Summary: Read below for some top tips on how to get your house freshened up for the summer. With summer in full effect now is the time to freshen up your house and take care of any spring cleaning that you may have put off. Whether you want to …
New gardeners should understand the basics of growing a healthy, well-maintained garden. Here are some sound tips that will get beginners started right. Test your soil – To understand what type of soil you are working with, send a sample of your soil to your local nursery. They will be …
Successful garden design includes many elements like color, form, sound, fragrance and texture of the plants. Adding texture to your garden, involves playing with the surface quality of plants. Although, the feel of a plant does add to texture, other elements such as light and shadow help to create a …
For those new gardeners, planning out your garden can be a difficult task. Here are five online garden planners that will give you tips on space, planting times and yields. Garden Planner online – This is site will help you customize your layout according to the size and shape of …
If you love your lawn and garden, but it is susceptible to weeds, you may be looking for a weed killer that will help you maintain a beautiful garden. However, chemical weed killers can be poisonous and dangerous when you have a home with children or pets. Here are some …
Your home and your identity are two things you should protect fiercely. Unfortunately, identity theft is one the rise. With the postal service delivering as many as 270 billion items every month, that is a lot of opportunity for identity thieves. Here are some tips from MailboxResidental.com that you should …
Modern gardens are easy to maintain, less costly and yet pleasing to the eye. Here are five modern garden design ideas that are simple to create. Hard landscaping – Hard landscaped gardens include water features, stones, raised beds and built-in planters. These gardens are very structured, and this helps the …
A locking mailbox is a mailbox that only you (or whoever has the key) can open and take the contents. Once the postman or delivery man put the items in, nobody can take it out without unlocking the back. The mailbox prevents small hands from going in through the front. …
Summary: Composting is the process of repurposing yard waste and scraps from your food by combining them with soil. Here are some tips for composting in your own backyard. Composting, the process of combining leftover food and yard trimmings to create a nutrient-rich mixture, is fairly simple to create at …
Watering indoor plants can be tricky as there are more factors involved in maintaining indoor plants other than water, sun, and soil. For instance, indoor plants will sometimes be near an air duct, causing the plant to dry. There are two ways you can water indoor plants; one is from …
