Creating a Rose Garden
Everybody loves roses, right? So I decided to add a rose garden to my garden. In the next few articles, I’ll show you what I did, and give you all the tips for caring for roses that I picked up from the Rose Garden specialist who sold me the roses. As I write the articles, I’ll add a link to the bottom of this article as an index/reference point for all my Rose Garden articles… Perhaps bookmark this page so you can come back to it, and maybe see how my garden is going, as I plan on posting updates and lessons learned as I go along. Of course, if you have any of your own...
Read MoreLawn Mowers
Lawn mowers are definitely a key tool in any gardeners kit. Or, should I say, lawn mowers are a key item in any lawn carer’s kit. There are a large variety of lawn mowers, and depending on your needs, there is sure to be one that suits you. Riding Lawn Mowers Pros:- Easily cuts large lawns - Can be really easy to control - Fun to use Cons: - Can be overkill - Can be difficult to get between your fancy trees or hedges Push Lawn Mowers Pros: - Can be easier to access tight areas - Less expensive - Quicker to setup for small gardens Cons: - Can be hard work - Can take a LONG time to...
Read MoreGet rid of Snails
Here is a quick list on how to get rid of snails. And no, eating the snails is not an option…1 – Broken Egg shells or Sea shells: Snails REALLY don’t enjoy the feeling of crawling/sliming their way over this, so you can scatter these around plants that you want to protect. 2 – Beer traps: Place jars of beer in the ground, with the top of the open jar level with the ground. The snails will crawl into the jar, and drown. Whether they’re just looking for a good time or not I’m not sure, but don’t waste your imported beer on the slimey pests. 3 –...
Read MoreHerb Garden in 24 hours
Want to know how to create a herb garden in 24 hours? Hopefully this series of articles will help you do this. Herbs are always a good thing to have in your garden. There are medicinal herbs, culinary herbs, and, of course, there are the spices. Sometimes it’s good to mix herbs and spice, especially if you enjoy that extra bit of flavour in your food… Some reasons for growing a herb garden are:For decoration – Herbs can also have some flowers that can add to the look of your garden For medicinal herbs – Natural medicine is something that is becoming quite popular at...
Read MoreMosquito Control
If you have a mosquito problem, (i.e. If you get at least 1 mosquito bite ) there are a number of things you can do to help eliminate this problem. A few facts about Mosquitoes before we begin:- Mosquitoes are generally found near water, though some breeds can fly up to 75 kms from their breeding grounds. - Only the female mosquito bites you. The male mosquito feeds on plant nectar - The Mosquito Bite itches because of the anticoagulant that the mosquito injects into you while biting you. This prevents the blood from clotting while feeding. It will stop itching once your body has broken...
Read MoreHome Decorating Tip #7 – Create a focal point
This has been said before, and it will probably be said again, but this is the key issue when choosing how to decorate a room or other area of your house or garden. Take a look at a person’s face. Their eyes are the focal point, and your eyes will automatically be drawn to them. The same will happen when furnishing a room. You could automatically have a focal point in the room ready, in which case you want to highlight and/or enhance the attraction of this feature. Here is a list of things that could be a focal point, or help create/improve a focal point;Fireplace Windows A Painting...
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