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Natural Disasters and Landscaping Problems

Natural disasters potentially have a great impact on your landscape. In some cases, some landscaping problems caused by natural disasters can be averted, if you take the necessary precautions. In other cases, you are powerless to prevent the landscaping problems caused by natural disasters, so efforts will have to focus on what can be done in the aftermath.
Hurricane Katrina Cleanup
Two years, two major natural disasters involving flooding. As in the 2004 tsunami, a long-term element in the cleanup efforts necessitated by 2005's Hurricane Katrina will be dealing with soil salinization, i.e., salts deposited by the flooding that are harmful to plants. Discover what your options are if your own soil has been contaminated with salt.
Hurricane Safety Tips
A checklist of ten reminders for hurricane preparedness. Late summer is hurricane season. Hurricane damage can be costly to your yards and homes. Reduce the costs of potential hurricane damage through prevention. Some of these tips are simple reminders; others involve more complex projects that need to be planned well in advance of stormy weather.

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