The garden plants known collectively as ornamental grasses include dozens of species that are valuable in the garden as landscape plants. Most are perennial plants with grasslike appearance and growth habits, grown for the appeal of their foliage rather...
How much should you plant per person in the garden to feed individuals or a family of four throughout the growing season and beyond? The answer to that will depend on a number of factors such as, which vegetables,...
If you've got small, furry intruders in your yard or garden, it might be time to learn how to get rid of voles.
Relatives of hamsters and lemmings, voles are small, mouse-like rodents (also called meadow mice) that live in...
Identify what poisonous plants may be present in your backyard using these pictures of common toxic plants in North America. This list will help you to identify vegetation that can be dangerous if touched or consumed. The level of...
Small, low-growing evergreen shrubs are ideal in any landscape. They can be added as an accent border, grown in a container, or scattered as groundcovers—the possibilities are limitless.
These compact shrubs grow only a few feet in height and spread,...
Laying down landscape fabric is the easiest and often the most effective method for fighting weeds. It prevents weed seeds from germinating in the soil or from landing and taking root from above the soil. And because landscape fabric...
Learning the most common types of weeds can help you identify these plants in your lawn and garden. Many common weeds have "weed" in their name, like ragweed, knotweed, and chickweed.
Weeds are often thought of as nuisance plants that invade lawns...
Hydrangea blossoms are large showy flowers in a variety of colors that range from blues to reds to purples and white to light green. If you grow hydrangeas and want to preserve their beauty long after they bloom, you'll be happy...
Geraniums (Pelargonium hybrids) are usually only grown as annuals, except in USDA zones 10 and 11, where the mild climate allows them to flourish outdoors all year long.1 Therefore, come fall, gardeners in zones colder than 10 have four options for their plants: Let them...
When it's time to clean your wood deck in preparation for refinishing, a chemical deck brightener applied by hand-scrubbing may not do the job of deep cleaning, but a pressure washer will.
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A pressure washer has many uses around the home, but...
