden decor such as statuary and fountains will give a lighting effect that is vaguely defined. If you place the rope lights behind a garden object it will produce a silhouette effect and placing them around it will make the image very clear.
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September 30, 2009 | Comments (0)
Fall Organic Lawn Care - pH, Soil Depth, Weeds
pH Levels
The pH levels of our lawn are very important. The level for healthy grass is about 6.5, if your level is below 6.0, you need to reduce the acidity and will probably have to add lime to the soil; if it is above 7.0 you have too much alkaline and will have to add sulfur. Dandelions love the pH levels to be about 7.5, so if your level is that high you grass won't have much of chance against that dandelion. If you can lower it to about 6.5 the grass will have a better chance. It has also been said that if you add a little dusting of lime to the soil surface, you may double the reproduction of the good old earthworm. Something else you might want to do is to fertilize with some organic fertilizer.
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September 28, 2009 | Comments (0)
Fall Organic Lawn Care - Mowing, Watering, Fertilizing
Mowing High
One thing that is a must is to set your lawn mower to the highest level it can go, probably 3 to 4 inches. This is going to be a competition game between the grass and the weeds. You want to make things easy for the grass and not for the weeds; what you really want is the grass to choke out the weeds. There will be a fight for the sun and if the grass is tall it will shade out the weed, but if it is short the weed will shade the grass. The sun is actually food for strength and life. The shade is for disease, weakness, and death. Therefore, the taller the grass the less sun will get to the weeds and they won't have a chance.
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September 26, 2009 | Comments (0)
Outdoor Lights for Halloween
Outdoor lighting and decorations aren't just for Christmas anymore; there are many outdoor Halloween decorations on the market these days. The lights we can buy for Halloween are basically the same as the ones we use for Christmas except their colors are different and spookier. We can even buy freaky decorations and spooky ornaments to place in our front yard and we can also light them with solar lights.
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September 24, 2009 | Comments (0)
A Garden with an Outdoor Patio Heater
Electric infrared outdoor heaters make the perfect solution. They use infrared heat waves to heat whatever is in their path, the objects are heated directly instead of the surrounding air. Some infrared patio and outdoor heaters can be installed permanently by mounting them on a wall or under the eaves of the house. This way we won't have to worry about storing them when they are not being used.
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September 22, 2009 | Comments (0)
An Outdoor Patio Umbrella As Your Garden Shade
Some umbrellas can shade an entire picnic table, others can be adjusted at different angles and some are stand-alone models. Many patio tables and picnic tables are already made with the support holes in the center that will fit your patio umbrella.
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September 20, 2009 | Comments (0)
Outdoor Wall Fountains
Wall fountains can be made of many different materials. Fiberglass is an excellent choice for many situations as it is a strong, yet a lightweight waterproof material. Some of the finishes on outdoor wall fountains imitate rock, aged stone, and many other materials. Wall fountains are also made of clay, stone, wood, and different types of metal, such as copper. Copper is a nice choice for metal due to its aged patina. An outdoor wall fountain made from cast stone will be closest to the classic Mediterranean wall fountains, most commonly found in Italy, Spain, and France. These fountains are molded from cast stone and are very durable.
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September 18, 2009 | Comments (0)
Outdoor Yard Lighting
There are no two gardens that are alike. Your garden has different plants, trees, hardscape and garden decor that another garden doesn't. You may want to highlight a tree or a statue and some other gardener wants to highlight a special plant and some hardscape.
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September 16, 2009 | Comments (0)
Outdoor Patio Furniture Covers
You want to get the best furniture covers for the particular type of outdoor furniture you own. There are covers made specifically for umbrella tables with the center hole. Umbrellas have their own separate covers or they can be removed and stored in your garage or tool shed. Some of your furniture may include gliders, loungers, ottomans, tables and cushions. It would be a nice idea if you could get patio furniture covers that fit your furniture perfectly. This may not always be possible but you should be able to find something that comes pretty close to the size you need.
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September 14, 2009 | Comments (0)
Resin Wicker Furniture for the Garden
Wicker furniture is now a classic staple of all outdoor furniture mainly because of the way it looks and feels. Lucky for us, resin wicker furniture has started to dominate the furniture for outdoor living, it is also easy to look at and it still resembles wicker. Now it has added benefits that regular wicker doesn't possess and they are strength, ability to last outdoors, and design and color.
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September 12, 2009 | Comments (0)
Solar Lights for Garden - A Beautiful Setting
Solar garden lights are very easy to install; you don't need an electrician or a landscape designer, with a specialty in lighting, to help you out. You also don't have to bury any wires and you won't have a transformer using any of your valuable power outlets that are outdoors. You will find that garden solar lights come in a variety of styles and will produce several different lighting effects. What seems to be happening in new construction is the installation of cord free and hassle free solar path lights, spotlights, and sometimes flood lights.
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September 10, 2009 | Comments (0)
How to Hire a Tree Service
Fortunately, we have never had a tree limb come crashing through a window or land on the roof. The tree removal company came as a recommendation from a good friend but unfortunately they have left the area, so we need to start looking again. We have four trees in our backyard that need to be trimmed or removed. We certainly don't want to do this chore by ourselves.
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September 06, 2009 | Comments (0)
Making a Simple Landscape Design
By making our landscape design simple doesn't mean we are going to leave out life or form. It just means staying within other elements, such as balance, form, proportion and repetition. An easy mistake that most of us gardeners display is mixing too many different elements in their primary landscape design. This could end up looking very unprofessional. We can change things around later if we want but it is better to keep our plans simple in the beginning stages.
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August 31, 2009 | Comments (0)
Cast Aluminum Garden Furniture
This furniture is an outstanding choice, when choosing outdoor furniture, as it lasts a long time and it adds ornamentation to your garden, deck or backyard. By choosing cast aluminum garden furniture, you are making a beautiful choice for any outdoor setting.
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August 29, 2009 | Comments (0)
Landscape Lighting and Design
Outdoor accent lights will enhance any outdoor lighting scheme. The basic accent lights will draw focus to an attractive feature of the space, like a special plant that you are so proud of, a garden bed, or a particular garden accessory. With the right outdoor fixtures and accessories, and imagination, you can create peaceful ambience and something magical.
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August 25, 2009 | Comments (0)
Hiring a Landscape Service Company
There are quite a number of companies out there that will offer you lawn care services but all they do is mow and edge your lawns and blow the excess down your street. If you want more than this you will have to do your homework. If you are a busy working person with a family and don't want to spend the entire weekend working in your yard, then you will need a full service company.
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August 15, 2009 | Comments (0)
Soil Texture
Sand will feel harsh and gritty, and its grains will barely hold together. They are the largest soil particles, if they were any larger, they would most likely be called gravel. Coarse-textured, or sandy soil is very easy to work. Because of the fact that can be plowed by a small team of horses, it came to be called light soil. It will drain easily, and many nutrients filter through it with water. In order to grow most garden plants in light, sandy, soil, requires a constant replenishment of humus, nutrients and water.
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July 22, 2009 | Comments (0)
Garden Furniture
The construction of garden furniture can be made of different materials. We can mix and match garden furniture depending on our garden or several smaller gardens within our yard. The range can go from plastic to Reforest Teak, it all depends on our garden design. Our budget and the amount of time we will be spending in our gardens, whether gardening or just relaxing, has a lot to do with how we choose our materials. I am giving you a few of the different materials used when making outdoor furniture below:
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July 04, 2009 | Comments (0)
Lawns
In exceptionally hot weather lawns can be as much as 50 degrees cooler than imitation grass or paving. Tall grass is cooler than short grass and short grass is cooler than a simple bare ground.
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June 30, 2009 | Comments (0)
Trees
Trees condition the environment by taking in carbon dioxide and giving off oxygen, but they also give off water. A large tree can release many thousands of gallons a day through its leaves.
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June 24, 2009 | Comments (0)
Pruning Shrubs
A shrub will rarely die if it is left unpruned. However, it is often desirable to control its size, to improve the overall shape, or to remove dead or diseased branches, such pruning is basic for all shrubs. On some shrubs growth may be improved if light is let into the center by cutting away old and/or dead branches. And some shrubs will bear larger, but generally fewer, flowers if they are pruned each year. To sum up, do your pruning selectively.
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June 01, 2009 | Comments (0)
Yard Tools and Carts
Carts and wheelbarrows help you move heavy loads by distributing the weight over the wheels. A wheelbarrow has a sloped tray and one or two wheels in the front. You have to push it, but it maneuvers easily and can go anywhere. A cart, on the other hand, has straight sides and two or more large wheels. It works best when pulled ideally over a smooth surface, though its big wheels can bridge holes. Carts are also more stable and carry more volume than wheelbarrows.
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June 01, 2009 | Comments (0)
Yard Pest Controls
But ask some park management people, homeowners with ponds, lakes or cornfields how they feel about visiting Canadian geese and you'll the truth. In the northeastern part of our country these strong birds are becoming a public and private nuisance. In one area a few residents town began feeding the few geese on the park pond.Apparently these geese told other geese and over the years the population on the banks of the pond has boomeranged.
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June 01, 2009 | Comments (0)
Yard and Garden Decor
Your yard and garden decor is your paradise - long hours of hard work weeding, potting and planting turn into a place where peace reigns supreme. Garden decor doesn't only set off your garden; it also gives your house great curb appeal, and can add value to your home. Your garden is the first thing that potential visitors see - let them into the magical world you've created.
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June 01, 2009 | Comments (0)
Solar Lights
The problem with solar garden lights is that they tend to have only a small area of solar cells and a relatively modest battery capacity. The consequences of these shortcomings are that solar garden lights have a reputation for emitting a small amount of light for a short period of time. The technology of solar cells and batteries has improved over time and the current generation of solar garden lights is superior to the first generation of solar garden lights.
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June 01, 2009 | Comments (0)
Pond Maintenance
Your pond maintenance minimizes by keeping your pond cool and well oxygenated, consider adding a waterfall or a fountain. Higher oxygen levels mean fewer algae. Consider adding aquatic plants such as lilies and water hyacinths as a natural algae control, they also help provide shade and to keep the water cool.
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June 01, 2009 | Comments (0)
Landscaping
Prepare to get your hands dirty, because there are great landscaping ideas for every section of your home. From the simplest front yard landscaping ideas meant to showcase your home to complex pool or garden landscaping, to themed landscapes like dessert or Oriental, you can get help to tackle the problems you may be facing.
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June 01, 2009 | Comments (0)
Backyard Birding
Another good reason, is that birds around our homes are in fact a part of nature. Birds are free to roam wherever they wish and to do what is natural for them. Among the birds we see in our own backyard show us how they deal with seasonal changes, how they raise their families, how they interact with one another and their environment, how they handle humankind's disruptions and how their appearances and behaviors reflect the general laws of nature.





