A privacy fence around your property creates defined borders that keep others from entering or looking into your lawn. Planting flowering vines or perennials that need support close to the foundation of this fence is a practical gardening solution that enhances the beauty of the yard. However, there are some variables to consider before you…
A huge tree grows beside a backyard pond, providing shade and a place to rest while watching the water ripple at the end. What this image leaves out is when you are ready to pull out your hair over the maintenance caused by building a pond also near a tree. There’s potential danger and annoyance…
Yard borders serve the objective of dividing the grass portion of the lawn from gardens and flowerbeds. Yard edging additionally serves a decorative function. The numerous lawn edging materials give you the chance to pick a style that blends well with your landscaping. Some edging products are manufactured, such as metal and plastic borders, while…
When summer ends, then there’s no reason why you can’t prolong enjoyment of homegrown tomatoes throughout the wintertime. Propagated from cuttings taken out of last season’s plants or opened from seed, determinate or dwarf cherry tomatoes can be grown successfully indoors as long as they’re subjected to as much sunlight as you can. In circumstances…
When growing tomatoes in containers, the right potting mix can make the difference between failure and success. A great potting soil is light, sterile, holds moisture and does not compact. Even though it’s possible to buy ready-mixed potting soils, you can even make your low-cost mix for growing tomatoes. Potting Soil Principles Potting soil should…
Lining up your outside trash cans along a bare-soil surface contributes to erosion and uneven ground; trash can wheels gradually dig in the soil to make a ditch that captures water and produces a bad aesthetic. As a solution, you can use inorganic mulch for a ground cover. Typical choices of rubber and gravel mulch…
It is said that the sole difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut is just two weeks, but this maxim does not apply to drastic pruning of maple trees (Acer spp.) . “Topping” a tree is much more like decapitation than the cosmetic process, causing severe pruning wounds and destroying the maple’s natural…
Beveled glass replacement is not any different than other forms of glass. It is held in place by thin pieces of trim molding around the perimeter. The angle is generally inadequate to affect the way the molding fits, and really makes it fit better than straight glass installations because it pinches the glass slightly as…