Landscaping and Gardening Info

If you enjoy the idea of having a nice yard in front of your dwelling to gaze on, to walk on every now and then, and for the entire community to enjoy, then you probably already know that all lawns need one thing - a lawn mower to keep all that grass cut close. But lawn mowers don’t come in only one generic size, shape, or make. There are many lawn mowers for the individual kinds of mowing needs a lawn owner will have.

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When a plant becomes leggy and is branching out a substantial distance form its base, its time to trim it back. Select the stem you plan to cut and use a sharp razor blade or quality pruning shears to make a horizontal cut straight across the stem directly above a node. If you can manage a four or five inch stem from the section you’ve just pruned, you can use that slip to begin a new plant.

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When we hear the words composting pile what do we all think about? Is it rural areas, where there are farms with large compost heaps in the corner of them? Do we think of the garden of that local oddball environmentalist who always has some waste stinking away claming its helping the environment? Probably, but that does not make it any less true. Composting is a great way to use your food and other waste, for a renewable resource.

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