Category : Landscaping & Garden & Landscape : Home & Garden

How to Take Care of Wheat Grass

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Wheatgrass is a nutritious supplement that provides vitamins beneficial to your health and well being. Drinking juiced wheatgrass can rid the body of toxins and boost your immune system. Once you plant your wheatgrass seeds, you will begin to see the grass sprouting in seven to 10 days. Wheatgrass c

Patchouli Plant Seeds

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Patchouli oil comes from the leaf of an herb.Michael Hitoshi/Photodisc/Getty ImagesPatchouli is an herb and a member of the mint family. It is most famous as the scent associated with the hippie culture of the 1960s, but it is primarily used in its native Southeast Asia for herbal...

How to Refinish a Concrete Porch

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We've all seen beautiful homes with concrete porches that were falling apart. No matter how modern or well-cared for the house is, crumbling porches, sidewalks, and driveways can make them appear old and unloved. Moreover, concrete porches in disrepair can be a danger to homeowners and their guests.

How to Build Pole Barns

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The pole barn has been a staple of the American rural landscape for centuries. It's the most basic type of building -- set poles in the ground, put beams across them to hold roof rafters, then cover the sides and roof with boards. A variation used for houses and other buildings today is called post

How to Kill Siberian Elm Trees

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The Siberian elm tree is a beautiful, fast-growing deciduous tree that grows well nearly anywhere. In fact, it grows a little too well. For this reason, it has been labelled an invasive plant, and indeed it has been wreaking havoc on native plants across North America for years. Controlling the Sibe

DIY: Drip Irrigation System

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Drip irrigation is wonderful way to conserve water resources. It is healthier for plants than other forms of irrigation and is also helpful in erosion control and soil management. Drip irrigation components come in a variety of configurations and are inexpensive. With the possible exception of plumb

When to Seed Lawn?

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Its a good time to sow grass seed for a new or refurbished lawn when it will be the easiest to keep the seed and surrounding soil moist and when there will be minimal heat and cold stress on the delicate, newly forming roots. For most regions, irrespective of the grass seed varietal, this means eith