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A Few Ideas For Your Backyard Landscaping Project

sowhat2 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:09:42 +0000

I guess you too enjoy landscaping, so please go ahead and try to absorb in as much as you can. Hopefully you will pick up a few new tips and ideas on how you can make your own yard more attractive to yourself, your family and your friends.

As you know, yard landscaping is an exciting hobby ...

Growing Grass Under Trees

sowhat2 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:18:34 +0000

Grass growing in the shade:

Trees are an integral part of any homeowner's landscape. One of the most commonly asked questions is " why isn't my grass looking as good under my trees as in the rest of the lawn?" The answer is quite simple. Most grass types prefer open sunlight and do not ...

Brilliant Beetroot!

sowhat2 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:03:06 +0000

Are you looking for a truly versatile vegetable to grow and serve? Try beetroot! It has the most amazing colour and texture. Varieties range in colour from gold to deep red/purple and are delicious raw, boiled, baked, pickled and juiced. Even the leaves are edible! The root is packed with Vita...

Growing and Caring for Your Bamboo

sowhat2 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:26:42 +0000

Bamboos are some of the most versatile and resilient grasses. They are easy to grow and maintain because these plants demand little care and fuss. They grow up fast like lawn grass and they benefit from simple watering and fertilizer applications. Once the bamboo has achieved its top mature size,...

Chain Link Fences

sowhat2 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:07:33 +0000

Are you looking at buying a fence for your home or property? There are many fencing options available on the market today. You could either use a modern fancy-looking fence, or a beautiful Victorian-style fence. Chain-link fences and wooden fences are the most popular types of fences today in the...

Garden Sheds

sowhat2 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:13:14 +0000

Garden sheds, as their name suggests, are buildings constructed in gardens to stow various gardening tools and to do simple gardening jobs. Garden sheds need to look good themselves, or they will take away from the appearance of the garden in which they are built.

There are two kinds of gar...

A List of The Essential Tools Every Gardener Must Have

sowhat2 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:14:06 +0000

We all know that the pieces never fall into place quite as expected. In fact, when doing a landscape the only thing you can expect is the unexpected. Designing landscapes can make or break a homes over all aspect. Having pleasant outdoor surroundings can be the first step to inner peace and tranq...

Weed Control Facts - Winning the Battle of the Weeds

sowhat2 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:14:41 +0000

Keeping your landscape plantings, flower beds, and nursery crops free of weeds is a battle, but if you approach it with a strategic plan, you will prevail. In order to develop a plan, you first must understand how weeds work, and what kind of weeds you are dealing with.

Basically weeds grow...

Glass Wind Chimes

sowhat2 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:25:19 +0000

The rippling tinkling sound produced as each piece of glass in glass wind chimes sways and comes in contact with the other pieces while the wind blows is truly a pleasure to hear. The mere sound can spark your imagination. You will instantly feel as if you are surrounded by the marvels and beauty...

Reblooming Poinsettia

sowhat2 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:22:31 +0000

OK, so Christmas is over and you have a few of those ubiquitous red poinsettias around the house. You just can't stand the thought of sending them out in the cold to the dumpster. And, to top it off, you've heard you can grow them into small bushes and get them to rebloom every year. Well, that...

Abatement Regulations Often Confuse and Do Not Make Sense

sowhat2 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:04:12 +0000

We often have abatement regulations to help prevent a huge problem in our civilization with our agriculture, disease prevention or protecting our farmers and businessmen. Now then, let me tell you of the story of why some of these abatement regulations do not make any sense and cause problems.

The First-Time Vegetable Gardener — Some Pathways to Success

sowhat2 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:08:22 +0000

Did I hear you correctly? You're just "starting out" in the rewarding (and often exhausting) hobby of gardening? Think you'd like to grow your own vegetables, instead of limiting your choices to that natural-looking, neatly-arranged assortment of mostly foreign grown produce in the supermarke...

Basics of Pruning Roses

sowhat2 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:07:10 +0000

Pruning your roses does not need to be a dreaded task. Follow these tips and make rose pruning an easy gardening job.

Prune from the ground up. Most people start at the top and this can harm the rose and it uses your valuable time.
If it is old, gray and scraggly lo...

Growing Azaleas

sowhat2 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:05:25 +0000

For years Azaleas have had the reputation of being a hard to grow plant, and many years ago they probably were. With the abundance of information available to us today allowing us to have access to the latest growing techniques for any plant we want to grow, we tend to forget that our great- gran...

Abatement and Consistency Philosophy

sowhat2 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:04:08 +0000

So often our abatement policies are inconsistent and not because circumstances are much different, but because the users of the abatement products and chemicals just do not understand chemistry or how the chemicals are able to do their job.

If a chemical is to be used on an area, which need...