Recession Gardening: Grow Your Own
Recession Gardening: Grow Your Own
Now, in these times of crunching credit, a new hobby has come about – recession gardening! It’s simply the practice of growing your own herbs or vegetables, in your own home garden. This should save you some money (perhaps not in the short term) and you’ll get delicious fresh produce to eat! Plus, when you’re trying out those new, exciting recipes, you’ll have the fresh herbs close to hand, in your personal herb garden.
In creating a “recession garden,” or a “depression garden,” we’ve seen some articles about the topic stating how some bloggers have …
On April 22, 2010 the EPA enacted a new, nationwide set of regulations regarding lead based paint. It has been an absolute JOY (Not!) informing new and existing clients of the risks of lead based paint and the new regulations and fines enacted by Big Brother, I mean, our benevolent government. As a contractor, we are REQUIRED to be the bearer of bad news for those of you who own homes built before 1978. The fines for looking the other way, not informing you of the risks, not giving you the required literature, and not using the required lead paint …
I have a picture of me sitting in my wooden train when I was six years old. My father used to build me garden play houses, trains, and forts. He was a skilled licensed contractor with a lot of spare wood around. He was not going to pay for one when he could create and build his own. If you had a dad like me you know what I mean.
Every homeowner would surely want to have an area in their house where they can just hang around relaxing with their guests or family. The garden has been one of the most essential parts of a house that we all would love to have. And as you think of your garden not as a separate unit from your home, instead an extension of your home, it is definitely necessary that you also pay attention to its appearance and ambiance. Therefore, you should realize the value of stone garden ornaments.
Getting newest blinds from market is the only option if you’re planning to renovate your room or your house. With new blinds, the room will look a lot greater and completely different, even if you happen to hold the previous furniture. However, getting blinds is not as straightforward because it sounds. There would be numerous things to think about before you randomly go the market and select the blinds. You wouldn’t be shocked to know that the market is flooded with all kinds of blinds they usually differ in …
A garden shed can be a beautiful thing in your garden, it can also be a practical thing and for some people it can be an object of entertainment. There are those that make the shed ay the end of their garden somewhere to escape to and have some time on their own. There are those that build sheds around ride on lawn mowers and spend there weekends racing them. For the majority of us however a garden shed is something we use to store out garden tools, children’s bikes and maybe some …
Anyone who has ever attempted to remodel a bathroom knows how expensive and messy a project of that magnitude can be. Bathtub surrounds are an equally as effective and beautiful way of updating your bathroom. Instead of embarking on a complete remodel give your bathroom a facelift by installing a surround. Surrounds are less expensive than complete remodels and take a fraction of the time because they cover the preexisting bathtub walls.
If you want furniture for your garden then it is wise to buy only the best. And a great choice would be to buy teak garden furniture. Teak is easy for a craftsman to work with, allowing it to be fashioned into first grade furniture. The natural oils in the wood make it very durable and requiring little maintenance making it ideal for use in your garden.
Garden and outdoor lighting can extend the use of the garden into the evening, as well as providing the reassurances of safety and security for the outside areas of the home. In recent years fashions have moved away from garden lighting being limited to the single halogen floodlight set high on the rear wall of the home, throwing a uniformly bright illumination over the garden, or the functional bulkhead light fixed to the side of the front of the home’s front entrance, but when fitted with a suitably adjusted sensor, these lights will still have …
