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A Glance at Outdoor Ceiling Fans
Outdoor ceiling fans can be an excellent way to improve the esthetics of your patio or covered porch. These fixtures can come in many different styles and sizes to fit your design and personal needs. One of the top manufacturers in the outdoor fan world is the Hampton Bay outdoor ceiling fans.
Outdoor Decorative Containers
There are many different decorative containers and garden pots available today for use on porches, decks, and in the garden. Decorative containers are excellent for vegetables gardens, herb gardens and flower gardens to beautify your landscape and garden.
Waterfalls and Ponds: New Aquatic Garden Trends
Adding a beautiful dynamic element to a landscaping design is an easy solution for bringing tranquility and beauty in an outdoor environment. In addition to the visual appeal it adds to the landscape, it can provide a soothing effect when sitting by a pond or waterfall and listening to the movement
The Importance Of Fences
Nothing beats a good fencing system when it comes to keeping your property free of unwanted visitors. Gates and fences come in a number of designs and colors. They can be made of steel or wood.
DIY Small Gravel Crusher
Miners used to crush gravel into fine pieces in an attempt to find gold. Although that could be your reason for crushing gravel, you may also need to alter large pieces of gravel into smaller pieces for use in the yard, garden or driveway. While a small, do-it-yourself gravel crusher will require a
Sears Lawn Mower Engine Parts
Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty ImagesSears Parts Direct is a website that supplies schematic drawings and replacement parts for all products sold by the department store. Lawn mowers sold by Sears are divided into two categories: walk-behind mowers and riding mowers/tractors. In the...
Landscaping Ideas for A Beautiful Project
Increasing a home's value and transforming it into a more magnificent place may mean some landscaping work. Miller Landscape can perform just about any landscaping job needed, including masonry work. There are plenty of ways ...
How to Use a Cold Chisel
Cold chisels are used often with masonry such as mortar or concrete. This tool allows you to score a mark in the masonry surface, then take off chunks of the material. This is also good for sculpting, or various art projects using hard materials. Using a cold chisel properly involves using a hammer
Do-It-Yourself Horse Fencing
There are several designs used for horse fences, including barbed wire, woven wire and a variety of wood materials. Horses have a tendency to push against fences and reach their heads over the top to eat any grass that is on the outside of their pasture. For this reason, fences made of wood are the
Submerged Pond Plants
TN Nursery caries a variety of aquatic or pond plants. Pond plants are plants that grow partially or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth. It should be noted that some states ban certain pond plants and the USDA Noxious Plant web
The Best Type Of Mosquito Control Houston
When you are trying to control the mosquito population around your Houston home, you will want a system that works, but is safe for everyone. Several types of systems have been created for mosquito control ...
Care & Types of Fescue
Fescue is used to feed livestock, as lawn turf and as an ornamental planting. Several kinds of fescue are on the market to suit the needs of buyers. Fescue prefers cool weather, and many types do poorly when planted in sultry regions. Growers can often expect the most fescue growth in spring and aut
How to Do a Brick Wall
A simple brick wall can be a distinctive feature for any home or yard. Small brick walls are popular as borders in the garden. Walls up to 3 feet in height can be done as a DIY project--it is not recommended that you try to build a taller brick wall without the help of a professional. Different area
Don't Make Your Greenhouse Out of Glass
The best material to build your greenhouse out of is not glass.Other materials give better light and are safer.
DIY Rotating Composter
A rotating bin can speed up your composting process, and keep it free from rodents and other pests. Once you've got it assembled, fill it about two-thirds full, moisten it with water and rotate it every few days. You can turn kitchen scraps and small amounts of lawn and garden waste into rich compos
How to Kill Smutgrass
Smutgrass is a clumping grass variety that grows in tall, vertical blades instead of outward along the ground. Although the grass itself is useful as a forage crop for animals the seeds often develop a black fungal disease called smut. It is a perennial plant that can be difficult to eradicate compl
How to Improve Compost
Technically, all you need to produce compost is a pile of biodegradable waste. But you can improve the quality of the final compost product -- and speed up the composting process -- by going out of your way to provide the ideal living conditions for the compost microbes that break down the organic w
Budding an Orange Tree
Orange trees are tropical to subtropical plants that are grown off of root stock. The upper part is the scion, which carries the fruit and flowering traits of the preferred species. The root stock is the bottom part and carries the beneficial characteristics that you want to pass on to the preferred
Wood Pergola Arbor Upstairs Roof & Patio Design Ideas
A pergola adds an elegent touch to a patio.Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty ImagesA flat, upstairs roof can be transformed into a relaxing patio space through a wide variety of designs and methods. If you're thinking of including plants in the space or are simply looking to add a decorative...
Landscape Ideas for Small Side Yards
Even small side yards can be landscaped for your outdoor enjoyment. No matter the size, with some careful planning it is possible to create an outdoor space that is enjoyable and welcoming. Decide what you want your yard to contain, and create an area you will be proud to share with family and frien