Get rid of weeds for good with a simple 2-step process. Our 1890s farmhouse is nestled back off the road on a one-acre lot, right in the middle of a newer neighborhood. Our yard butts up to 8 different neighbor’s yards, so landscaping has been a bit of a challenge (especially ...
With the pollinator population threatened, many homeowners are making their yards ahaven for beesand butterflies. There’s no better way to do so than getting rid of your lawn and filling it with native plants instead of nonnative turfgrass. Switching to a garden might be a good idea for you...
B.how to strengthen bonds with friends C.the lifestyles of different ethnic groups D.different holiday celebrations and customs B Kristin Schell is the founder of The Turquoise Table, a movement of ordinary people who...
What do a wrecking yard, a rock concert and your front door have in common? They each use electromagnets, devices that create a magnetic field through the application of electricity. Wrecking yards employ extremely powerful electromagnets to move heavy pieces of scrap metal or even entire cars fr...
Add potassium-rich material such as greensand to the planting bed; also add phosphorus-rich material like phosphate rock. Add plenty of well-aged compost to planting beds before planting. In regions where the soil is sandy or where there is heavy rain, supplement the soil with nitrogen. Addin...
Lava viewing is a must-do activity if you are lucky enough to be on the Big Island while one of the volcanoes is actively erupting. Hawaii wouldn’t exist if it were not for the continuous volcanic activity that created all the islands, and seeing this happening in “real-time” is, fo...
To figure out how much dirt you need for your space, you need to be working in cubic yards. Cubic yards is the measurement dirt contractors use to determine the quantity of fill dirt, the price, and how many truckloads will be required to transport all your dirt. How Much Fill Dirt ...
How much is a ton of sand? A ton of sand is typically about 0.750 cubic yards (3/4 cu yd), or 20 cubic feet. Sand is assumed relatively damp, since adding water can increase or decrease the density of the sand considerably (e.g. if it was raining or if you dig up and leave ...
People have been building domes for centuries. Ancient peoples such as theRomans applied their masonry skills-- and their knowledge of the arch -- to create massive domes. But those domes needed equally large supporting walls keep the entire structure from crashing to the ground. In short,huge...
The Southwest Coastal Project is planning to move millions of tons of dredged mud, rocks, oyster shells, and other materials to replace eroded land or guard vulnerable shoreline. More than 5 million cubic yards of dredged sediment from the Calcasieu Ship Channel, for instance, will be used to...