Garden and Lawn

Tips to grow Crepe Myrtles trees
Tips to grow Crepe Myrtles trees
Garden and Lawn
Native from China, the Crepe Myrtle tree has become very popular throughout the world, especially in the U.S.A. With a multitude of colors and sizes, the Crepe Myrtle trees are cultivated for their decorative features. Many types of the Crepe Myr ...

The Roundup weed killer
The Roundup weed killer
Garden and Lawn
One of the fastest and easiest ways to kill weeds is by using a well-known product named Roundup. Everyone who owns a garden knows that Roundup contains Glyphosate isoproplymine salt, an ingredient that helps eliminating undesired plants. The pro ...

Favorite ideas for landscaping
Favorite ideas for landscaping
Garden and Lawn
When you decide to create your personal landscape, here are several ideas that could help you. For example, constructing a bridge or a little waterfall will improve the aspect of your yard. Landscaping ideas and projects can imply a lot of mon ...

Ways of adjusting a Rain Bird sprinkler system
Ways of adjusting a Rain Bird sprinkler system
Garden and Lawn
The company Rain Bird produces lawn sprinklers heads and systems. This allows you to easily water the grass. But if a sprinkler head is out of line it can alter the process of spreading the water. You can realign the sprinkler head by following a ...

Most useful companions for roses
Most useful companions for roses
Garden and Lawn
Are you passionate about roses? If you want to beautify your garden and amaze everybody, then mix them with herbs that not only defend roses against insect pests by covering their smell and lead them elsewhere, but also attract useful insects int ...

Cheap ways to landscape your garden
Cheap ways to landscape your garden
Garden and Lawn
You want to landscape your garden with little money? Then be very meticulous with everything you do. First draw a sketch of your house and yard and note any improvement you want, like patios, decks, driveways, flower beds, walkways, walls. You ca ...

White birch tree pests
White birch tree pests
Garden and Lawn
With a white bark and heart-shaped leaves, white birch is one of the trees preferred by gardeners. Natives to South America, the paper birch and gray birch are resistant to various climate types. But this doesn't mean they are not susceptible to ...

Plants that reject spider mites
Plants that reject spider mites
Garden and Lawn
Although spider mites are very tiny creatures who live both on indoor and outdoor plants, they cause a lot of problems to their host. Their name comes from the fact that they build little webs between the leaves of a plant and suck its juice. The ...

Blooming flowers after deadhead
Blooming flowers after deadhead
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The most effective way for a plant to produce as many flowers and to go into overdrive, is to deadhead, that is to remove dried flowers. Depending on the type and variety, plants can respond differently to this. How to do it 1. Start deadh ...

Grass seed germination
Grass seed germination
Garden and Lawn
A beautiful lawn is a delight for everybody. For some people, taking good care of their lawn is as important as their personal hygiene while for others is just a part of their household chores. A nice lawn depends on the quality of the grass seed ...