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Photo Journal - Hillside Landscaping Vol 2 - Terracing with Wood

Landscaping a hillside can be one of the most difficult landscaping projects. After building my new home in a hillside community in Southern California I was left with a hillside in my backyard that had never...

28 comments    how to home photos
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Scarecrow Sprinkler - Repel Deer Dogs Cats Birds Rabbits and More

Getting rid of deer or other garden pests like cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, or even the lowly armadillo can be a real challenge. Getting rid of garden pests without poisons or other harmful products just adds...

4 comments    gardening garden landscaping
Beautiful Spring Garden68

Design A Beautiful Spring Garden

After a spread out brumal and gray winter, a colorful spring garden is a welcome sight. Bulbs, many species of shrubs and an unusual perennials vessel illuminate up a garden long before there are even leaves...

0 comments    gardening flowers garden
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Choosing an Alternative Lawn

Alternative lawns can range from a traditional bluegrass or bermuda grass lawn managed organically, to alternative turf grasses or groundcovers, to a full-scale habitat restoration or permaculture project, with many options in between.

5 comments    home gardening landscaping
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Life Lessons I've Learned While Gardening

Beauty adds so much to our world, and a good place to find beauty is in the garden. Gardens are special places because here one can find peace and experience joy. Filled with bright colors and wonderful...

31 comments    love life advice
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How to kill Poison Oak and Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy is one of the worst enemies to gardeners and hikers. In the drier western states, its rude cousin Poison Oak is just as bad. The techniques for eradication of Poison Oak and Poison Ivy are the...

1 comment    home gardening landscaping
The tranquility of Feng Shui73

Feng Shui Landscape Design

The garden is no longer just some space in your home where you go to for fresh air or for having your fill of green. Now it is actually one of the main spots you have to look into when your life isn't going...

1 comment    chi japanese gardens feng shui elements
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Creating A Garden Path

The perfect garden means everything to you. But, nothing makes a beautiful stroll through your garden unpleasant as the mud staining your pants as you stroll. Although many gardens will have paths that...

1 comment    gardening garden plants
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Designing The Sensory Garden

A garden should stimulate all the senses. Imagine spending an afternoon casually strolling through a garden that is full of enticing aromas, is pleasant to the touch, a feast for the eyes, delicious with an...

13 comments    food kids design
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Landscape Add Value to Your Property

Landscaping your front yard can increase your property's value by up to 20 per cent. I divide home buyers/owners into three broad categories. This is simply done in order to help the buyer make...

21 comments    advice how to home
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