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Wow, if you live in the southwest part of the United States. You know that we just have had the first big snowfall of the season. Fortunatly it has warmed up quite a bit giving us another chance to take care of those last landscape and garden chores that have to be done.

Did you know that after the first big snowfall or frost of the season. That now is the best time to mulch those fragile plants on your landscape and garden. Did you also know that there is also a fine line between mulching your plants and shrubs to much. 

As you might have cathered we have some fine tips for you on how to mulch your garden landscape without hurting your plants for the coming spring. Read More 

 

 

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With the status of the current real estate market being as low as it has been in years. We all would like to up the resale value of our homes. A recent study from Clemson University has found that landscaping around your home and garden can result in a more than a 100 percent return on your investment.

They also say that doing this it is very important to pick the right contractor and high quality materials for the job. Being a advocate of the do-it-yourself method of landscaping. I know that there are times when the landscaping job that you want done may be better off done by hiring a professional contractor to do the landscaping job for you.

Here are a few tips on picking the right contractor for your landscaping project …Read More

As I was driving around this afternoon. Taking care of some errands that needed to be done. i noticed more and more Halloween displays setup in the front yard of peoples homes. I saw all kinds of cool halloween displays with  blown up figures of ghosts and goblins and witches that are displayed. Halloween will soon be here and there is still plenty of time to give your front yard that creepy goulish feeling. Having a front lawn decorated for Halloween always makes for a good creepy Halloween party for all of your freinds and the trick-or treaters that come to your door. Here are some great tips for items that you can use from around your home and garden that will give your lawn and garden that goulish Halloween charm.

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Now that Halloween is just around the corner and you are  ready to start putting up all of your decorations. You might want to think about using some simple items around your home and garden to create Halloween decorations. Things like pumpkins and squash from your vegetable garden. With a little imagination can create a beautiful Halloween display. Also autumn leaves or straw can help in making a [halloween display] or a scary scarecrow for your front yard. Now you might not be able to get out of puchasing that Superman,Batman or Wonder Woman costume. But using items from your garden landscape will help add to that creepy Halloween atmosphere that you want to create to start off the holiday season.

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I now you must be thinking what the heck do I need a greenhouse for ? When most people think of greenhouses . They think of getting in there car and taking a moderate drive to a well established garden nursury in there town or surrounding community. At these garden nurseries you have your choice of a wide variety of plants,flowers and trees that you can browse through and decide what fits your garden landscape the best.

With winter slowly getting closer and tempatures starting to drop gradually every day. You may have plants and flowers that you might want to protect from the cold winter months but there is not enouph room in your home to keep your plants and flowers safe from the winter elements.

There are many types of greenhouses that are made for the average homeowner. These [greenhouses] come in a variety of sizes. From fitting on your back yard patio to having a complete walk in  greenhouse that fits in your backyard. And What suprised me the most is it is not very expensive to do. take a look at our recent article on how you can pick the right greenhouse to fit your gardening needs.