QUARTER - Garden Guide
Bring on the Margaritas - Growing Container Citrus Indoors and Outdoors
Even if you do not live in Florida or California and have less than suitable conditions or space is an issue you can still enjoy citrus trees - grow them in containers for use outdoors on the patio or as a houseplant.If you are...
New Crape Myrtle Trees Flourish in Both Northern and Southern Climates
If you really want to give the gift of color this holiday season, skip the clothing and jewelry and instead consider a crape myrtle tree for your home and garden. These fast growing trees are very ornamental, with clusters of...
Information On Hog Farming
Pork products are huge business in America which is the second largest producer, consumer, exporter, and importer of it. Out of the total consumption of meat in the nation, a quarter of it is provided by hog farming. While...
Copper Foil Luminaries - Making Your Own
Handmade copper candle shields, otherwise known as Luminaries, are an artistic and beautiful way of adding a rustic atmosphere to any home. This project is easy to do and looks great when you are finished. There are an endless...
How to Get Rid of a Mouse
If your house has small opening, mouse may utilize these small opening to enter your house and you will definitely need to know how to get free of mouse. The mouse may sometimes be very small to weigh less than even one ounce...
The Flower Drying Game - Part 3: An Affordable Home Flower-Press
We've finally reached the end of this 3-part series on drying flowers. If you've gotten this far, you probably already know that small, home-style, do-it-yourself flower presses can be purchased in places like craft stores,...
Weeding and Eating in the Summertime
A few weeks ago I was agonizing in the garden, pulling up weeds in the hot sun and wondering if it would be worth it. You see, very little was available to harvest yet and it seemed that all there was to be had was piles and...
About Foggers And Misters For Ponds And Fountains
Foggers (or misters, they are called both) make mysterious, "dry ice" effects without the need of ice. These little machines use a simple technique of high frequency, ultrasonic vibration to make ultra-fine droplets of mist...
Composting To A Successful Garden
Have you ever had really great soil for gardening around your house? Few do. In my case, the clay-like soil prevented good water drainage and was difficult for cultivating new plants. At other times the sand content was too...
Other Useful Equipment In The Garden
With a pistol grip or twist type nozzle a garden hose is necessary for watering plants and lawn as well as for washing cars or outdoor furniture. Hoses come in half inch or three quarter-inch diameter. They are sold in lengths...
How to Prune Lilac Shrubs
Today's lilac varieties offer larger flowers and more variety in color and scent, as well as flower and shrub form. Fragrance too is variable. French hybrids are sweetly scented, while oriental varieties and their hybrids have...
What Are The Best Types of Outdoor Lights For Your Home?
Always read the manufacturers instructions and labels to make certain that the product is weatherproof and safe for outdoor use. Types of outdoor lights that are the safest have an approved transformer which converts 240...
Why Proper Lawn Care is Always Needed
If you want to keep a nice, tidy looking garden you need to pay close attention to the lawn with proper lawn care. Most Americans take great pride in their gardens and so lawn care really is important to them. You will notice...
Lawn Tractors - Buying the Right One
So you have a huge yard or many acres of property on which to mow grass. It looks as if you will need a lawn tractor to get the job done quickly and in the easiest way possible. The only problem is that you have no experience...
Do You Know How to Repot a Root-Bound Houseplant?
It is actually quite easy if you know the basics. It only takes a few minutes to give your houseplants a new lease on life. This article supplies a few do's and don'ts.A Larger Container is not Always Necessary (or Better)The...
Lawn And Garden Detergent, or Garden Soap, or
A few years back I wrote a small piece on the benefits of using detergent as a surfactant or spreader/sticker for herbicides, insecticides, and fertilizers. Since then Ive discovered a few other worthy uses for detergent in...
6 Steps To A Greener, Healthier Lawn
It is important to understand that a lawn that is easy to care for and gives you the health and beauty you desire is dependant on several steps including those that occur before you make your first application of fertilizer....
Control Snakes In The Garden
To have a snake or two in the garden is good. Non-poisonoussnakes, such as the common garter snakes, are beneficialcreatures because they consume pest insects, mosquito larvae,slugs, snails, crickets, rats, mice, voles and even...
How To Grow Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses have become extremely popular in the past ten years or so, and if you buy them at a garden center they are kind of pricey. Learning how to grow them yourself is actually quite easy. They can be grown from...
Admiring Wild Flowers
Walking with my family close to nature during late Sunday times has been a practice that I definitely enjoyed while I was a kid. Especially, if these long walks took place during spring time, I became extremely excited since I...