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Got Privacy?

This hedge helps frame a vista.

Privacy Screens

Most of us want some sort of privacy screen, be it plants or a fence, in our backyards: Who wants to live under a microscope?

More on Privacy Screening

Get Your Lawn in Shape for Summer!

Picture of a lawn nicely edged with a spade, to incorporate a rose bed.

Every spring, I complain about mowing my lawn, although it does beat shoveling snow, at least. Find out how to improve your lawn so that it will be worth mowing.

Lawn Care Tips

David's Landscaping Blog

Water Wells -- Cost Recouped

Monday May 12, 2008
If you do a lot of watering on your landscape, should you have a water well dug, to lessen your dependence on the public water supply? The initial cost of having water wells dug may give some cause for concern. But water wells do eventually pay for themselves. I guess it's just a case of, "It takes money to make money" -- or, in this case, to save money.

Pictures of Poison Ivy

Sunday May 11, 2008
There is much confusion over the identification of poison ivy plants. poison ivy pictureSome folks mistake another plant, Virginia creeper vine, for poison ivy. Others, with less experience in the woods, aren't even aware that traipsing through the brush could bring them into contact with poison ivy. Don't let yourself or your loved ones fall victim to poison ivy rash! Avoidance begins with proper identification of poison ivy. To that end, I offer pictures of poison ivy in this photo gallery.

View photo gallery: Pictures of Poison Ivy

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