There are times when you are home to yourself and you long for company.
Because the bare bones of your raspberry canes clack together sadly in the winter graveyard of your orchard, turn your thoughts to a blueberry patch. Blueberry shrubs take a few years to set up, but once in position, yield generous quantities of the ideal fruit — tasty, bite size and also filled with vitamins —…
Prior to the arrival of power tools, only the most skilled artisans done ceramic tile cutting edge. It typically took years of work as an apprentice to master the craft and become proficient in it. But there are several methods used today to cut ceramic tile by hand. Pull-handle or even snap-tile cutters, tile nippers,…
Even though you might choose to discourage various kinds of bugs from taking up residence in your yard, one that needs to be removed from all of lawns is that the tick. These little creatures can carry serious diseases. Discourage ticks from entering your yard and get rid of those that are already there with…
Cucumber plants produce long, green slim fruits, and need warm soil to sprout and flower pollination to produce fruit. There are lots of varieties of cucumbers, for example types that work well for cutting and pickling. The total quantity of fruit each plant creates depends upon the kind of plant, the growing conditions and care…
Rocks help to include structure to landscape layouts through defining flower beds, lining walking trails and decorating sloping terrain. While rocks work well when put in the lawn intentionally, they are sometimes a nuisance if you find the soil is filled with rocks as you attempt to cultivate a new garden bed. They vary in…
If you want a plant to delineate a formal bed, then contour into a topiary or form a dense privacy screen, Japanese box (Buxus microphylla japonica), or boxwood, is the own plant. Depending on how you prune this broadleaf evergreen, it can be casual or formal, permitted to rebound to 20 feet or remain a…
Add year-round color to your outdoor space or instantly change the appearance of an present layout by planting dwarf evergreen shrubs in containers. Container gardens offer flexibility and a chance to add drama to any outdoor space, even just a small one. Evergreen shrubs grow in several types, such as round, mounding, pyramidal or erect.…