Archive for 'Gardening'
The 3 Biggest Lawn Care Misconceptions
December 11th, 2008. Published under Gardening. No Comments.
In the green industry, otherwise known as the landscaping industry, just about anyone can call themselves an “expert.” If you spend any time on the web looking for lawn care advice, you will get opinions on just about everything from how to grow grass, maintain and care for it, and even how to grow it […]
The 3 Biggest Lawn Care Misconceptions
December 11th, 2008. Published under Gardening. No Comments.
In the green industry, otherwise known as the landscaping industry, just about anyone can call themselves an “expert.” If you spend any time on the web looking for lawn care advice, you will get opinions on just about everything from how to grow grass, maintain and care for it, and even how to grow it […]
Garden Fencing: Making An Informed Decision
December 11th, 2008. Published under Landscaping. No Comments.
Choosing what style of fencing you want to install at your new or existing home is a big decision. There are so many types available that it may seem impossible to know where to begin. Consider, then, which is more important to you: form or function? For most homeowners, it’s important that a fence do […]
Japanese Honeysuckle: Invasive Weed or Beautiful Ground Cover
December 10th, 2008. Published under Landscaping. No Comments.
If you ever have walked down a country road in the south you may have stopped to smell and admire the Japanese Honeysuckle. You may also remember, as a child, stripping a flower down so you could suck the sweet nectar. Well, pretty as it is, some people feel that the honeysuckle is an aggressive […]
Water Features Add Beauty And Value To Your Home
December 10th, 2008. Published under Landscaping. No Comments.
It’s hard to imagine a more restful scene than relaxing in a lawn chair on a back patio listening to the calming sounds of a waterfall flowing into your very own backyard pond. Water features can be marvelous focal points for any landscape plan. They add value and interest to your home, enrich your life, […]
Lawn Maintenance in St. Petersburg, Florida
December 9th, 2008. Published under Landscaping. No Comments.
Things are tough right now with the drought that we are enduring in the Deep South. Certain areas in and around St.Petersburg are being subjected to water rationing you can only water your lawn once a week so you have to figure out a way to keep your lawn from drying out. And […]
Sheds: A Brief Look At The History of the Garden Shed
December 4th, 2008. Published under Gardening. No Comments.
England is a nation of shed lovers, one recent survey puts the figure at 20% of us owning a shed. From garden sheds to bikes sheds, wooden sheds to metal sheds, the shed has a long history and multitude of uses aside from the storage of flower pots and the garden rake.
Shed is a […]