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Landscaping -
Tips for Preparing a Planting Bed
If you are preparing beds for landscaping around your house this article should simplify the process for you. I say that because of everything that is written about this subject, some of it is accurate, some of it is just plain wrong, and much of it is much more complicated than it needs to be.
Lawn and Garden -
Free Gardening Ebook
Meet Mike McGroarty. Mike runs a website full of useful tips for lawn care. He has a special offer right now for a free Ebook on gardening.
Lawn Care Business -
Advice On Estimating A Lawn Mowing Job
Don't ever give a mowing estimate by the hour. Use the hourly rate to estimate what you want for the job, then give that number to the customer, not the hourly rate.
Lawn Care Resources -
Website: Clean Air Gardening
Clean Air Gardening Features environmentally friendly lawn and garden supplies including manual reel mowers, compost bins, container garden planters, garden tools and more.
Lawn Care Service -
Selecting A Lawn Maintenance Service In Florida
Selecting a lawn maintenance service best suited for individual needs is not an easy task, but this publication should provide some suggestions to help in making a good choice.
Lawn Care Tips -
Spring Planting Tips: Part 2
If your soil is heavy clay, I highly suggest that your raise the planting bed at least 8” with good rich topsoil. If you can't do that for some reason, install the plant so that at least 2” or more of the root ball is above the existing grade and mound the soil over the root ball.
Lawn Equipment -
Lawn Mowing Blog
A new website hasn recently popped up which blogs about lawn mowers. The site is called Successful Mowing. The topics covered include: Lawn Mower Information, Lawn Mower Advice, Lawn Mower Experts, and Lawn Mower Help.
Lawn Fertilizers -
How To Start A New Lawn
There are occasions when a lawn is just so bad that nothing short of starting over is going to help. This brief guide will tell you what you need to do to start a new lawn. It assumes that you have a bad, existing lawn.
Organic Lawn Care -
Maintaining An Organic Lawn: Soil Testing
I have personally tried to use organic treatments for my lawn but I was always skeptical and because of certain circumstances (sometimes cost and sometimes desperation) never was really committed to doing it right.
Pests and Insects -
How To Get Rid Of Garden Ants & Bugs
Insects are incredibly adaptable creatures and have evolved to live successfully in most environments on earth, including deserts and even the Antarctic. Insects are generally regarded as bad creatures but they are extremely useful to humans, pollinating our crops as well as flowers in meadows, forests, deserts and other areas. Insects are vital to the immense cycle of life, furnishing food for other creatures and breaking down natural materials to chemicals and nutrients for recycling into new life
Landscaping -
Spring Planting Tips: Part 2
If your soil is heavy clay, I highly suggest that your raise the planting bed at least 8” with good rich topsoil. If you can't do that for some reason, install the plant so that at least 2” or more of the root ball is above the existing grade and mound the soil over the root ball.
Lawn and Garden -
Hydroponic Gardening - Getting Great Results with Your Hydroponic Vegetables!
Did you ever wish to have the type of garden which would produce delicious vegetables, fruits, and flowers throughout the whole year? Did you even know that was possible? Well it is - if you do hydroponic gardening! And you can create a hydroponic garden in your own home.
Lawn Care Business -
Advertising A Lawn Care Business
Advice on the best way to advertise my new lawn care business.
Lawn Care Resources -
Website: Clean Air Gardening
Clean Air Gardening Features environmentally friendly lawn and garden supplies including manual reel mowers, compost bins, container garden planters, garden tools and more.
Lawn Care Service -
How To Hire Someone To Care For Your Lawn
Lawn care is a very important aspect of home maintenance. Lawns need to be regularly mowed, weeded, edged, controlled for pests, and fertilized to ensure a beautiful compliment to your home. Often the amount of time needed to properly care for a lawn can be extensive. With today's busy schedules, people often don't have the time to care for their yard properly. Using a lawn care service is an inexpensive way to keep the yard looking nice without taking up all your free time.
Lawn Care Tips -
How To Mulch Around A Tree
It is very common nowadays for mulch to be used to accent your landscape. When mulching around your trees you need to understand the pros and cons of mulching. Here is a list of practical dos and don'ts for mulching around trees.
Lawn Equipment -
Do I Buy A Mulching Lawn Mower Or Collect The Grass
When buying a new lawn mower, you need to decide up front if you plan to mulch or collect the grass clippings trimmed off by your lawn mower.
Lawn Fertilizers -
Control Crabgrass Using Halts
Crabgrass is an annual grass that grows out of control during the heat of the summer. Crabgrass is typically a problem around the warmer areas of the yard next to curbs, sidewalks and driveways. There are a few best practices for controlling crabgrass, one of which is using a pre-emergent herbicide called Halts.
Organic Lawn Care -
Organic Lawn Care
Most homeowners, especially those with pets and kids, are worried about the safety of the products they use on their lawns. Chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides might make your lawn more attractive, but they have negative effects on your family's health and the environment at large. Because of the hazards from commercial lawn care products, most gardeners turn to organic methods. You too can implement organic lawn maintenance in your own home.
Pests and Insects -
How To Get Rid Of Garden Ants & Bugs
Insects are incredibly adaptable creatures and have evolved to live successfully in most environments on earth, including deserts and even the Antarctic. Insects are generally regarded as bad creatures but they are extremely useful to humans, pollinating our crops as well as flowers in meadows, forests, deserts and other areas. Insects are vital to the immense cycle of life, furnishing food for other creatures and breaking down natural materials to chemicals and nutrients for recycling into new life
