Concrete lawn ornaments can add year-round beauty and curb appeal to any home’s exterior. Instead of purchasing lawn ornaments from the store, save money by making your own with homemade or store-bought molds. QUIKRETE Crack Resistant Concrete for lawn ornaments is durable in all climates. Tin
Landscaping can become difficult in desert or hot climates. Water is a precious resource in areas where there is hot weather and little rain, which makes traditional landscaping impractical and foolish. The solution in these types of areas is desert landscaping. Desert landscapes are suited to hi
When your Briggs & Stratton 6.5-horsepower lawnmower engine will not start, and it has gas and a clean air filter, then there is a good chance the spark plug is bad. The spark plug fires a spark when you pull the rope so that the compressed air and gas in the piston will explode in the cycle to prop
There are several types of weeds that can attack your lawn and diminish curb appeal. A basic understanding of the types of weeds will help you to determine what creeping green pests are invading your turf.
Sod grass is an effective way to get an instant, beautiful lawn, but sod dries out easily. When you're installing sod, it's essential to lay it down at a time when it isn't hot or dry outside. Temperature extremes can lessen the quality of the lawn.
Even novice gardeners know that plants in nursery containers should be transplanted immediately to prevent crowded containers, but there are exceptions to every rule. Many plants are considered invasive, but if you still want to add them to your garden, you can bury the pots in the ground to prevent
Every home may need a little garden landscaping. This is one way of making your home a comfortable place for a family to live in. Imagine having a garden landscape where you and your family can stay together and just have fun.
There are 13 species of crabgrass (Digitaria) that attack yards all over North America. They germinate in spring when soil temperatures remain between 50 and 60 degrees and die when frost forms in the fall. A mature crabgrass plant produce seedheads, and mature seeds fall to the ground. They will gr
Video Transcript Hi. I'm Angela Price from Eden Condensed small space garden design and this is garden space. Today, I'm going to show you a Mr. Stripey tomato. What I love about these tomatoes is that they have this beautiful pattern on it of red and kind of a orangey yellow. And...
Finding the best landscaping ideas is one of the easiest things in the world to do, it is amazing more people are not pros at it by now. There are few houses out there that dont need some landscaping done to them and there is no reason to hire an expensive contractor when you can do a lot of it your
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that food and yard waste make up 26% of the solid waste that sits in our landfills. Composting, a process in which material decomposes together to create an organic substance rich in nitrogen and carbon, not only helps to reduce household waste, it also
Mulch is an integral part of any healthy garden, whether the plants are for eating or purely ornamental. Mulch helps keep plants warm in the winter, retains moisture throughout the year, prevents weeds from growing, keeps roots from bolting out of the soil because of altering temperatures, decompose
The 2008 Flower and Landscape Exhibitions are now upon us, likely showing now at your local exhibition center. So, what are the landscaping supply manufacturers and the landscaping contractors going to try to sell you as this year's most wanted property enhancement?
Walkways are defined areas, that lead from one area to another. They provide a specific area for people to walk on. Much like a sidewalk, it helps keep feet out of grass areas. Building a walkway keeps the grass from being killed from excessive traffic. There are so many ways to define a walkway. Th
Front steps leading up to a house entrance will affect the home's curb appeal. Well-crafted steps should increase market value of the house. Skimpy or non-descript steps can have a negative affect on the home's curbside appearance. The shape of the steps and the materials used will all come into pla
Before choosing an irrigation system for your roses, determine the quality of your soil, its drainage capabilities and the amount of water your specific rose species will require in the site you have chosen. In dry soils and hot conditions growers may supplement their irrigation with mulch, to retai
Growing grass in a child-sized portable pool has creative, practical applications. Those living in apartments with balconies may want a pet potty, a rooted place for mediation or a tenth-story pasture to catch the fallout of hanging plants. Kids may design a science experiment on cultivating grass o
Fescue is a cool season grass that enjoys shade. This thick-bladed plant tends to grow in a clumping habit. It requires quite a bit of water but, once established, does well in drought conditions. It has been called a "transition zone" grass that is useful as a sod in areas where summer is hot and h
How you install your grass depends on your budget and on how good you are at waiting. Sodding produces an instant lawn. It's also a costly way of getting a yard. Seeds are inexpensive and they take less work and less time. But it's one to two weeks before the seedlings begin to pop out and a couple
When building an ant habitat, you can either capture your own ants or purchase them. In the United Sates, it is illegal to ship queen ants across state lines. Your habitat can be filled with all worker ants, or have a queen. A habitat without a queen dwindles in size as the ants die off, whereas a h
