Category: Landscaping

  • Garden Weeds

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    Identifying Weeds in Your Garden Not sure how to tell the good from the bad when identifying weeds in your garden? Is it a weed or a flower? The truth is we all face the dilemma of identifying weeds in the garden. When plants start sprouting in spring, all those tiny leaves seem to look…

  • Praying Mantises

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    Do Praying Mantises Kill Hummingbirds? Have you seen a praying mantis on your plants for feeders? Does it keep coming back? A large mantis is fully capable of catching and eating hummingbirds, so this is a serious situation. Once an individual mantis develops a fixation on your feeder, it may come back repeatedly to try…

  • Landscaping

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    Low Maintenance Landscaping Ideas for Your Yard If you want a beautiful yard without a lot of fuss, here are six low maintenance landscaping tips that will keep your yard looking great with minimal effort. Use Drought Tolerant Plants Watering restrictions are a reality in many areas, and it makes sense to reduce watering chores…

  • Hire a Pro

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    10 Home Improvement Projects to leave to the Pros Spring is an ideal time to get started on your home project-to-do list. But, some projects can be too overwhelming to do on your own. Many homeowners find it more time and cost effective to hire a pro. Necessary tools, cleaning supplies and rental equipment may…

  • Spring Gardens

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    Welcome to Spring Botanical Gardens to Explore in the area Celebrate the arrival of spring by viewing birds, bees, flowers and butterflies. Nothing says spring quite like the bright colors of blooming flowers, the buzzing of honeybees and fluttering of birds and butterflies. Kick off the season in the fields, greenhouses, aviaries and butterfly houses…

  • Curb Appeal

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    Curb appeal is critical Flowers and shrubs are great, butt the accessories you buy for the yard tell a story. They create a vision that prospective buyers fall in love with. Buyers will imagine themselves entertaining friends on summer nights underneath the the bistro lights, or curled up with a drink and a blanket around…

  • Winter Bulbs

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    How to force bulbs indoors during the winter Forcing bulbs is essentially tricking them into thinking spring has arrived. Here’s what to know about forcing bulbs. How to force bulbs indoors Essentially the process is similar to the one outdoors, except you are planting the bulbs in pots, and simulating the old, dark winter conditions…

  • Garden Soil

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    How to improve soil quality over the winter When spring arrives, you will be happy you put in the effort now. You have now cleaned up the beds and put the hose and most of your tools away for the season. You may think there’s nothing else to do until spring. Not the case. The…

  • When to cut back ornamental grasses

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    Once you know the basics, it’s easy to know when to cut back ornamental grasses. With ornamental grass maintenance is less intensive. Here are some tips on how to be sure they make it through the winter. Watering and fertilizing Many homeowners like ornamental grasses because they are drought tolerant and rarely bothered by pests.…