Possessing a slope between your lawn when the property is sloping down toward another home and conflicts can be caused by a neighbor, and water and mud are being deposited into puddles. To help alleviate the problem, landscape the incline to anchor the ground and divert water. Plants will not simply take in a few…
The round blossom clusters of mophead hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) are a familiar sight in gardens and backyards at U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 9. Virtually maintenance-free when planted appropriately, hydrangea bushes offer you a summer of decorative white, pink or blue blossoms without much work. These blooms are equally appealing in…
Just about any plant could be classified as a ground cover so long as it is perennial, evergreen, trailing or clumping and grows less than one foot high. Ground covers used in landscaping are automatically associated with low-lying plants that are Poisonous. Some kinds of ground covers are better suited to erosion control, while some…
Even though the U.S. Consumer and Product Safety Commission issued a last ban on the use of lead in paints in 1977, that ban did not consist of lead in ceramic glazes. Although many American potteries no longer use lead in their glazes, if you don’t have verified with the manufacturer that your piece was…
They could be little, but the fruits of cherry tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) have some things in their favor. They excel in flavor, sweetness, color and prosperity. The plants have a very long fruit-bearing season because they begin to flower about one month after they are planted, and they continue growing and blooming until killed…
Asparagus plants (Asparagus officinalis) are uncommon because they are dioecious, which means some plants are male while others are female. You may have heard that male plants are better producers of asparagus spears and, because of this, could be thinking about replacing your female plants with males. Even though this isn’t necessary if your plants…
The carpet type and color determines if you can use a spot-dye pencil, stick or spray to camouflage a stain on it. While you cannot dye polyester, acrylic or polypropylene carpets, it is possible to dye wool or nylon carpeting. Matching carpet color is tricky, so it’s normally best to try and remove a stain…
For a beginner seamstress, making a table runner is an perfect project to help you learn the mechanics of machine sewing. Produce a table runner using two distinct fabrics on the front and rear to give it double purpose at various times of the year. Wash and dry your stuff before cutting and sewing to…
When you suspect that there’s a problem with the carburetor in your Craftsman Model 917.377593 and you’ve resolved to undertake the repair yourself, then you will likely need to eliminate the bowl kit out of the carburetor. You have to first remove the carburetor before removing the bowl kit. Only then is it possible to…
Wall frames are a sequence of frames that are small side-by-side at a pattern. They are produced from thin pieces of molding nailed to a wall, glued and mitered at 45 degrees. A series of wall frames is an architectural feature. Everyone can create wall frames to give character to a room, to enliven a…