With so many themes to choose from, choosing one that serves all of your needs can sometimes be confusing, especially when it comes to lawn care. However, there is one system that literally ‘covers’ everything. From problem areas to attractive borders, monkey grass is an easy-care, low-maintenance landscape that offers homeowners countless opportunities for use […]
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Did you know that green is the most easily seen color? Its calming effect is actually soothing on the eyes. However, when it comes to the garden, this attractive color is often one that is overlooked. Instead, it’s the multitude of flower color which seems to take center stage. On the contrary, this shouldn’t be […]
Trees are wonderful ways of adding a little shade to your yard, but they can be hard on the grass. Most often, the area just underneath the tree is bare or filled with weeds. If you do manage to grow grass underneath it, you are faced with the challenge of trying to mow it. An […]
Gardening
Creeping Perennials Are Ornamental, Functional, and Low-maintenance Substitutes for Traditional Turf Lawns.
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A nice, lush, and green lawn is a big part of the American dream of owning a home, but the challenges of maintaining such a lawn are often difficult even for the proudest to know. Where traditional plants and grasses fail in the landscape, creeping perennials are substituted as mulch, an alternative that is both […]
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Get the most blooms and best growth from your climbing roses with a little basic training. The secret to more flowers and better growth is to give them adequate support. You may ask “why train roses?” The answer is simple, so that they grow upright. Climbing roses are not true climbers. They do not have […]
California has a love affair with bamboo. From the south to the north of this long state, there are climate zones that are very amenable to this hardy plant. And the state’s population has the money and sophistication to make a market to support them. From running to clumping bamboo, the growers here have all […]