How to take care of your garden. In this category we will be looking into garden animals, constructions, fences, gates, grass, hedges, manure, patios, planting, plants, ponds, recycle, seeds, slabs, structures and weeds.
Grow a perfect lawn this spring! Millions of homeowners each year spend too much of their cherished weekends trying to maintain a lush, green lawn. A seemingly modest goal, except the…
Hedges can be the hardest part of your summertime job. Some hedges grow fast and can quickly become overgrown. Knowing how to use an electric hedge trimmer can make your…
A pond can serve as a unique addition to your garden and can enable you to add a variety of aquatic plants to your landscaping. If you live in a…
Many people have garden hoses in their yard with broken or damaged ends. There is no reason to buy a brand new hose if the connectors are damaged. Fixing the…
Clean your outdoor flagstone walkway with soap and water. Walkways become dirty after use and exposure to the elements. Outdoor salt, chemicals, mud and other elements can stain the flagstone.…
Twitch or Couch grass, also known as quackgrass, is actually not a type of grass at all. It’s a weed that can invade your lawn and affect the appearance of…
Fall is definitely time to plant spring blooming bulbs underground. Typically the season for planting bulbs can begin in late September and will extend to mid December, depending on your…
Improperly cutting a large limb from a tree can tear away a long strip of bark and wound the tree, as seen in the left picture in the diagram. This…
Bees are the world’s most important pollinators. These buzzing insects carry pollen between plants so that they can fruit. Without bees, our food supply would be very different. Growing a…
Established hedges occasionally need to be removed for a bevy of reasons. They can be in poor condition from long periods of neglect, at the end of their lifespan or…