Improve Your Home and Garden
Several years ago, as I anxiously awaited the running of the Belmont and the destiny of War Emblem, the Triple Crown contender, it was not the fastest horse that ultimately captured my imagination but the slow and sure lifestyle of the Eastern box turtle. I caught a glimpse of the Eastern Box female in my [...]
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Hardy chrysanthemums are among the most popular and important garden flowers because of the long, colorful show they put on in late summer and fall. By choosing carefully from the hundreds of varieties, the gardener can have mums blooming from mid-August to heavy frost. They can be grown in containers if fed and watered carefully. [...]
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September is a great time to work in your garden. Getting lawns and flower beds ready for winter will make for a beautiful garden in the spring. And the weather is usually cooperative as well. Here is a list of things to do in your backyard in September. Lawn Finish planting or reseeding lawns [...]
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Your home is your domain, and you want to be able to relax in and around your house. The weather is nice and you decide to barbecue or have coffee on the patio, only to find you are being eaten alive by mosquitos. Mosquitos are most active in the early evening and early morning. Mosquitos [...]
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Thanks to advancements in alternative wood products and the use of wood treatments on older wood constructions, your fence and deck options are getting greener. Richard Lusa, CEO of Fence Depot, Inc., in St. Louis, MO, says more and more of their products are rated as green building products by the LEED criteria. Some of [...]
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Many people who have brought their first blooming orchid home from the garden shop secretly nurse a dream of having their very own greenhouse someday. They envision a greenhouse filled to the brim with beautiful, thriving orchids that provide countless hours of happiness on cold winter days. Greenhouses come in all sizes, shapes, elaborate and [...]
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Every year about this time, I begin to think over what I want to do to prepare my garden for the winter, and also what I want to plant next year. In fact, the fall is my favorite time in the garden because I get to spend most of my time thinking about what I [...]
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Fish Pond with water plants and decking Here are some tips for caring for your pond now that it’s summer… Be mindful of how and what you are feeding your fish. We’ve had a lot of customers with green water lately. Many of their problems can be traced to the type of food they’re using [...]
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Its late summer and your container garden is not looking very good. The summer heat has taken its toll and some of the plants have stopped flowering. You could pull all of the plants out and replant the entire flower pot or you can rejuvenate the container garden using only a few new plants and leaving [...]
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I have been thinking a lot about allergies lately. I have suffered with serious allergies for years but my husband has never been bothered by them. Therefore I was hopeful that our children would be spared. Unfortunately, it is now obvious that at least our oldest child has inherited my tendency to “over react” to [...]
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In this bumpy economy, many people have turned to home remodeling and improvements rather than moving. Combining the practicality of a greenhouse and the charm of a sunroom, home conservatories are becoming a popular choice for homeowners seeking to update and improve their living space. History of Conservatories Conservatories were born when northern European explorers [...]
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Throughout North America, many gardens are graced with wildlife including beautiful blue birds. In some regions they are very common and in others they are rare finds. Some like the Indigo Bunting or Eastern Bluebird, are vibrant blue while others are on the grey side of blue. In either case, these jewels brighten up any [...]
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The many intricate details of landscaping which people need to consider when selecting the right design for making their property look more aesthetically pleasing.
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If you spend a lot of time outdoors in your backyard and love the smell of a wood-burning fireplace, why not consider building your own brick fire pit? Fire pits are a great place to entertain family and friends and the cost of building your own fire pit is very reasonable. You can select just [...]
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Okay, I could have named this the top ten bird twitterers or tweeters or simply bird tweets. The possibilities were endless with this one. But with birding or bird watching being ranked as one of the top hobbies right behind gardening, I thought it would be interesting to find out how many people are tweeting [...]
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We could literally fill our website with the horror stories we’ve heard of local trade contractor let-downs. It’s a heart-breaking reality, but there are contractors out there who would shamelessly waste your hard earned dollars with shoddy workmanship. Instead, we’d rather share a hot tip on this great website with you! Originally posted 2010-08-02 08:00:31. [...]
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The largest sustainable lifestyle event in the Pacific Northwest returns for its fifth year to the Portland Expo Center. Find earth friendly products for you, your Northwest home & garden and your budget. From cutting edge solar technologies and eco-chic fashion to better energy efficiency for you home and sustainable outdoor living, if it’s green [...]
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Let’s Eat Edible Native Plants By Barbara Simonson Many people are becoming much more aware of the native plants that grow in their areas. But have you given any thought to the native plants that we can eat? Let’s sit down with a cup of tea made of dried wild strawberry leaves sweetened with honey [...]
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Container Gardening Combinations for Flower Pots I love container gardening but the usual plant combinations seen in magazines do not interest me and make for boring flower pots…in my opinion. Sure, they are colorful, but they lack that personalized touch for which I look. Maybe it’s that plant pots with annuals seem like a waste. Maybe it’s [...]
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