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Green Homes Special Series: Part Nine: Window Treatments
Green Homes Special Series: Part Nine: Window Treatments

…Draperies. Their ability to reduce heat loss and gain depends on fabric type and color. For example, the University of Florida found that medium-colored draperies with white-plastic backings reduced heat gains by 33 percent. High…

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Fire-Safe Landscaping
Fire-Safe Landscaping

…for a Fire-safe Landscape Create a defensible…
…vegetation. Landscape your property with…
… Use rock, mulch, flower beds and gardens as ground cover for bare spaces…
…pruned and watered landscape to serve as a green…

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Garden Design for Small Spaces
Garden Design for Small Spaces

…irregular design, harmony and peace. They are a whole landscape brought into a private space. (Think bonsai trees…
…them with round river stones, but crushed stone, mulch, or ground cover will do fine. Add some interesting large rocks…

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Play Sets: Enjoy a Park in Your Yard

…falls, she says. The most popular ground cover choices are playground wood chips certified…
…like missiles. Another option is mulch made from shredded tires. Tire mulch lasts longer than wood mulch and won t rot, but it s often more…

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An Illusion of Neatness: Garden Cleanliness

…They cause rot and insects. Mulch around trees should be pulled…
…is buried too deep. When mulch gets grey and messy in a few…
…absolutely must have a neat mulch, I use small bark nuggets…
… Under shrub beds using a ground cover of myrtle or pachysandra is…

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Outdoor Rooms

…area for evening entertaining. Boike says choosing the ground cover for your areas is another detail that deserves some serious…
…space, be sure to have at least 12 inches of wood chips, mulch, sand or pea gravel or have mats made of safety-tested rubber…

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Planting Bulbs

…might want to consider a shallow-rooted ground cover such as carpet bugle (Ajuga). After…
…water the area well, then top it with mulch and thorny clippings such as from a rosebush…
…planted a large bed of bulbs. Should I mulch it? Wait until the ground has begun…

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Mulching

…material to anchor. If other mulch materials are not available…
…for enriching soil. Bark mulch and wood chips are sometimes used with landscape fabric or plastic. The fabric…
…protection against weeds, as the mulch breaks down, weeds will start…

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Landscaping for Energy Efficiency

…average, a well-designed landscape provides enough energy savings…
…Planning, and Purchasing - Landscape professionals can help you…
…locate new trees, shrubs, or ground cover. Share your drawings and…
…with your local nursery or landscape contractor. As long as you…

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BrattleWorks Landscape Fencing

Choosing the fence design to complement and enhance a landscaped yard is important. Height, texture, color, construction, material and placement in relation to gardens, walkways and home are all part of a design decision.

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