Tag Archives: backyard decorating tips
Water-Saving Secrets for Gardeners
“Think green; save blue” will likely be the motto of environmentally aware gardeners and lawn lovers across the country this summer as drought conditions are expected to persist in many regions. “Nothing shouts ‘green’ quite like a thriving garden or … Continue reading →
Economical and Efficient Patio Ideas
It doesn’t make any difference what season it happens to be with imaginative patio designs your outdoor living space can still be a cozy dinning or entertaining place anytime of the year. Patio ideas might be ordinary or opulent based … Continue reading →
Select a Style For Your Yard
The first thing you need to do before making any purchases is to decide what style or theme is right for you, formal, casual, rustic, southwestern, Japanese, or something else. There are a lot of possibilities. When you’ve made the … Continue reading →
Proven Strategies for Planting Garden Bulbs
In order to see your bulb flowers blossom in spring, you need to plant bulbs in September or October. When selecting bulbs, pay attention to the size. In most cases follow this rule: the bigger the bulb the better it … Continue reading →
How to Let the Outdoors Meet Your Indoors
With the Spring bulbs once again starting to poke through our garden’s previously frozen soil, those of us who are gardeners start getting very busy indeed. March is always the time of year when those chores like the pruning back … Continue reading →
The Outdoor Heart of the Home
Whether one credits the perpetually growing interest in culinary expression spawned by reality shows and networks dedicated to all things edible or the inability to sell one’s house because of the down housing market, one thing is certain: Outdoor kitchens … Continue reading →
Caring for your Lawn in Spring
The sight of new grass growing in spring often leads the homeowner to run out and spread fertilizer to help the young blades along. This is actually the opposite of recommended practices for most lawns. The proper time to apply fertilizer … Continue reading →
Cold Weather Concreting
When it’s cold outside, placing, finishing and curing concrete calls for extra care. In cold weather, concrete sets up more slowly. Worst of all, there’s a risk that the fresh concrete will freeze—and if it does, the damage done by … Continue reading →
Boosting Your Home’s Resale Value
Here are a handful of straightforward things you can do to increase your home’s appeal to potential buyers: A green lawn is an enormous plus. A weedy, crabgrass-filled lawn can be a quick turnoff. It will take a few weeks, … Continue reading →
How to Begin Planning a Patio
There are more decisions that go into planning a patio than may be obvious at the start. For example: How important is privacy? What about prevailing winds? How about your gardening interest? Do you want a picture-book effect with borders of … Continue reading →