All posts tagged "landscape"
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Tip of the Day: Gardening Statistics
Here is one quick, money-saving tip that will help you fix up and improve your home. All from the award-winning On The House Tip of the Day.’ https://onthehouse.com/tip_audio/2017/2017-05-23.mp3
- Posted May 23, 2017
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Tip of the Day: Spring Back Your Lawn
Here is one quick, money-saving tip that will help you fix up and improve your home. All from the award-winning On The House Tip of the Day.’ https://onthehouse.com/tip_audio/2017/2017-05-15.mp3
- Posted May 15, 2017
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10 Ways to Use Artificial Turf Where It Actually Looks Good
Fake grass is not for everyone, but it can be a problem-solver on balconies, on driveway strips and in urban courtyards Artificial turf is a controversial topic. On one hand, it’s heralded as more environmentally friendly than...
- Posted October 11, 2016
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10 Ornamental Grasses to Plant This Fall
Prized for their featherlike textures, billowing silhouettes and delicate seed heads, ornamental grasses can be stars of autumn gardens. We’ve taken a bit of liberty with the term “grasses” here. Botanically speaking, a true grass falls under...
- Posted September 21, 2016
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Power Yard Tools that’s Right for the Job, YARDMAX
YARDMAX™ is a new, innovative brand from a proven manufacturer, offering highly engineered, affordable outdoor power equipment (OPE) to a wide range of savvy homeowners and skilled DIYers. The expansive line, which includes a full range of...
- Posted June 1, 2016
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Clover comeback: Today’s twist to a lush, green, easy, eco-smart lawn alternative
Who doesn’t love the look and feel of a lush, green lawn? Having your home surrounded by gorgeous green turf has forever been part of the American dream. But once reality sets in, maintaining and irrigating traditional...
- Posted March 30, 2016
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Low-Voltage Landscape Lighting
Even on the best of moonlit evenings, trying to navigate through the garden via path and patio can be a challenge at best and, at worst, the cause of a nasty spill. A house-mounted spotlight here or...
- Posted August 25, 2015
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Picket Fence Styles
The Berlin Wall fell in November 1989. As one of the world’s most infamous fences it accomplished its purpose of preventing free travel between East and West Berlin. And with an average height of about 12 feet...
- Posted August 20, 2015
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Create High-Impact Container Gardens With Grasses
You’ve probably heard the phrase thriller, filler and spiller as it relates to container design. The thriller is considered the main plant, the one with the wow factor; the filler makes up the heart or center of...
- Posted July 30, 2015
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Landscaping and Gardening: Sharpen Your Lawn Care Technique
Every neighborhood has one. That one standout home with a beautiful carpet of rolling green lawn that draws “oohs” and “ahhs” from passers-by – and that makes yours look like abandoned property by comparison. Tired of peeking...
- Posted March 27, 2015