February 01, 2004
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Landscape Design for Hummingbirds
Attracting hummingbirds with plants doesn't entail placing great restrictions on your landscape design options. Hummingbird watching goes hand in hand with enjoying beautiful flowering trees, shrubs and other plants that act as living birdfeeders, including trumpet vine (picture on right).
07:15 AM #
Attracting hummingbirds with plants doesn't entail placing great restrictions on your landscape design options. Hummingbird watching goes hand in hand with enjoying beautiful flowering trees, shrubs and other plants that act as living birdfeeders, including trumpet vine (picture on right). 07:15 AM #
A Peek Ahead - Spring Equinox and St. Patrick's Day
Okay, call me impatient. But the spring equinox is not much more than 3 weeks away, and St. Patrick's Day stands at the threshold of that longed-for spring equinox. We winter-weary warriors can be excused, then, for taking a peek ahead at St. Patrick's Day via a "shamrock" photo-tour.
07:43 AM #
Okay, call me impatient. But the spring equinox is not much more than 3 weeks away, and St. Patrick's Day stands at the threshold of that longed-for spring equinox. We winter-weary warriors can be excused, then, for taking a peek ahead at St. Patrick's Day via a "shamrock" photo-tour.
07:43 AM #
Drought-Tolerant Shrubs and Bushes
Let your mind drift for a moment. It's no longer winter. In fact, it's a real scorcher outside. Are you afraid your bushes and shrubs will be damaged by the blistering heat? Not if they're drought-tolerant shrubs and bushes, examples of which the Utah State University Extension introduces in this article.
07:40 AM #
Let your mind drift for a moment. It's no longer winter. In fact, it's a real scorcher outside. Are you afraid your bushes and shrubs will be damaged by the blistering heat? Not if they're drought-tolerant shrubs and bushes, examples of which the Utah State University Extension introduces in this article.
07:40 AM #
Rotary Tillers and Cultivators - Get Ready for Spring
Perhaps you plan on expanding the cultivated area in your landscaping this spring? And perhaps you'll need mechanical help, but aren't sure about the specifics? This feature tells you the difference between rotary tillers and cultivators. Also explained is the difference between front-mounted and rear-mounted rotary tillers. Pictures included.
07:49 AM #
Perhaps you plan on expanding the cultivated area in your landscaping this spring? And perhaps you'll need mechanical help, but aren't sure about the specifics? This feature tells you the difference between rotary tillers and cultivators. Also explained is the difference between front-mounted and rear-mounted rotary tillers. Pictures included.
07:49 AM #
Poisonous Plants in Your Landscaping - Spring Flowers
Did you realize that some of our best-loved spring flowers contain poisonous elements? Included on the list are scilla, star of Bethlehem, lily of the valley, tulips, narcissus and daffodils. Check out this site on poisonous plants for more details. Even if you don't have small children playing around your landscaping and aren't concerned about the presence of poisonous plants, the links on this site are worth clicking, as they take you to some marvelous old drawings of plants. Anything to get you in that springtime mood!
07:19 AM #
Did you realize that some of our best-loved spring flowers contain poisonous elements? Included on the list are scilla, star of Bethlehem, lily of the valley, tulips, narcissus and daffodils. Check out this site on poisonous plants for more details. Even if you don't have small children playing around your landscaping and aren't concerned about the presence of poisonous plants, the links on this site are worth clicking, as they take you to some marvelous old drawings of plants. Anything to get you in that springtime mood!
07:19 AM #
Landscape Design With English Lavender
Landscape design uses of English lavender include use in rock gardens, border plantings and cottage gardens. If your landscaping requirements call for a decorative border, lavender’s height makes it suitable for inclusion in the middle row, with shorter annual flowers in front and taller shrubs in back....
07:54 AM #
Landscape design uses of English lavender include use in rock gardens, border plantings and cottage gardens. If your landscaping requirements call for a decorative border, lavender’s height makes it suitable for inclusion in the middle row, with shorter annual flowers in front and taller shrubs in back....
07:54 AM #
Landscape Design Joy Early - Forcing Forsythia
You may have flowering trees and shrubs that will be the talk of the town come spring, but that does you very little good right now. But you can prune branches of some of them and enjoy a small piece of your landscape design ahead of time -- indoors. This site tells you about forcing branches of forsythia shrubs and other plants.
07:48 AM #
You may have flowering trees and shrubs that will be the talk of the town come spring, but that does you very little good right now. But you can prune branches of some of them and enjoy a small piece of your landscape design ahead of time -- indoors. This site tells you about forcing branches of forsythia shrubs and other plants.
07:48 AM #
Landscape Design and Container Gardening - Clematis
Landscape design plants aren't restricted to areas with soil. Not if you practice container gardening, which grants you much more freedom in plant location. Patios and decks can be greatly enhanced through landscape design. Learn all about bringing clematis vines onto your decks and patios through the magic of container gardening.
07:02 AM #
Landscape design plants aren't restricted to areas with soil. Not if you practice container gardening, which grants you much more freedom in plant location. Patios and decks can be greatly enhanced through landscape design. Learn all about bringing clematis vines onto your decks and patios through the magic of container gardening.
07:02 AM #
Using Mulch in Landscape Design - Easy Does It!
In landscape design and maintenance, it is most certainly possible to have too much of a good thing. Properly used, mulch can enhance your landscape design aesthetically and reduce landscape maintenance requirements. But mounding up mulch around a tree to form a little volcano can damage a tree. Find out why....
07:17 AM #
In landscape design and maintenance, it is most certainly possible to have too much of a good thing. Properly used, mulch can enhance your landscape design aesthetically and reduce landscape maintenance requirements. But mounding up mulch around a tree to form a little volcano can damage a tree. Find out why....
07:17 AM #
Garden Water Fountains in Landscape Design
A whirlwind tour across continents and time periods, illustrating how garden water fountains have enhanced landscape design. A nice mental detour on a late winter's day! From the builders of the pyramids to the builders of shopping malls, see the myriad of ways in which garden water fountains have delighted us.
07:05 AM #
A whirlwind tour across continents and time periods, illustrating how garden water fountains have enhanced landscape design. A nice mental detour on a late winter's day! From the builders of the pyramids to the builders of shopping malls, see the myriad of ways in which garden water fountains have delighted us.
07:05 AM #
Greening Up Your Landscape Design - Garden Fertilizers
As Mary Robson states in this article on garden fertilizers, "Standing in a garden center looking at fertilizer packages can be confusing. What to apply? When to apply it?" It's best to answer these questions now. When you're standing in that garden center this spring, you don't want to be bogged down by such issues: you just want to take your plants home and plant them as quickly as possible!
07:36 AM #
As Mary Robson states in this article on garden fertilizers, "Standing in a garden center looking at fertilizer packages can be confusing. What to apply? When to apply it?" It's best to answer these questions now. When you're standing in that garden center this spring, you don't want to be bogged down by such issues: you just want to take your plants home and plant them as quickly as possible!
07:36 AM #
Sample Contract for Tree Removal - Tree Service Contract
How many times during the course of this winter have you worried about the potential damage that a large old tree in your landscape design could cause? One good wind, and crash! Perhaps on your home, perhaps on your neighbor's -- but definitely a costly crash, either way. If you're contemplating tree removal, first view this sample contract from a tree service. It will help to know what to expect -- before you sign.
07:30 AM #
How many times during the course of this winter have you worried about the potential damage that a large old tree in your landscape design could cause? One good wind, and crash! Perhaps on your home, perhaps on your neighbor's -- but definitely a costly crash, either way. If you're contemplating tree removal, first view this sample contract from a tree service. It will help to know what to expect -- before you sign.
07:30 AM #
Rites of Spring - Picking Pussy Willows
Don't you wish you could somehow force spring to come early? Well, you can -- sort of. Picking pussy willows is one of the time-honored rites of spring, even though we often pick the pussy willows well before spring starts. Even if the pussy willows aren't fully out yet, you can "force" them prematurely....
06:51 AM #
Don't you wish you could somehow force spring to come early? Well, you can -- sort of. Picking pussy willows is one of the time-honored rites of spring, even though we often pick the pussy willows well before spring starts. Even if the pussy willows aren't fully out yet, you can "force" them prematurely....
06:51 AM #
Romantic Landscape Design With Sweet Pea Vines
I know that those of you out there who are both romantics at heart and landscaping enthusiasts are contemplating romantic landscape design ideas this Valentine's Day. If you have never done so previously, be sure to make this the year you grace your landscape design with a trellis full of sweet pea vines. This site tells you how to get started with sweet peas.
07:17 AM #
I know that those of you out there who are both romantics at heart and landscaping enthusiasts are contemplating romantic landscape design ideas this Valentine's Day. If you have never done so previously, be sure to make this the year you grace your landscape design with a trellis full of sweet pea vines. This site tells you how to get started with sweet peas.
07:17 AM #
Landscape Design to Prevent Soil Erosion
Have an area in your landscape design subject to soil erosion? Steve Jones, the Plant Man, suggests some plants to grow in such areas. The plants will not only minimize soil erosion, but also enhance the look of your landscape design.
07:23 AM #
Have an area in your landscape design subject to soil erosion? Steve Jones, the Plant Man, suggests some plants to grow in such areas. The plants will not only minimize soil erosion, but also enhance the look of your landscape design.
07:23 AM #
Landscape Design Enemies - Japanese Beetles
Over the past weekend in the U.S., many radio stations marked the 40th anniversary of the "British Invasion," when the Beatles came to the States. As Steve Jones, the Plant Man, notes in this story on Japanese beetles, it's been 80 years now since Japanese beetles began their own invasion -- on America's landscape design. But no one who takes any pride in their landscape design is celebrating this anniversary!
07:45 AM #
Over the past weekend in the U.S., many radio stations marked the 40th anniversary of the "British Invasion," when the Beatles came to the States. As Steve Jones, the Plant Man, notes in this story on Japanese beetles, it's been 80 years now since Japanese beetles began their own invasion -- on America's landscape design. But no one who takes any pride in their landscape design is celebrating this anniversary!
07:45 AM #
Landscape Design History - Lawn Jockeys Revisited
Lawn jockeys are part of the history of American landscape design. But many of the people who rail the most against these controversial landscape design elements are utterly unaware of just how big a role the lawn jockeys played in the underground railroad.
07:44 AM #
Lawn jockeys are part of the history of American landscape design. But many of the people who rail the most against these controversial landscape design elements are utterly unaware of just how big a role the lawn jockeys played in the underground railroad.
07:44 AM #
Roses for Valentine's Day and Landscape Design
Learn how to send the right message to recipients of Valentine's Day roses, by following a time-honored formula that assigns specific meanings to roses, based on color. Followed by an outline for growing rose bushes successfully in your landscape design. Different landscape design needs require different varieties of roses, which include hybrid tea, polyanthas, floribundas and grandifloras.
07:21 AM #
Learn how to send the right message to recipients of Valentine's Day roses, by following a time-honored formula that assigns specific meanings to roses, based on color. Followed by an outline for growing rose bushes successfully in your landscape design. Different landscape design needs require different varieties of roses, which include hybrid tea, polyanthas, floribundas and grandifloras.
07:21 AM #
Time to Prune Wisteria Vines
It's time to get around to the first of 2 annual prunings of that landscape design favorite, wisteria vines. Pruning wisteria vines is simpler than you might think. And the dividends pruning wisteria vines will pay to your landscape design are well worth the effort.
07:57 AM #
It's time to get around to the first of 2 annual prunings of that landscape design favorite, wisteria vines. Pruning wisteria vines is simpler than you might think. And the dividends pruning wisteria vines will pay to your landscape design are well worth the effort. 07:57 AM #
MTD Electric Snowblowers
This winter you've finally become fed up. You've decided that from now on you're giving up snow shovelling and will buy a snowblower (or snow thrower, depending on your preference in terminology). This consumer product review focuses specifically on an alternative to those hard-to-handle gas-powered monsters. Discover the world of MTD electric snowblowers.
07:44 AM #
This winter you've finally become fed up. You've decided that from now on you're giving up snow shovelling and will buy a snowblower (or snow thrower, depending on your preference in terminology). This consumer product review focuses specifically on an alternative to those hard-to-handle gas-powered monsters. Discover the world of MTD electric snowblowers.
07:44 AM #
Romantic Landscape Design - English Cottage Gardens
The English cottage garden is often the landscape design style of choice for the true romantics at heart. This site explores English cottage gardens in terms of both mystique and technique. Let Valentine's week inspire you to plan your own romantic landscape design for this spring!
07:24 AM #
The English cottage garden is often the landscape design style of choice for the true romantics at heart. This site explores English cottage gardens in terms of both mystique and technique. Let Valentine's week inspire you to plan your own romantic landscape design for this spring!
07:24 AM #
Landscape Design Preparations - Soil pH Tests
Steve Jones, the Plant Man, tells us how to begin our landscape design work from the bottom up with this look at soil tests, including soil pH tests. Landscape design is futile without fertile soil; consider a soil test this spring!
07:13 AM #
Steve Jones, the Plant Man, tells us how to begin our landscape design work from the bottom up with this look at soil tests, including soil pH tests. Landscape design is futile without fertile soil; consider a soil test this spring!
07:13 AM #
Irrigation for Your Landscape Design - Sprinkler Systems
Sure, providing irrigation for your landscape design may be the furthest thing from your mind right now. But in a few months, it will be a different story. While it's cold and you're looking for something to do indoors, read this tutorial on installing sprinkler systems. You've thought about having this convenience in your landscape design, haven't you? Perhaps you've been torn between doing it yourself or having a professional installation. This tutorial could help you make up your mind.
09:50 AM #
Sure, providing irrigation for your landscape design may be the furthest thing from your mind right now. But in a few months, it will be a different story. While it's cold and you're looking for something to do indoors, read this tutorial on installing sprinkler systems. You've thought about having this convenience in your landscape design, haven't you? Perhaps you've been torn between doing it yourself or having a professional installation. This tutorial could help you make up your mind.
09:50 AM #
Vines for That Shady Corner
Here's a list of climbing vines that will do well in that shady corner of your landscape design. Finding a suitable vine for shady areas is a common landscaping problem.
07:48 AM #
Here's a list of climbing vines that will do well in that shady corner of your landscape design. Finding a suitable vine for shady areas is a common landscaping problem.
07:48 AM #
Landscape Design 101 - Bird's-Eye View of Landscape Design
Sometimes it's beneficial to take a bird's-eye view. The study of landscape design is no exception. Here's a Web site that provides something of a Landscape Design 101 lesson -- all on one page! A good chance to review many of the landscape design subjects I discuss on my site, taking them all in at a glance (okay, a long glance).
07:03 AM #
Sometimes it's beneficial to take a bird's-eye view. The study of landscape design is no exception. Here's a Web site that provides something of a Landscape Design 101 lesson -- all on one page! A good chance to review many of the landscape design subjects I discuss on my site, taking them all in at a glance (okay, a long glance).
07:03 AM #
Avoiding "Groundhog Day" in Your Garden
Today is Groundhog Day, which essentially means we're halfway through winter. When I hear mention of groundhogs, that's the first thing that comes to my mind. But a close second is the need in landscaping for groundhog pest control. If you've already read my groundhog pest control article, please browse my pest control resources for profiles of other landscaping marauders -- and tips on how to control them.
07:30 AM #
Today is Groundhog Day, which essentially means we're halfway through winter. When I hear mention of groundhogs, that's the first thing that comes to my mind. But a close second is the need in landscaping for groundhog pest control. If you've already read my groundhog pest control article, please browse my pest control resources for profiles of other landscaping marauders -- and tips on how to control them.
07:30 AM #
Landscape Design Alaska-Style With Igloos
After the winter we've had so far this year, many of us feel like we're living in Alaska. So why not have some fun with the kids and see if you can get your lawn to look the part, too? Sculpt a snow house -- or igloo, if you're more adventurous! Let's face it: caught as we are between the holiday season and spring, it's hard to come up with landscape design decorations for this time of year. Your igloo won't last long (we hope!), but will be fun to build and a great conversation piece.
07:15 AM #
After the winter we've had so far this year, many of us feel like we're living in Alaska. So why not have some fun with the kids and see if you can get your lawn to look the part, too? Sculpt a snow house -- or igloo, if you're more adventurous! Let's face it: caught as we are between the holiday season and spring, it's hard to come up with landscape design decorations for this time of year. Your igloo won't last long (we hope!), but will be fun to build and a great conversation piece.
07:15 AM #
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