Birdbaths can be a beautiful addition to your backyard. They may be primarily decorative, or they can be functional little spa resorts for your feathered friends. However, bath time can be cut short for your backyard birds if their bathtub is filled with algae. An otherwise lovely garden ornament can become a [...]
When you spot unwanted plants appearing in your flowerbeds, you must take action to bring order back to your garden and keep your desired plants healthy. Weeding a garden is an ongoing process, but with careful treatment, the number of weeds you battle can be diminished over time.
Don Your Gloves
Before you weed a flowerbed, [...]
Newly planted trees require a lot of love, patience, but especially water. A young tree needs the equivalent of one inch of rainwater per week. In the lands of almost constant summer droughts, this is very hard to come by. Rain gauges can help track the natural watering of your trees, and by seeing the [...]
In dry conditions watering your yard can help keep your grass soft and green, but it can be tricky to water all of your grass at the same time. Watering a yard evenly doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does need a bit of planning.
Install a Sprinkler System
Your first consideration to watering a [...]
Espalier is a gardening technique that trains trees to grow along walls to save space in tight gardens and to create an unusual effect in your backyard. Espalier dates back to castle courtyards and monasteries, but you can use the technique in your own garden today for the same space saving and beautification purposes.
Prepare a [...]
If you’ve recently moved into a new home or have decided to build up your backyard, the fasted way to get grass into the yard is to sod your lawn. Sodding is simply taking large rectangles of cut grass complete with about an inch of dirt, and placing them onto the ground. Sodding requires a [...]
Moving from an apartment to a house is exciting. Not only do you now have your own garage, you also have your very own front and backyard to care for. Your yard is very exciting, at least until its time to mow it for the first time. Here’s how to mow a yard.
Locate a Mower
Your [...]
Fresh herbs in the kitchen can add a great deal of flavor to food as well as a pleasing aroma and appearance to the room itself. Growing herbs in a window not only saves on space in the kitchen, it also allows the small plants to thrive in the sunlight. A window herb garden is [...]
A backyard vegetable garden can satisfy your craving for fresh vegetables as well as sate your thirst for the feel of achievement as you grow your own food in the ways of our forefathers. Growing peppers, tomatoes and other vegetable in a backyard garden is simple enough if you are dedicated to establishing the garden [...]
After washing the car or watering the plants, it is very tempting to just leave the hose laying in the yard where it falls. However, this is unsightly, and can also be a safety hazard to those walking or playing in the yard. Additionally, leaving the hose out in the sun and elements [...]
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