If you're considering lining your driveway to add a little flair, you'll have many choices. You can choose anything from solar lights to flowers. However, if you want something different, you can add plastic decorated vases along the drive to provide a unique look. In fact, if you add lights behind them, the set up provides a nighttime ambiance that's truly different. To create the look, follow the steps below.
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If you deal with unsightly weeds, you know they can be really difficult to eradicate. The traditional way of removing weeds involves spraying or sprinkling harmful chemicals into the ground, on your lawn, and into your garden or flower beds. There are some all natural ways to create your own herbicides that are not only just as effective, but are also less harsh on the water supply, soil, and surrounding animals.
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Professionally installed sprinklers are a great convenience that can save homeowners the time and trouble of watering their lawn by hand. Professional sprinkler installation is more than a convenience, however. In-ground sprinklers can save water, keep your lawn healthy and even increase your property value. Here's how.
Save Water
In-ground professionally installed sprinklers save water in a variety of ways.
Sprinklers water the lawn evenly and consistently, only distributing as much water as necessary to keep the lawn healthy.
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It's never too early to start thinking about upcoming projects for your backyard. Planning a space in your backyard specifically for animals or protecting your favorite vegetable garden can put the finishing touch on your yard space. A visit to your local lumber company will allow you to choose the right type of wood and the right kind of fence to build in your backyard space. Here are some projects that could benefit from having a fence installed.
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Caring for a lawn is a constant struggle. Mowing is at least a weekly need, and if being chained to the need to mow your lawn isn't bad enough, you also have to treat for weeds, fungus, slugs and other pests—the list keeps going. And for everything you do to keep parasites away from your lawn, you still have to fertilize your lawn, water it, thatch it, and rake leaves off of it.
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