Accessorizing your garden will add to its beauty and enhance your backyard and using arbor trellis is a great way to do it. It doesn’t matter if you’re planting a vegetable garden or a flower garden, trellis can add that extra touch that makes it stand out and grab your attention. The arbor trellis will [...]
Don’t Let Your Backyard Become a Breeding Ground for Mosquitoes
Do you have problem areas in your backyard where the water tends to puddle up? Did you have problems with mosquitoes last year in the spring and summer? If you answered yes, then it’s time to take care of those low-lying areas that create a breeding ground for mosquitoes. When spring arrives, chances are you’ll [...]
Is Your Dog Killing Your Grass?
When your dog is running the same area of your yard constantly, it wears the grass down and kills the roots. During the winter they can do more damage because the grass is dormant and it can’t recover as quickly. As a result, the grass dies out and you’re left with unsightly bare stops in [...]
Backyard Fun for Young Children
It can be hard to keep young children entertained during the winter but helping them find fun games to play in the backyard can help. You can find a variety of games that kids can play outside that will give them exercise and that requires them to use their imagination. Here are a few suggestions [...]
Prepare Your Flowerbeds: Backyard Garden Prep
Do you enjoy beautiful flowers that bloom throughout the spring, summer and early fall? You can get a head start on spring planting by cleaning out and preparing your flowerbeds now. Begin by cleaning out any leaves, trash or other debris in the flowerbeds. Once the area is clean, add the compost or fertilizer to [...]
Prepare for Spring Gardening Now
Even though it’s still several more weeks of winter, now is a great time to prepare for spring gardening. If you’ve thought about making changes to your garden, now is a good time to figure out what you would like to do different. Do you want to plant something different this coming spring or change [...]
Should You Water Your Lawn in the Winter?
Many homeowners will continue to water their lawns in the winter especially if it’s a dry winter but is it really necessary? Watering your lawn in the winter can help to encourage growth in the spring so you can have a thick, lush lawn. However, over-watering can do more harm than good. If you over-water [...]
Add a Touch of Summer to Your Backyard
You can add a touch of summer to your backyard this winter by installing a heating device. You don’t have to stay indoors when the weather gets cold. When you enjoy entertaining guest on the patio or deck, there are several ways to make the outdoors tolerable and fun in the winter. You can install [...]
Is Your Lawn Furniture Ready for Winter?
If you haven’t already prepared your lawn furniture for the cold winter ahead, now is the time to do so. Once the harsh weather sets in with snow and ice, it will be difficult to get outside and take care of things. You have a couple different options when it comes to winterizing your lawn [...]
Winter Weed Control
Many homeowners don’t think too much about weeds in the winter and keeping them under control. However, this is an excellent time to take control of your lawn by getting rid of those weeds. In the winter, weeds will grow faster than grass. For this reason, they can actually take over your lawn and hinder [...]