July 18, 2008

• Landscape Lighting

  Often considered one of the most popular home improvement trends that is getting more and more popular, landscape lighting is one of the more popular features of outdoor home improvement. (…)

July 11, 2008

• Gazebos

  Despite the fact that they have recently been reinvented to fit in with changing preferences in outdoor decoration, gazebos are not new and have been around for ages. (…)

June 27, 2008

• Desert Landscaping Tips

  If you live in the southwestern desert states (west Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona), sometimes it’s hard to imagine that your backyard can be anything more to look at other than those rocks and all that dirt. (…)

February 8, 2008

• How to Keep Your Lawn Looking Great

  Lawns are one of the most complicated areas of home ownership. During half the year, they require nearly constant care if you want to keep them looking nice. (…)

November 28, 2007

• Winterizing a Yard

  Getting ready for the winter is often a big task for many home owners. (…)

November 23, 2007

• How to Properly Groom a Yard

  Working in a yard can seem alike a lot of work for many people, and in some instances, it very well may be. (…)

November 19, 2007

• Recycling Water for the Lawn

  Taking care of a lawn by watering it often and giving it the nutrients that is needs from the water is an important step for proper grass growth. (…)

November 14, 2007

• Avoiding Back Injuries from Yard Care

  Taking care of the yard can be a lot of hard work, and it can be especially taxing on the body. (…)

November 7, 2007

• Organizing a Neighborhood Yard Cleanup

  Taking great pride and care about the environment can be a huge step for many people, and it will often show through their yards. (…)

August 28, 2007

• Measures Needed to be Taken for the Survival of Lawn in Drought

  Water problem is quiet common in summers in urban areas. The reasons could be overcrowding of cities or might be shortage of rainfall. This water scarcity in turn hampers your beautiful lawn. (…)

March 29, 2007

• Fighting Insects, Diseases, and Weeds

  Weeds in an old lawn, or in a new lawn, can best be combated with chemical weed-killers such as 2,4-D compounds. Using a granulated chemical with a spreader is sometimes preferable to a liquid spray. (…)

March 26, 2007

• Renovating Your Lawn

  The "nurse" grasses (such as rye grass), and the semi-permanent types will grow rapidJy. (…)

March 23, 2007

• Grass Seeding

  Grass seed is relatively small and must not be planted deeply. (…)

March 17, 2007

• Grasses

  Kentucky bluegrass is considered the best lawn grass, but there are years when it is in short supply, and it has the disadvantage of needing a resting period in midsummer and,also, of soiling light-colored clothes. (…)

March 14, 2007

• Caring for Your Soil

  Landscaping - Soil Care
  Healthy soil is an important component of landscaping and gardening. Caring for soil should be as important to home gardeners as it is to a commercial farmer. (…)

March 12, 2007

• Soil and Your Lawn

  THE most important tool with which the gardener works is the soil on his land. (…)