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The Proper Use of Trees When Planning a Home Landscape
When planning or making changes to a landscape one of
the most important considerations will be the inclusion
of trees. The proper choice of trees and location makes
a tremendous difference to the overall outcome of your
project and your enjoyment of its results.
Garden Pools and Fountains
Water, in almost any form, enriches a garden and
delights the senses.
Landscaping Service Areas
Having a service area for sheds, storage, propagation
and other conveniences, if planned properly, can add a
lot of utility to your landscape.
Soil Quality and Your Garden
THE most important tool the gardener has to work with is
the soil on his land. In general, however, soils
can be divided into three categories.
Selecting The Right Seed For
Your Lawn
Your lawn is the basic element around which the rest of
your landscape is based and choosing the right type of
lawn can make your landscape more beautiful and
maintenance easier. Plan your landscaping design
so that you start off with a good foundation.
The Best Seed Mixes For
an Attractive, Healthy Lawn
Mixtures for General-Purpose Lawn for soils of average-to-good fertility and sunny exposure
and mixture for shady areas.
Beautify and Reduce Maintenance Using Ground Covers
In a well balanced landscape
there are often areas not suited for grass, flowers or
shrubs. In these cases the best solution is often a
ground cover that will beautify, as well as keep the
weeds down with little effort on your part. Here are
some plants you may want to consider.
Some Ground Covers to Avoid
Suggestions are often made for ground covers which can
take the place of grass for lawn, but such covers are
usually much more difficult to maintain than grass is,
even though it is claimed they do not require mowing.
Growing a Lawn From Seed
Experts agree that the fall season is the best time
to seed grass, notwithstanding this fact, the heaviest
sales of seed are in the spring. If you seed in the fall
the grass will thrive.
Renovating Old Lawns
If you have been struggling with a poor lawn, you
might just as do something drastic, such as tilling it
up and rebuilding it. Of course, if you do decide to
rebuild it, be careful not to build in the same problems
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