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Archive for December, 2007

14
Dec

Rain Shut Off Devices for Automatic Lawn Sprinkler Systems

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 […]

12
Dec

How To Prepare For Spring Lawn Maintenance

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 […]

11
Dec

Using Glass Bird Feeders

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 […]

10
Dec

The Most Important Tools Used for Shaping Bonsai Trees

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 […]

10
Dec

How To Revive Your Lawn

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 […]

08
Dec

Tuscan Garden Design Ideas - Lavender In Italian Gardens

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 […]

08
Dec

Enrich Soil Naturally-How To Make Compost

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 […]

08
Dec

The Benefits Of Using Artificial Grass

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 […]

07
Dec

Unique Bird Feeders

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 […]

06
Dec

The Fine Art Of Bonsai Propagation

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, […]

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