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…
Growing a home garden for your pet
Pets sometimes intuitively eat plants when they are not feeling well. Since pets nowadays are mostly indoors, it is a good idea to have some plants that your pet can eat to make them feel better. Consider including some of the following plants in a separate area so that your…
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Five gardening tips for beginners
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…
5 High-tech online gardening tools to plan your garden
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…
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Natural homemade weed killers that work
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…
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Protect your mail from identity theft
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…
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5 Essential contemporary garden design ideas
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…
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Why you need a locking mailbox
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….
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How You Can Compost in Your Backyard
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…
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How to water indoor plants?
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…