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• What to Do This Week

  
  In the Garden — Authority: 131
  Perennials: If the ground is frozen, finish mulching perennial and bulb planting beds. Place evergreen boughs over the mulch to keep it from blowing away. Protect rose bushes by adding soil around the graft. Flowers: As new catalogs arrive, discard the old ones. Soon it will be time to think about ordering. ...
  1 day ago

• Changing location (and splice) of LV lighting

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 157
  I have a set of Malibu Low Voltage outdoor lights (I’m in the US, I think it’s a 24 volt system).The system is installed and working fine but I’m doing some landscape renovations that will require that some of the lights be moved.My lights are connected to the main cable run using the included crimp [...]
  3 days ago

• A Bigger Cage

  
  Plants and Stones — Authority: 123
  I sometimes talk to my plants. If this Dianthus could talk to me , it would say "Excuse me, I think I need a bigger cage here!". Now it tells me! The ground may be too hard to make the change. We have to cage Dianthus in this garden because they stay so beautiful through the winter even under the snow, that the deer ...
  3 days ago

• Garden Cleaning For Beauty And Keeping Insects

  
  The Article Blog — Authority: 140
  The same kinds and amount of mulching materials should be applied over garden perennials to give them the protection they need for winter survival. It is best not to apply mulch until after the surface inch or so of the ground is frozen because it then serves the important purpose of stabilizing soil temperatures, ...
  5 days ago

• How to Use a Compost Tumbler

  
  Gardening Tips 'n' Ideas — Authority: 117
  There are lists of reasons to participate in composting. One incentive is to enjoy a healthy garden that produces satisfying fruits of your labor. Many people take natures gift of hearty soil for granted. It is preposterous to think that garden soil can be used over and over without having any repercussions. Each time ...
  5 days ago

• Beware of “100% Authentic” Designer Handbags From Some eBay Sellers!

  
  MyMochaMoney.com — Authority: 109
  In the past, I’ve written about how to spot fake Uggs, Coach handbags, and Rolex watches.  So when I came across a great Guide on eBay today titled, “Beware! “100% Authentic”... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  6 days ago

• Using Pine Needles as Mulch

  
  In the Garden — Authority: 131
  Ask the master gardeners Q: A big white pine on my property sheds its needles every September. Can I use them as mulch? A: You are very lucky to have a free source of pine needles. Although they are not commercially available, they are an excellent mulch for certain acid-loving plants. Put the needles to good ...
  1 week ago

• types of topsoil

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 157
  I just had 10 yards of topsoil delivered to spread over an area of new fill that I planted new grass seed on. The topsoil that was delivered was screened black topsoil that looks more like decomposed mulch to me. My neighbor told me that this type of topsoil is only used for gardening not [...]
  1 week ago

• What to Do This Week

  
  In the Garden — Authority: 131
  Perennials: Don’t apply winter mulches until the ground freezes. Salt hay, straw or oak leaves are excellent. The mulch will prevent heaving during the alternating freeze and thaw cycle. Flowers: Save wood ashes from the fireplace or wood stove for soil amendment. Ashes raise the soil pH, making it more ...
  1 week ago

• Our Local, Farm-Grown Christmas Tree

  
  Green Your Decor — Authority: 418
  This year — our first under our own roof in a long time — we insisted on having a real Christmas tree. But not just ANY real tree. We wanted a tree from a local farm. One that we knew would replant all the trees that were cut down. One that is a whole lot more sustainable and responsible than an artificial tree. ...
  1 week ago

• The 100mph lawnmower — because we can.

  
  Gadgetsteria — Authority: 538
  Do you walk or ride your lawn? Simple question. Easy answer. An equally easy answer should come pretty naturally when showing any “Man’s man” a 100mph lawnmower — Yes, a lawnmower that moves at triple digit speeds. Obviously, such a unique and special machine is built for a special purpose. Since the ...
  1 week ago

• A look at a $72,200 commercial lawn care contract.

  
  Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog — Authority: 128
  Whether you are just looking to get into offering commercial lawn care or you are currently offering it and wanting to see what others are charging for their services, here is a great inside look at one condominium associations commercial lawn care contract. In this example discussed at the Gopher Lawn Care Business ...
  1 week ago

• How To Avoid Contaminated Yard Mulch

  
  Today's Top Voted Bookmarks — Authority: 154
  How To Avoid Contaminated Yard Mulch How can you be sure that the compost or mulch that you buy in the garden store is really organic. Why should you even care? Its simple really. If you grow vegetables in soil, whatever is in the soil can end up in the plant and in the fruit or vegetables through the plants ...
  1 week ago

• Basic Gardening Definitions

  
  PimpThisBlog.com - Latest published stories — Authority: 463
  Annual A annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in one year. This means it goes from seed to seed and then dies off, during the course of one growing season. The whole mission of an annual is to produce seed and propagate. That’s why deadheading or removing spent flowers before the seed matures, produces ...
  1 week ago

• Digging, Breaking, Pulling, Counting……..

  
  Twisted Fencepost — Authority: 125
  Recently I’ve been writing about a flower bed that was in desperate need of cleaning and thinning.This is the iris bed the way it looked over the summer.Though I love all the green that surrounds this tree it was really a mess.Even though I waited until the ground was still soft from recent rains, it [...]
  2 weeks ago

• How Can Georgia Mountain Homeowners Save Their Hemlocks?

  
  Blue Ridge, Blairsville Real Estate, Homes For Sale, Georgia Mountains — Authority: 120
  I recently read an article in the November 11th edition of The North Georgia News on how to save our hemlocks that Donna Shearer wrote entitled “How Can Georgia Homeowners Save Their Hemlocks.” I know what some of you are thinking….”he is just now reading an article written back in November?” Actually, ...
  2 weeks ago

• This Season, Give Back … Your Christmas Tree!

  
  Your Daily Thread — Authority: 423
  Around 30 million Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. annually according to the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA), an organization that represents Christmas tree growers. Unfortunately, just 69 percent are recycled into mulch . I’ve unhappily observed too many dumpster-abandoned trees in the city. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Relocating crepe mertle

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 157
  A local school put in a new parking lot and let people remove the existing crepe mertles. I removed several and immediately replanted them within a few hours. One of them has not responded with new growth as the others have. It is still green when I scrape a small area of bark away so [...]
  2 weeks ago

• What to Do This Week

  
  In the Garden — Authority: 131
  Perennials: Wait until the ground freezes to mulch the garden. Continue to plant bulbs during mild weather. A thin cover of leaves over the bulb planting areas will discourage squirrels from digging up newly planted bulbs, although sometimes a screen box is the only solution. Flowers: Cut flowers will last ...
  3 weeks ago

• Iris Borers

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 157
  I am giving up on my iris – after a year of treatment they still have borer damage and the fancy iris have died leaving me with only the plain purple ones. So I am going to dig them up and throw them away. What should I do about the soil with the borers still [...]
  3 weeks ago

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