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Automatic sprinkler system controllers are programmed to go on & off on a certain day & at a certain time. The controller does not know if it is sunny & dry outside or raining. For this reason every lawn sprinkler system should have a rain sensor.
The rain sensor determines whether or not enough rainfall has […]

YOUR LANDSCAPE ? WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW COULD KILL MILLIONS
That’s right. As a homeowner, you are responsible for millions of living organisms. You’re the ?Jack Bauer? of the show ?24? protecting millions of innocent lives! Grass plants, ornamentals, trees, annual flowers & shrubs. Your decisions also affect insect & biotic populations. Most importantly, you are […]

If you have decided that you want to put a feeder for the birds into your garden you may feel that you want something different than the standard types. Anyone can have a tube feeder or the more common platform bird feeders. Perhaps you’re looking instead for a glass bird feeder. These are a more […]

There are three tools that are essential to even beginning the process of shaping a tree for bonsai. First you need a pair of Shears, which will allow you to do the fine work of trimming in a small space. These scissors should be sharp & you should only use them for bonsai work. You […]

After six years of reclaiming my lawn from the surrounding paddock I noticed that it is was not quite what I wanted despite my best efforts.
I began to make notes of what I was doing & a clear picture began to emerge.
First off let me say that I am not keen on chemicals so feeding […]

Lavender has become a strong symbol of the Italian garden & subsequently the Tuscan style garden & it is use will clearly suggest a Mediterranean feel in any garden. However it does require some quite specific maintenance & the number of old, woody & dying lavender plants in many gardens stand as strong testament to […]

Anyone who prefers to buy their vegetables & flowers from the local grocery store will have a hard time understanding the gardener’s delight digging into a smelly pile of compost, or having a truck load of manure dumped in their yard. Really, who in their right mind, would pay to have a substance excreted by […]

For some residents in a neighborhood in Tampa Florida, the streets are very well kept & the trees are nature’s pride: big trees of oak.
However, all these prettiness changed when one resident decided that enough is enough, he ripped his yard up & installed artificial grass.
Though there’re those who think that having a synthetic […]

Bird feeders come in a variety of styles & a variety of sizes. There are many traditional bird feeders, like hanging bird feeders, platform bird feeders, suet bird feeders, window bird feeders & of course hummingbird feeders. But what about the more completely unique bird feeders, the bird feeders that stray from the […]

Bonsai seed germination is the official term for the fine art of multiplying your bonsai plant. It’s where, like most plants, seeds sprout after a short period of being dormant or stagnant. A lot of factors influence the dynamics of germinating bonsai seeds. There is more. This includes, but is not limited to: time, water, […]