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How to Maintain Gardens in Sydney?

All gardens need maintenance on an accepted basis. Our highly expert horticulturists handle over 300 Sydney gardens - large and small, recently finished and long-established - providing modified maintenance support to allow every of these ...

Advice On How To Get A Good Looking Yard

Whether you want to do this yourself or hire someone to do it for you, this article will provide you with some valuable information that can get you started. Before you start a new landscaping ...

How to Root a Columnar Cacti

From tiny columnar cacti that grow only a few inches to the giant saguaro, columnar cacti have a distinctive look of low vertical ribs that run from bottom to top of the cacti column. The columnar cacti root system is a long tap root that will extend deep into the ground to stabilize the plant and f

Centipede Seed Vs. Sod

Centipede grass is a warm-season perennial turf grass. Its apple-green leaves grow up to 4 inches long and spread along centipede-like stolons. It grows well in sunny and moderately shady areas but will not tolerate long drought periods. According to the Louisiana State University Agriculture Center

Compost Container Gardening

Compost container gardens are perfect for the gardener who has limited space for growing fresh produce. Container gardens are small, do not require a great deal of time and effort and are more controllable than a standard garden regarding the management of insects and weeds. A container gardener can

How to Calculate Fencing Cost

Modern fencing is almost always sold in sections, so it's important that you know how to calculate the number of fence sections you'll need to enclose the desired area. All you need is a tape measure and a little patience. Once you have the measurements, it's a simple task to calculate not only the

Information on Troy-Bilt Lawn Mowers

Troy-Bilt, which MTD Products manufactures is a range of consumer lawn and garden power equipment, including trimmers, snow blowers and lawn mowers. As of 2011, Troy-Bilt had four types of lawn mowers: riding, reel, electric and cordless. The type of lawn mower that you need depends on the amount of

Creative uses of Railway Sleepers in the Garden

Railway Sleepers are an economical option offering hardwearing and aesthetically pleasing character that can be used for a wide variety of projects in your garden. Sleepers have been used for years as a fastener for ...

How to Install Interlocking Bricks on a Herringbone

Interlocking bricks create cobblestone walkways, driveways and patios. Because they are interlocking, they do not need mortar or grout. They are made from concrete, so they are easy to maintain. Sand is poured between the bricks, making them flexible and durable during freezes and erosion. Rectangul

How Can a Landscape Contractor Help You Succeed in Real Estate Business?

A landscape contractor is someone who is responsible in providing you with everything that you need on your landscape to increase the value of a property that you have. Say, you purchased a property with a ruined landscape, a landscape contractor will help you determine the things that should be don

Garden Ponds As an Integral Feature in Landscaping

Landscaping aims at making the home of a person a source of pride and comfort. Garden ponds are increasingly becoming popular with gardeners as it is simple to come up with and they relieve the owner of the monotony of plants and rocks in the garden.

How to Construct a Clothesline

Though you don't see many people drying their garments on clotheslines anymore, it is still one of the simplest and most economical methods you can use. Whether you want to save some money on your electric bill, or you just don't have a dryer, building your own clothesline is an option. As long as y

Tips on Harvesting Bahia Grass Seed

Bahia grass is a drought-resistant grass which has recently become popular as a lawn grass in areas of the southeastern and southwestern United States coping with drought or seasonal dry-spells. Bahia grass is specifically a warm-season grass, best in USDA zones 7 through 11, and grows vigorously ev

How to Remove Tree Sap From an Heirloom Tree Skirt

If you have a large family or many relatives, odds are that you have inherited some sort of family heirloom over the years. Some family heirlooms can be displayed in a case for safekeeping. However, other types of heirlooms, such as a tree skirt, are meant to be used. If you use a natural Christmas

How to Age Chicken Manure for Use as Compost

Providing your garden with composted chicken manure gives it a high-energy dose of nutrients and can turn even the poorest soils into fertile loam. Chicken manure straight from the chicken, however, is too high in nitrogen for delicate plants, and can burn them. Aging chicken manure reduces the nitr

How to Grow Verbena Brazilian Vervain From Seed

Verbena brasiliensis and Verbena bonariensis are two synonymous botanical names for Brazilian vervain, a perennial species of flowering herb grown as an ornamental for its showy purple flower clusters. The species is distinguished from other varieties of vervain by its lanky stature, which reaches 4

How to Flush Over-Fertilized Soil

Fertilizer is an important part of growing healthy plants and lawns. Unfortunately, applying too much fertilizer will cause the plants to deteriorate and even dieif you do not take appropriate action. Signs of overfertilization are yellowing or dead areas of grass or plant leaves that occur soon aft

Use Stone Veneer To Create Great Curb Appeal

Stone veneer is a decorative feature that is manufactured to look very much like natural stone. This artificial stone is then added to many home builders' lists of must have building materials. This unique material is produced similar to the way brick is, by pouring a mixture of lightweight con

How to Use a 10 Gal Tank for Compost

Compost is scraps that have been broken down by decay and turned into rich matter for the garden. Compost is often formed in a large pile in the yard. If you live in an apartment or want to have compost inside, smaller compost bins can be made out of many different items. Using a 10-gallon aquarium