A wealthy, crumbling compost provides the organic matter and nutrients your plants will need to thrive. While you may get compost, building your own compost pile not only ensures you add only the ingredients you want to your own soil, but it lets you remove lawn, garden and kitchen waste in an environmentally friendly manner. …
Mysterious holes in yards sometimes appear without a guilty party in sight. At times, patches of yard might implode from decaying roots, leaving holes, especially following heavy rains. Other times, the culprits are bugs that dig upward to emerge from grass or downward to deposit eggs or shop their prey. Hole sizes and also other …
Plant life is an important part of freshwater ponds, helping to create a balanced ecosystem. They provide shelter, cover, food and nesting places for wildlife living both inside and around the pond. Aquatic plants keep freshwater ponds healthful while improving the appearance of the pond and surrounding area. Shoreline Plants Shoreline plants — also known …
Curtain poles are frequently the central piece from which you base your hardware collection, and you have several choices in terms of colour, finish and function. A decorative rod may add to the room, while a hidden rod can be selected based on purpose independently. Each kind of curtain rod has its advantages and disadvantages, …
Chilly evenings allow you to appreciate a warm fire, and the calming impact is doubled when you’re sitting outside under the stars. There are many ways to integrate a fire place in your lawn besides standard fireplaces, such as outdoor kitchens, chimeneas and fire pits. Outdoor fireplaces — regardless of what kind they take — …
No matter what fireplace type, style or size you have, the best way to show off it is with the appropriate lighting. Fireplace light not only is functional, but it also helps emphasize your fireplace as a focal point in your home. There are over thousands of light options to choose from, so it can …
Joel and Shauna May believed shifting their family to a larger house, but after viewing 3-D renderings of the cellar renovation by Brad McCallum, owner of Urban Abode, they understood they’d be very happy staying put. The couple had a great deal of demands for their 900-square-foot area, which introduced lots of layout challenges. “What …
Rats are a bane of house gardens. The rodents carry myriad ailments, wreak havoc on property and decimate crops. Rats are not choosy when it comes to food or shelter sources. They’re known to live in burrows, colonies and essentially any spaces both small and nondescript, like attics and big, open places such as fields. …
Stunning water views drew Steve Joung and Dana Guo to their high rise apartment in Chicago. Floor-to-ceiling windows wrap the entire unit, and every room has a view of either Lake Michigan or the Chicago River. The couple renovated the conventional inside, enhancing the home’s existing components with their fresh, personal style. in a GlanceWho …
Your house might look tidy, but it probably traps allergens inside which means you breathe them in. Some houseplants give efficient air filtering of particular pollutants while creating oxygen, making a healthier atmosphere inside your property. The carbon dioxide you breathe assists these crops grow, as do some common environmental toxins, according to the U.S. …