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Protecting Your Garden – Different Pests You Should Look Out For

Protecting Your Garden – Different Pests You Should Look Out For

No garden is ever without some kind of pest. If your garden is beautiful, if it is well cared for and lush, insects will obviously be drawn to it. There are many ways to control these pests and it is important to know exactly how to identify them so you will not ultimately get rid of insects that are actually beneficial to your garden. Identifying and controlling pests successfully will ensure your garden grows healthy and without interruption. You will have to look out for pests during summer, because …

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Embarrassing Moments at a Baby Shower!

Embarrassing Moments at a Baby Shower!

It was a baby shower for our daughter and our first grandchild, at the home of her in-laws. Her girlfriends had the backyard filled with pink, blue, yellow and green crepe paper and balloons. The table clothes were designed with pink and green teddy bears, yellow and blue elephants and palm trees scattered about. Everything looked so cute! There were about fifty women there, both family and friends. They were all chit chatting, enjoying champagne punch and munching on appetizers.

My friend Nancy and I were sitting on one side of the picnic table. …

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Solar Garden Globes

Solar Garden Globes

Gardens of all types have a natural beauty about them; even though they are human made they are a great display of the intricate beauty of nature. Whether it is a vegetable garden or a nicely landscaped flower garden, it can be almost like a piece of art work offering a wonderful way to blend your creativity with the dynamic canvas of nature.

Outdoor Lighting

These days we have a number of fun things we can integrate in our yards and landscaped areas to enhance the appearance or to increase functionality. One of those things is outdoor …

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Garden Fountains – Info About Tabletop Water Fountains

Garden Fountains – Info About Tabletop Water Fountains

In the ancient Roman times, having garden fountains in your house symbolized higher class, wealth and fortune. Times haven’t changed because a lot of people still assume that to be able to purchase or possess garden water fountains or any fountain you need to be wealthy and reside in a large estate. This is no longer true! As it is the twenty-first century a number of producers created new models and different sizes of water fountains for everybody to enjoy. There are the classic garden fountains, steel water fountains, natural stone fountains, …

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Garden Route Travel Options

Garden Route Travel Options

Few coastal stretches in the world can claim the beauty of the Garden Route, so named for its lush, green, indigenous forests, golden beaches and rushing rivers. An abundance of bird species and wildlife can be found here and the area’s pristine beaches, lapped by azure waters, are home to seals, dolphins and whales (the latter from June to October to calve in the warm Indian Ocean).

Occupying a slender coastal plane from the Gouritz River near Mossel Bay in the west to the Storms River mouth east of Plettenberg Bay, the Garden Route meanders for …

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Top Tips for the Maintenance of a Perfect Lawn

Top Tips for the Maintenance of a Perfect Lawn

Following the basic steps below can improve a lawns health. For those who prefer to maintain the lawn themselves rather than hiring garden maintenance services, these steps are easy to follow for a perfect lawn all of the time.

1.) Fertilizing: A well balanced diet of fertilizer can promote the health of any lawn. The experts recommend fertilizing the lawn four times a year; in the spring, summer, fall and then again, just after the first frost. Those who live in hot climates should not fertilize in the summer. Too much …

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Divine Providence, RI: Turn Over a New Leaf by Tending Your Own Community Garden Plot

Divine Providence, RI: Turn Over a New Leaf by Tending Your Own Community Garden Plot

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 15 per cent of the world’s food is grown in urban areas comprised of backyards, self-contained pots on roof-tops and balconies, and community garden plots spread over slopes, river banks, or vacant land which otherwise would be unproductive. Rhode Island’s own capital city of Providence has a plethora of divine, fruit-of-the-vine, communal gardens:

Amherst Street – 125 Amherst St.

Burnett Street – Burnett and Bucklin

Chapin Street – Chapin and Sycamore St.

City Farm – West Clifford …

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Gazebo Canopy or Real Gazebo: What’s the Difference?

Gazebo Canopy or Real Gazebo: What’s the Difference?

Gazebo and gazebo canopy are often referred to as the same thing but in reality, are very different structures. They both provide shade and protection from the elements but their size, strength and construction are very different. Let’s compare these two to see some of the differences.

A gazebo canopy is very similar to a shade canopy or garden canopy. These are all simple structures with four metal posts for legs and fabric canopy tops. They are very versatile and portable due to their lightweight design and simple construction. Some of the …

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Starting a Flagstone Walkway Project

Starting a Flagstone Walkway Project

If you’re looking to lay down a flagstone pathway for your next home improvement project there are many different options as to what you can get. The basic composition of flagstone is that first it has a larger surface area in relation to thickness. Their makeup is that of stratified rock of sedimentary and metamorphic origin. This is important to note as they are easily split or cleavable along their planes of lineation.

Sandstone is the most commonly used flagstone. This rock is formed primarily of silica. There are those which are split along their …

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Plant Sedum for Reliable Fall Color

Plant Sedum for Reliable Fall Color

Blooming in late summer when the rest of the flower garden is beginning to look rough and ragged, autumn sedum is just beginning to open its flowers for its blooming season.

Most garden sedums are Sedum purpureum “Autumn Joy,” from the botanical family commonly called “Stonecrop.” Stonecrop meant “sprouting from the stone” in Middle English and most likely refers to way the plant often grows among stones, which provide the drainage sedum needs. Sedum comes from the Latin sedere meaning “sit” as in “sitting atop the stones.” They do appear to be sitting atop …