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Home And Garden Ideas You Won’t Want To Ignore

June 22, 2017 1 Comment

Contributed Post Image source Our homes are very much the biggest possession we have and may own, which is why many of us take such pride in the appearance of the inside and the garden itself. It can be all consuming at times while you peruse paint or wallpaper samples, get your hands engrossed in soil in the garden or struggle with where to put what furniture. Not to mention those bigger jobs that require a lot of time and investment like the kitchen, and the bathroom. Which is why many people search on the internet for ideas that won’t always cost them the earth. I thought I would share a few of my ideas for your home and garden to help you give each…
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Gardens Worth Spending More Time In

June 9, 2017 0 Comments

Sometimes, you need to take a look at the work you put into your garden and ask why exactly you do it. Sure, you might want to add some curb appeal to it. You might simply enjoy it as a hobby. But the truth is that you might want to spend a lot more time in your outdoor space. But to that end, you need to do more than creating fanciful flower displays. Here are the key components of gardens that truly invite you to spend more time in them. Picture Get rid of the eyesore If you have a garden that requires a whole campaign to clean it up and maintain it every weekend, then there’s a good chance that it’s often too overgrown…
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Dream House, Dud Garden: Fixing Up Your New Yard

June 5, 2017 3 Comments

When you’re looking for your dream home, whether you’re looking somewhere like these Rancho Palos Verdes houses for sale or you’re looking halfway around the world, you sometimes have to make compromises. You need to accept that you might have to make some changes to a property to get it looking exactly as you want it. One of the compromises you might decide to make is that the building is more important than any surrounding land. If there’s an existing yard or garden, you can take the attitude that you can change it later, even if you hate it. So if you find your dream house and move in, it could mean that suddenly you have an awful garden on your hands. So what do…
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What Makes A Good Gardener?…

May 29, 2017 0 Comments

Credit: Geograph We all want our homes to be beautiful, both inside and out. Although you may have your interiors more or less as you like them, many people find the garden to be a total mystery. If you want to start looking out your windows at a healthy and vibrant garden, rather than an overgrown jungle, here are a few traits that make a good gardener… Experience Just like everything, the best way to get better at gardening is… well, gardening! Though blogs such as Outdoor Ideas can offer some great tips and tutorials, no one can simply wake up one day and immediately know how to take great care of a garden. If you want to be a better gardener, sooner or later…
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Four Lies You Tell Yourself About Your Garden, And Why You’re Wrong

May 23, 2017 2 Comments

Contributed Post Gardeners are strange beasts. They are outside in all weathers pottering about, planting or weeding. Mowing or pruning. But for all of their dedication, the can sometimes cloud the truth a little when it come to their own garden. Read on to find out more. I had to start from nothing A lot of gardeners lie to themselves by reasoning that it’s OK that their garden doesn’t look that good because there wasn’t much to work with when they moved in. But the truth of the matter is that there are so many amazing garden supplies and products, even if you are starting with a bare square of earth, you can actually get some fantastic results. You can even buy soil, rocks, and…
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