Gardening Resources

You probably have neither the time nor inclination to produce a lawn that looks like a putting green, but having said that, if you’ve got grass then you want it to look healthy. Your Turf is a plant just like any other perennial in your garden, and so it needs a bit of care and attention to be able to grow and thrive and show itself off to your neighbours!

Lawn Care means regular cutting through the growing season, and regular accurate application of a good Grass Fertilizer. Begin cutting in late spring when you can see new growth. Set the cut between 1.5 – 2,5cm high. Cut once or twice a week depending on the speed of growth. As growth slows during autumn, mow less often and rarely in winter, and never when it’s frosty.

There are a number of Lawn Care products on the market for “Feeding” or “Weeding”. Most are in pellet form and if you don’t apply it evenly you can get uneven colour and growth. You must apply these pellet fertilizers just before it rains as there’s a risk that you’re grass may ‘burn’ as the pellets [spin]remaining|resting[/spin on the leaves […] Continue Reading…

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Water gardening, including waterfalls and ponds, has exploded in popularity. Everywhere you look, people are creating water gardens right in their backyard. More and more gardeners are choosing to enhance their landscape with a tranquil outdoor water feature. Backyard waterfalls and ponds can give the stress-relieving benefits of a trip to the cottage combined with the convenience of staying put in your own back yard.

In the beginning of the planning process, many homeowners determine that a waterfall will be a vital part of their backyard pond. The sound of falling water is very relaxing, and it can be just the right thing to soothe your nerves after a stressful day. The question is, how do you begin installing a waterfall in your own yard?

With the help of pond waterfall kits it’s actually very simple to build water gardens and pond waterfalls in your own yard. The hardest part might[/spin be variety of features that will make your water feature special. You can find a variety of shapes, sizes and materials, and you can even go so far as to customize the kit to your preference. Once it’s installed, you can include statuary, colored rocks, wind chimes, and even fish […] Continue Reading…

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In Organic gardening , just as in any garden, it’s extremely disheartening to find your newly planted brassicas have been chewed in the night by slugs and its easy to reach for the slug pellets, but you could do more to cut the slug population in your garden yourself. After all, slug pellets aren’t the best things for you to eat, and just when the slugs are most active (in wet weather) the pellets are least effective. Slug pellets can also kill some of the most beneficial insects and beetles. Birds and animals eating the dead slugs littered on the surface could also be harmed if you don’t remove them quickly.

The Garden Slug which is a burrower and surface feeder will eat roots and sever plants at the bottom of the stem while the Keel slug lives underground and attacks roots and potatoes. The huge long slugs that you see do very little damage to your vegetables as they live on rotting vegetation and fungi etc.

If you don’t like to use slug pellets but prefer to practice some type of Organic gardening pest control then there’s a range of things you can […] Continue Reading…

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My apartment complex is covered in graffiti, it looks absolutely horrible . I know that the property managers make enough money off of us renters to pay for Facade Cleaning or sand it off and down or whatever to clean that up. My building stands out from the rest, looking dilapidated and depressing . I actually live in a great neighborhood, very little violence . It’s full of yuppies and pretentious young artists for the most part. So that outside wall really stands out. I probably won’t be living in this building for very much longer, but I would at least like it if I brought a girl home and had my place look somewhat respectful, I don’t want her to be scared to stay the night because of all the graffiti on the wall of the complex . I understand that I am just renting but I hate pointing out to friends and family that I live in the only dilapidated building in the area, where it looks like it was the hiding place for gang members and their opposition . I know that this is not a permanent thing […] Continue Reading…

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When conducting Husqvarna saw reviews you need to consider the three levels of chainsaws you will come across.

What do we mean by three levels? Well, there are chainsaws made specifically for professional loggers and those who handle these powerful machines on a daily basis to make a living. If you’re a homeowner then you won’t be looking at these saws for the odd pruning jobs around the home.

There are also chainsaws within the Husqvarna range which cater to the semi pro user such as people living on the land. In other words, those based on a ranch or in the horticultural industry who will need to get their hands on a chainsaw on a regular basis.

And of course there is the homeowner and you need to pay attention to any Husqvarna chainsaw reviews when searching for these type of chainsaws to make sure they are quiet enough so as not to upset the neighbors.

We are going to take a look at some of the top choices in the Husqvarna chainsaw range covering the three categories mentioned above.

Husqvarna Pro

Husqvarna’s 372XP is true professional’s chainsaw and if you’re a homeowner in the market then read further down because purchasing this powerful […] Continue Reading…

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