Using landscaping stones for adornment just isn't exactly a brand new idea, but it has proved itself time and time again to be an awesome technique to improve the look of gardens and yards of ...

Add a Classy Touch to Your Garden with Arbors and Pergolas. There are many ways you can utilize these structures to enhance your garden design.

A picket fence is typically used for defining property lines or for a decorative divider within a yard. It is a short fence, so it won't provide much in the way of security or privacy. Around a pool, the most important thing is to keep small children out when unsupervised, and a picket fence will ac

Video Transcript Hi, I'm Kathryn O¡¯Donnell, horticulturist and entrepreneur. Today, we're going to talk about propagating pothos plants. Pothos is such a great easy care plant, and it is just as easy to propagate. We have a jade pothos here, and the beauty of pothos is, they grow...

Learning how to build your own outdoor fountain is simple. You can probably make it with a few odds and ends laying about the house or you can splurge and make something a little bigger and fancier. If you are looking to beautify a garden, an outdoor fountain is the way to go. There are a couple thi

Rubbermaid manufactures a line of plastic mailboxes designed to be rugged yet attractive, while protecting mail and packages from the elements. The few parts and snap-together features of these mailboxes make them simple put together and install. The mailbox mounts on an inexpensive 4-by-4 wooden po

Cedar mulch is available at many hardware stores and nurseries and has a unique red color that adds a distinctive look to lawns and gardens. It is generally used around shrubs, perennials and trees, including fruit trees, but it is not recommended for vegetable and flower gardens because it can make

This summer, you decided that you want to build this beautiful garden space where you can go to just get away from it all. However, you're stumped as to how to design the garden. Well, if you want a decorative focal point for the outdoor space, just turn to weathervanes. Really, they are not ju

Sod is a great way to start a lawn. It's faster and easier than starting from seed, and almost anyone can lay sod.

Seed viability and site preparation are two of the basic elements of a successful nursery bed. The seed needs to be ripe to germinate. Seeds also have to go in the ground at the most favorable time for the species. Apple seeds, for instance, germinate only after they have been in cold temperatures f

Chain-link fences offer landscape design benefits.Leaf in Fence image by Towards Ithaca from Fotolia.comChain-link fences are a utility fence material designed for durability and security. The heavy wire fencing, though sturdy, is plain and offers minimal landscaping appeal in your yard...

Wooden landscape timbers are long wooden blocks that are used as edging for flowerbeds and trees and along sidewalks and pathways. Although you can simply lay one or two rows of landscape timbers on top of each other, you should really fasten them together to provide added support. In addition, fast

Will a tight budget restrict your ideas of creating your unique outdoor shed? Or are you having a dilemma identifying the way to build your own shed? Designing sheds on your own is actually fairly ...

Sprinkler systems are one of several options for watering a lawn or garden. Sprinklers are installed throughout the lawn in the desired locations. This method is popular both for individual homeowners as well as on golf courses and on office building lawns.

Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) is a cool-season garden crop prized for its large and colorful foliage, enjoyed for its flavor and nutritional value as well as for its ornamental contribution to a vegetable garden. A handful of different pests may occasionally threaten the appearance and vi

A member of the large Capsicum annuum group of sweet and hot peppers, heavy-yielding banana peppers -- sometimes called yellow Hungarian wax peppers -- have been grown in Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. Perennial in warm climates, they are typically grown as a garden annual. The

Rocky soil can prevent you from having a successful garden. You can remove rocks from your soil using a rock sift. A basic rock sift consists of a wooden frame with hardware mesh fastened to one side. The wood frame will hold small amounts of soil at a time as you sift it. The mesh will capture rock

Video Transcript Okay now we're at the state where we want to store this parsley. So we're going to put it on a nice organic paper towel here. And that's to absorb any excess moisture to keep the parsley from rotting while it's inside your refrigerator. And you don't want to use a...

A sturdy and versatile work bench is a must-have for any garage. The bench becomes a tool in itself because of all of the things it will help you accomplish. And a good work bench does not have to be costly. You can build one yourself in a few hours with a few basic tools and a few pieces of lumber

For the average Joe the metal benches being churned out by the manufacturer should be as bland and as simplistic as possible. The reason being is that the metal bench is for sitting on and nothing else. To the ever-creative artist or artisans the metal benches are a work of art that has already happ