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How To Pest-Proof Your Garden

June 20, 2017 0 Comments

Contributed Post Image Source Having a garden gives you your own private escape into nature where you can watch the birds and squirrels and foxes and other wonderful wildlife. However, gardens also attract other unwanted critters. These ‘pests’ are the types that want to eat your plants or bite and sting you or steal food from your kitchen. Getting rid of them may require hiring pest control, such as by visiting a site like https://www.pestcontrolexperts.com/local/california/fresno/, but there are many DIY approaches to getting rid of such pests. Here are a few ways of getting rid of the most common critters in the garden. Slugs and snails These slimy intruders are the bane of anyone that owns a vegetable patch. There are plenty of pesticides that…
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Turning Your Garden Minimalist

June 16, 2017 0 Comments

Contributed Post Everybody has a different idea of what the perfect garden is. Some may think that to be perfect a garden must be a place for children to be able to enjoy themselves freely. Some may think that a garden has to be aesthetically pleasing to be perfect. And some consider the perfect garden to be a place where vegetables can grow. Everybody has a different idea of what the perfect garden is, so it’s okay if yours doesn’t look the same as your neighbour’s. And if your idea of the perfect garden is a minimalist one, then that’s okay too. In fact, if this is the case then make sure to read on for advice on how best to achieve the minimalist look…
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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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5 Key Elements For Creating The Perfect Garden

June 8, 2017 1 Comment

https://www.pexels.com/photo/garden-sunset-sunrise-lens-flare-13975/ When you first buy a new house, or you finally get around to creating a garden in the basic yard that you’ve had forever, it can be such an exciting prospect. Working with a blank canvas can be a great way to create the garden of your dreams. Even if you’ve moved into a property that has a garden in place, you can rip it out and start afresh. But, you might be wondering just what you need to focus on to make sure that your garden is complete? Although you can work with any design that takes your fancy, here are five key elements to create the perfect garden. Lawn When you’re planning your garden design, one of the first elements that you’re…
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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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