Here’s how to landscape safely around buried cable lines: plan ahead, mark the utility lines, keep power tools away from the tolerance zone, learn what you can install above utility lines, and know where the trees fit in. Why do you need to take precautions? Underground utility lines are...
Mulch can be attractive too, so you might want to try decorative bark or woodchip mulch. Each will provide an attractive surface that adds a decorative and useful finish to flower beds, around the base of trees and along the edges of paths. Make sure you water the ground thoroughly before...
Crushed stone, gravel, marble, or brick chipsprovide permanent mulch around shrubs and trees. That said, these mulches are expensive, hard to move, and can get into the lawn. Weed seeds and soil can still find their way into the stones; an underlayer of landscape fabric will help prevent ...
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Adding mulch to your garden is inexpensive and eco-friendly way to keep your soil healthy. Here's how to pick between wood chips, grass clippings, straw, and landscape fabrics based on where you're putting mulch.
Mulch volcanoes are absolutely the wrong way to mulch around trees. The mulch traps moisture against the bark and impacts the tree’s long-term health. Just say no to mulch volcanoes!Inexperienced landscapers are notorious for this tree-killing practice. Not only does piling mulch around the ba...
Your property is what you make it, so why not fill your front yard with fruit trees, flowers, and veggies and sell your lawnmower? Whether you’re just starting to grow your own food, or you’re ready to let gardening take over your life and landscape, there are plenty of benefits fr...
Cypress trees grow only in the Southern US but cypress mulch is sold everywhere. Image Credit:Home Depot Cedar mulch.Cedar is the northern equivalent to cypress. It also has a natural resistance to disease and fungus, and has a reddish tone that many landscapers appreciate. ...
'A landscape with a variety of trees and plants with pollen and nectar sources is a great way to build a habitat conducive to these beneficial organisms,' she adds. You can also try creating a wildlife garden to bring more natural predators of alder leaf beetles. This is made easier with...
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