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This video is part of Kitchen Gardeners International’s “Eat the View” campaign to convert part of the White House lawn into an edible landscape. It features KGI founder, Roger Doiron, digging a new garden on his “white house” lawn. Add this idea to your collection of lawn designs.
Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, STEFAN HYROSS. He is an expert on real estate landscaping, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.
Suggestions For Great Backyard Landscaping
by Stefan Hyross
Everyone enjoys relaxing outdoors on a nice summer day. However, if your backyard needs some work, you may not be enjoying it to the fullest. You may be overwhelmed by the size of the landscaping project, especially is you try to do it all in one growing season. The solution? Sectional landscaping.
If you determine sections for your backyard and remodel only one section each year, you will be able to revamp your whole yard in a few years without breaking your back or spending a fortune. Sectional landscaping is particularly useful if you care on a budget. It will be easier to absorb $1,000 every year for 3 or 4 years than trying to spend $4,000-5,000 in one season. Read the rest of this entry »
Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, NICHOLAS WEBB. He is a gardening expert, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.
Patio Design – Expanding Your Home Outdoors
By Nicholas Webb
A patio can be just like another room in your house. Effective patio design can mean that your increase the floor space of your home, by adding an outside room that allows you to entertain like never before. A patio can just be a rectangular slab of concrete with some plastic chairs and griller, but it can also be so much more.
What comes to mind when you think of a patio?
Patio design gives you the opportunity to create an outside living area – an extension of your home – for entertaining and relaxing all year round. For instance, people who like to entertain may want to consider a patio with an undercover kitchen and dining area. By adding a barbecue grill, a built in fridge and some quality outdoor furniture, the patio can, in itself, become a feature of your home. Read the rest of this entry »
Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, HUGH HARRIS-EVANS. He is a water garden expert, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.
How to Build a Waterfall For Your Garden Pond
By Hugh Harris-Evans
Building a waterfall is easier than you think and will add a new dimension to your pool.
When building a waterfall, as with any garden project, you must first consider the design and make a plan. The biggest mistake that people make when planning a pond waterfall is to err on the large side. For a pond measuring 12 ft x 14 ft you should think in terms of a fall of 18-24 inches. The width of the waterfall should be in proportion to the size of your pond. The important point is to make sure that the scale of your construction fits in with the surrounding features and does not spoil the balance of your overall garden design. Read the rest of this entry »
Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, TOM B GEE. He is an expert on garden sheds, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.
Cheap Garden Sheds – What Are Your Requirements?
By Tom B Gee
When you think of a garden shed, you most likely visualize a wooden box-shaped construction situated at the end of somebody’s backyard, filled with all sorts of household paraphernalia and gardening tools. For some, their shed offers a place to do some DIY that is not appropriate for indoors; for others, their shed provides a silence location for them just to sit down and think. Although, these are the most conventional uses and designs, there are lots of other variations of the traditional shed that can be purchased and sheds can be made from a variety of materials and come in a whole range of distinct shapes and sizes. Additionally, sheds come in several price ranges and you don’t have to break the bank to find something appropriate to your needs. Some can be small open-sided with tin-roofs and others can be big wood-framed sheds with shingled roofs. Read the rest of this entry »
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