…and are water thrifty. By using these species, you can eliminate the fuel, water, and time consumption associated with lawn mowing, watering, and trimming. Also, recent studies have found that gasoline-powered mowers, edge trimmers, and leaf blowers…

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Mowing Lawns Efficiently

…by chopping the clippings as fine as possible. This is done by mowing over the clippings again and again as one cuts the lawn. Mowing twice, in two different directions, also can accomplish this and criss-cross mowing makes for a finer lawn cut as well…

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Plant Flower Bulbs in Fall for Spring Blooms

…walkway, tulips and hyacinths in clustered stone or large plastic planters on your back patio, a stand of scilla in your window box. While traditional favorites are lovely and familiar friends every spring, consider adding a new and unusual bulb to your…

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Perennial Profiles: Hostas

…You can fill in between the plants with daffodils, Virginia bluebells, or annuals. 'P. McConnell Allen ' Hosta Dark green oval leaves with irregular fine white to creamy margins form a dense, symmetrical mound. 'Chantilly Lace' Hosta…

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How to Build Window Boxes

Step 1: Decide what size window box you need for your window. It should…
…bottom piece to the bottom of your window box and screw that in place as well. Step 8: Sand and prime the window box. It is best to use an oil based primer…

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Heating Your Home with an Active Solar Energy System

…placed directly on a south-facing wall. Holes are cut through the wall for the collector air inlet and outlets. Simple "window box collectors" fit in an existing window opening. They can be active (using a fan) or passive. In passive types, air enters…

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Garden Design for Small Spaces

…mirror in the wall, behind the statue is a trick that visually doubles the space. And finally there must be a bench, or some dark green chairs and miniscule table, for how could there be a French garden without a place to enjoy some cheese and a bottle of wine…

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Starting a Garden with the Help of Children

…disease resistant, and always include at least one cherry tomato like Sweet l00. If you have no suitable outdoors spot, a window box, or a big planter, regularly fertilized, can produce a nice harvest. Incidentally just two cooked beans make a memorable…

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