Outdoor Living Pergola
Purchasing an outdoor living pergola can transform your outdoor space into a private paradise. Your backyard should be a place you can use to relax after a stressful day or socialize with friends and family. ...
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The Best Time to Plant Blueberry Plants
Blueberries are perennial, deciduous shrubs that live 40 to 50 years and produce a steady fruit crop 2 to 3 years after initial planting. Blueberries are permanently planted in beds, rows or hedges. The plants can be planted individually when they are 2 years old.
How to Make a Simple Compost Pile
Composting is a process of speeding up the breakdown of organic matter. If you have even a few feet of space to spare in your backyard, simple composting can be accomplished with very little effort. All that is necessary are a few basic elements that would be found curbside, including kitchen scra
How to Remove Face Plates Inside the Above Ground Pool
When temperatures begin dropping, you know it's time to close your pool for the season. To winterize your pool, you must purchase winterizing chemicals and protect your existing pool parts. After you have purchased the winterizing chemicals, and have unplugged your pump and filter, you may want to r
Composting in Pennsylvania
Nutrient-rich compost is sold by the bag at garden supply stores and some "big box" retailers, and, as the "green" movement has grown, more home gardeners are choosing to create a compost pile. A home compost pile is advantageous in many ways--gardeners benefit from knowing exactly what is being add
How to Use Outdoor Decor to Fall in Love With Your Backyard
A great yard is like a fabulously decorated home: well thought out, designed and put together. Outdoor decor is the primary element for making that great yard happen.
Homemade Brick & Mortar Fire Pit
Fire pits are a welcomed addition to any homeowner's backyard, and can provide for a cozy setting when entertaining guests or while simply enjoying time with your partner. Fire pits can be bought at most home and garden stores, ranging from elaborate bronze sculptures to small black cauldron-like pi
DIY Deck Tiles
Deck tiles are an easy way to spruce up an old deck, cover a small concrete balcony or make outdoor living space out of a rooftop terrace. Available in a variety of woods and patterns, the stone or wooden tiles have connectors that snap adjoining pieces together to form the deck. Because you don't p
How to Use a Limb Lopper
Yard maintenance provides a variety of chores for a homeowner. Lawns must be clipped and flowerbeds weeded, but few people consider the maintenance of trees. Trees flourish when a variety of conditions are maintained - particularly concerning water and air. Air flow around and through the branches c
Country Landscaping Ideas
Today's country landscaping has a rich history that dates back to 17th-century England and France, when country gardens were full of lavender, lush greenery and fragrant, full blossoms. Modern country landscaping, like that from the past, also has room for vegetable and herb gardens. A backyard that
How to Know When It's Time to Remove Your Tree
Dead, rotting and damaged trees are more than just an unsightly feature. They can also cause harm to other trees on your property by spreading diseases and can be nesting sites for termites and other pests.
Types of Christmas Cactus
Holiday cacti are easy to grow in containers, which gives gardeners control of their environment and soil conditions. Holiday cacti are named for the time of year they flower. Christmas cactus flowers in winter, about the same time as the Christmas holiday. Cacti are known their sharp needles and li
How to Install the Deck Belt on a John Deere
With a push mower, the motor drives the blade directly to cut the grass. On a John Deere riding mower, a belt drives the blade. John Deere riding mowers come in a variety of different sizes. The procedure for installing the deck belt is the same for all, and you won't need to take the mower to a rep
How to Cover a Grass Yard With Rock
Rock landscaping is ideal for lawns in desert areas or in locales with little rainfall, long summers or low humidity. In any case, rock yards save homeowners and green thumbs time, money and water. To cover a grass yard with drought-resistant rock, you'll first need to remove the sod and prevent it
How Much Grass Seed Will I Need Per Square Foot?
One of the benefits of growing grass from seed is the choice available. Homeowners may choose grass seed based on the amount of sun and shade their yard receives, as well as the amount of traffic. Homeowners should consider their needs and growing conditions when selecting a grass type.
How to Paint Basement Cinder Block Walls
Painting basement cinder block walls keeps moisture at a minimum. Using a masonry or waterproof paint avoids the potential for mold and mildew development, which can result in health issues. The cinder blocks need proper preparation before painting to ensure the primer and paint adhere to the walls
How to Build a Simple Garden Gate
There is something cozy and comfortable about a picket fence that runs around a garden bursting with flowers, trees and shrubs. The fence itself almost seems like an indicator that tells folks where the serious hospitality begins. If you have created an inviting outdoor environment ringed by a lovel
Patio Furniture and Well-Arranged Garden Help You Relax Very Well
Your outdoor area is functional like your indoor space. Thus you need things that would make this area really functional like the patio furniture. They are very functional as your indoor furniture.
Designs to Build a Wood Shed to Hold Firewood
A firewood shed protects the wood and allows air movement.firewood image by Nikolay Lapitsky from Fotolia.comA prerequisite of an effective wood heating system is a place to store enough firewood to get you through the winter. There's nothing worse than going out in February, digging...
Grass Cutting Equipment for Steep Hills
Steep hills and slopes are a landscaper's nemesis. Rain and irrigation run off so quickly that it can be difficult to sow seeds or lay sod. Even when a lawn is well established, hilly lawns are a challenge to maintain; the steeper the slope, the greater the odds of a mower-related accident. To reduc