Getting the proper streamlined tensile look from your DIY shade sail can be easy. Many competent DIY'ers tend to buy a shade sail only as they have already worked out which posts or other strong fixing points they are going to use. This approach can offer big savings on third party installation
Over the winter you may start dreaming of all the things you'd like to do to improve your landscaping next spring and summer. Although those warm, sunny days may seem like they're a long time in the future, they'll be here before you know it.
Adding a patio to your home not only increases livable space, but can potentially add to the value of your property. Installing a patio does not have to be an overly expensive or even labor-intensive endeavor, especially when using pre-cut garden pavers or flagstone tile. Depending on the materials
A well built wood retaining wall can add to any landscape, providing both visual beauty and a high degree of safety to any sloped property. When put together correctly a retaining wall built out of landscape timbers provides as much stability as any rock or concrete block wall, with the added good l
Are you planning to utilise the open space area available in front of your house? Do you plan to construct paver in the available space? If yes, lots of extra work needs to be done. ...
The Philippines is home to a number of unique ornamental plant and flowers species. With is tropical climate suitable for year-round cultivation, it is an ideal location for ornamental horticultural products from tropical plants to even semi-temperate species. Filipinos are also fond of maintaining
Most gardeners swear that compost is the key to a beautiful, healthy garden. Decaying food, leaves and soil are combined and left to rot and eventually provide a nutrient-rich garden additive. Some gardeners leave their compost piles bare, some buy specially made boxes for their compost, and some ch
Choosing the right electric fence controller, or "energizer," is a key step of installing an electric fence. A fence controller without adequate power won't produce a shock strong enough to contain or exclude animals from the fenced area; using a fence controller with too much power wastes money and
Folding cardboard is an easy process. Folding cardboard can be necessary for storing cardboard boxes or for using cardboard to create structures from cardboard. These simple steps will produce a clean fold with minimal effort.
Nitrogen fertilizer helps grass grow vigorously, improves color and stress endurance and diminishes weed and disease problems. Used incorrectly or excessively, nitrogen fertilizer causes problems in the lawn, as well as damage in the environment at large.
Laying your own loose-brick paver patio is a great weekend project that doesn't involve concrete or other permanent materials. Instead, you set up a bed of fine gravel, then lay the pavers over it, bordered by weatherized two-by-fours. By tightly packing the gravel bed, the resulting patio will be s
A privacy fence is a fence with a purpose. It is not built for beauty, but rather to keep the neighbors from seeing and to define the property line. It's typically 6 feet tall, but the height may vary depending on what building and neighborhood codes allow. Privacy fences can be built with vinyl or
Walk-behind power mowers have been used since the early 20th century. Most residential mowers have a single cutting blade located beneath the mower deck that is spun by a small gasoline engine. A mower of this type put into rigorous commercial use might not last very long. Commercial walk-behind mow
If you own a farm or ranch with livestock, a top priority is securing the animals safely on your property to protect them from theft and to prevent them from wandering off. When the livestock you are keeping fenced in is cattle, you need a strong, durable fence. One type of fence that fits this need
Most any project done in concrete will be sturdier and longer lasting if you reinforce it with rebar. This especially applies to concrete walls because they are vertical instead of horizontal, so a wall will need that much more reinforcement to resist cracking and shifting. The careful, planned-out
Mice can infest your home at any time. An excess of rain and flooding, as well as the late fall and winter seasons, will drive mice indoors looking for food and shelter.
The way you use your outdoor space says a lot about you as a homeowner. Few homes have the luxury of a front yard, backyard, or garage space. If you are one of the lucky few homeowners with enough space to put up external home areas, do not allow these extensions to be idle ground.
Hilly yards do not have to be unusable eyesores. Place a retaining wall at the bottom of the slope and back-fill the area behind it to turn it into a garden bed or patio area. Use timbers in the retaining wall to give the wall a natural, outdoorsy look. Purchase pressure-treated timbers made specifi
Garden paving slabs are one of the many ways to add contrast and decoration to your garden or yard. These slabs are made of hard and durable materials, such as concrete, brick, or natural stone. ...
When the weather is nice outside, we want to be out there and enjoy the sun, the gentle breezes, and the sounds and smells of summer. While we can sit out on our front steps, or lean on the fence and talk to your neighbor. But when we want to spend the entire day or even an entire weekend outside, i
