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Tips for Removing Poison Ivy Safely
Removing poison ivy from your yard is probably easier than remembering to avoid those 'leaflets 3.' Read my tips on how to remove this weed to do the job safely.
How To Install Wood Fence Posts
Follow these guidelines to install wood fence posts. As long as you keep everything plumb and level, replacing old posts that have rotted or broken is not difficult work.
How To Repair Sagging Fence Gates: Hanging Fence Gates
How do you go about repairing sagging fence gates? Hanging a gate anew isn't that difficult, but the hanging does require a methodical approach.
How To Mix Concrete
Learn how to mix concrete properly. These tips for beginners are presented as step-by-step instructions.
How To Install French Drains for Yard Drainage
Installing French drains is one option for providing yard drainage on properties where there is excessive moisture. The wetness from saturated soil on a slope can be re-routed to an area less harmful to the homeowner using French drains as a yard drainage solution.
How To Make a Sandbox
In this tutorial on how to make a sandbox, the frame is made of interlocking blocks. Typically, however, wooden frames are filled with play sand to build the play area.
How To Make Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns From Gourds
One way to make Halloween jack-o-lanterns is to use gourds, which are more permanent than pumpkins. Learn how to grow and carve gourds to make birdhouses, as well.
How To Transplant -- Transplanting Trees and Shrubs
Here are easy steps to follow for shrub and tree transplanting. Learn how to dig the holes and move the plants, plus care after installation.
Removing Tree Stumps Without Stump Grinders
Removing tree stumps is possible without the aid of stump grinders. You can do it manually with mattocks or by applying nitrogen and waiting, which are cheaper alternatives.
How To Build Wood Lattice Screens
Lattice screens can hide unsightly objects in the yard, such as HVAC units. Here are some easy building instructions should you decide to make a wooden one on your own, rather than buying a vinyl one.
How To Install a Simple Drip Irrigation System
Learn how to install a simple drip irrigation system that will keep your plants watered even while you're away on vacation. This kind of system saves water, true, but it also saves money and time.
How To Build Concrete Patios
How to build concrete patios. How to build forms, install drainage for concrete patios, use automatic cement mixers, make use of unwanted garden rock and pour.
How To Start New Lawns by Seeding
Using seed for starting new lawns is cheaper than using sod. Learn the steps required for properly seeding lawns.
How To Build a Stone Walkway
Learn how to build stone walkways, if you need to create a sturdy, attractive path from Point A to Point B. You can build a stone walkway that is either curved or straight.
How To Build Retaining Walls With Natural Stone
Tutorial on building retaining walls out of natural stone, three feet in height or less. Building retaining walls from natural stone without mortar has its limitations but also some benefits.
How To Build an Elegant Brick Patio Without Brick-Cutting
How to build a brick patio. These step-by-step instructions, for designing and building a brick patio, are designed for beginners. Using a basket weave design pattern, you can build a brick patio without cutting a single brick. This is an easy do-it-yourself project.
How To Get Started Lawn Mowing: How to Mow a Lawn
It's okay if you're a novice at cutting grass: it's easy to learn how to mow a lawn. Lawn mowing doesn't take a lot of strength or skill -- just follow these tips.
How To Lay a Flagstone Patio
Laying flagstone patios in sand is not difficult, although the stone itself can be heavy. Laying a flagstone patio is like building a puzzle.
How To Apply Asphalt Driveway Sealers
Much of the work in sealing asphalt driveways (sometimes misspelled 'ashphalt') is preparation. After sealing asphalt driveways (sometimes referred to as 'hot top' or 'blacktop'), don't allow vehicular traffic on the surface for 24 hours so the sealant can cure.
How To Resurface Concrete Patios
DIY concrete resurfacing begins with a trip to the hardware store (I bought the QUIKRETE product). The project I discuss is resurfacing concrete patios.
How To Build Dry Creek Beds for Landscape Drainage
Building dry creek beds for landscape drainage is an easy landscaping project, provided that the soil you'll be excavating isn't strewn with roots and rocks. Once the digging is done, you'll build a dry creek bed laying weed-suppressing fabric and covering it with river rock, mortared in place.
How To Lay Sod to Start New Lawns
Laying sod to start new lawns begins with soil preparation. Laying sod to start new lawns has the advantage over seeding of being quicker.