Aug 23, 2010

The History of the Chelsea Clock Company

The beautiful Chelsea Clocks have been around for a long time and with a fascinating history. You can collect them as antiques or buy new Chelsea clocks or barometers. They make a beautiful addition to any home or office.

Jul 28, 2010

How to Double the Size of Your Garden with Vertical Gardening


Do you wish you had more room for a bigger garden. You can double the size of your garden and grow more vegetables with what is called a vertical gardening. With a vertical garden using a trellis, you can actually double the size of your garden without digging up more of your yard.


Apr 19, 2010

Brighten Up Your Yard with Ornamental Grass

Ornamental grass can add amazing color and movement to your yard. Some ornamental grasses have flowers and others have colorful leaves or tassel’s that wave in the breeze. You can choose from grass that is steel blue, silver, white, yellow, orange, bright red and chartreuse in color.

Mar 14, 2010

How to Plant and Care for a Peach Tree

Peaches might be the best tasting fruit and everyone waits all year for peach season. Growing your own peach tree is not hard. Look down almost any street and you can see peach trees. A Peach tree can make a beautiful addition to your yard.

Mar 5, 2010

How to Keep Woodpeckers From Damaging Your House


Have you ever been jarred awake at 6 AM with what sounded like someone had a jackhammer on your roof. Woodpeckers drumming and hammering away at the metal vent pipes on your roof can be quite an alarm clock. There are numerous ideas you can try to stop the woodpeckers from damaging your house.


Sep 30, 2009

Fall Garden Cleanup Tips

The summer garden season is coming to an end. There are numerous things you can do to clean your garden and get the garden ready for next year. What you do in your garden this fall can help the garden next year.

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Jul 4, 2009

How to help your garden after a hailstorm

You plant your garden in May, and by June it is looking perfect. The first blooms are on the peppers and tomatoes already. The nice afternoon showers are watering your garden and then it happens. An intense hailstorm hits and you get home and look at the hail piled in your garden like snow. Now what do you do?