Patio

Outdoor living is more popular than ever. Even in the colder states, the growing popularity of patio fire-pits and fireplaces has lengthened the patio season. Patio lighting and heating has come down in price, making it more

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Landscaping

Whether you plan on “borrowing ideas” or plan on creating your own landscaping design, you should have at the very least a basic understanding of the principles of landscape design.

This doesn’t mean that you have to apply

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What to Avoid When Watering and Fertilizing Your Garden

To keep a healthy garden, you have to keep the soil healthy, making sure there is enough moisture and plenty of nutrients for the plants to feed on.  For this reason, the simple practices of watering and fertilizing your soil

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The Five Big Reasons to Start Your Own Vegetable Garden

With the rising cost of food prices and contamination in the news on a more frequent basis, the time has never been better for starting your own garden.  Perhaps you grew up seeing a relative tend a garden and have

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The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Prepping Your Garden

When it comes to a do-it-yourself garden, you want to cover as many bases as possible.  For this reason, you have to be prepared: to plant at the right time, to harvest at the right time, to have the ingredients

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How to Control Weeds and Pests in Your Garden

When you are trying to keeps the plants and produce in your garden growing without interference, you’ll have to battle certain unwanted intrusions.  Severe weather will have an effect on the progress of your garden, but even in the best

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Five Great Reasons for Landscaping your Property

When you are designing the exteriors of your home, you have a lot of choices to consider: the color paint, the type of shutters, the window frames, even the style of door.  Don’t forget about landscaping, the elements of nature

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