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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…
Squirrels are located all across North America in both urban and rural settings. Even though a lot of people try to repel squirrels from their backyard, others appreciate the flurry of activity these fluffy rodents add to a landscape. Attracting wildlife, like squirrels, for your garden requires a number of strategies to make your home’s…
A fire pit room adds an inviting ambiance into a yard. You can build your own concrete cube pit from CMU blocks to create an outdoor gathering area which will give enjoyment for years to come. The substances are relatively inexpensive and you’ll be able to complete this job in only a couple hours. You…
In case you’ve got the misfortune of staring out your back window to a cinder block wall, you would likely prefer a different view. Plain or even painted cinder blocks do not inspire people to unwind. If you would like to change your view, you may use several landscaping methods to hide the blocks, so…
Plants from the Solanaceae family are informally called nightshade plants. Onions, like red onions, aren’t from the Solanaceae or nightshade family. Nightshade plants comprise potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), manyflower tobacco (Nicotiana acuminata) and petunias (Petunia axillaris), grown as perennials at U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11. While the potato…
Having trouble with animals straying into your backyard? The 18th-century English gentry had the ideal answer to protecting their manicured yards by marauding sheep or cows — the sunken ditch, or ha-ha. The ha-ha — named for the surprise that a person got on suddenly coming across it — had one sloping side and a…
Hooray! Summer has finally arrived! Now it is time to get outdoors and enjoy your garden. If you are eager to integrate modern styling and design into your garden, however small or big it is, there are lots of strategies to achieve this and a good deal of products that may help create a fresh…