Category Archives for "Gardening"
August 8, 2011
- in Gardening , Health & Beauty by Alexis Rodrigo
How to Preserve Your Late Summer Fruit
Depending on where you live, late summer presents us with fruits like pears, apples, cranberries, figs, and cantaloupes. Grapes, too, tend to be late summer fare. If you’d like to take advantage of this bounty, here are some ideas for preserving late summer fruit. Drying
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July 13, 2011
- in Gardening by Alexis Rodrigo
Easy Guide to Composting
Making your own compost can be an economical way to use kitchen scraps and yard waste, and it is a natural means of keeping your yard, garden, and plants healthy. If you’d like to get started composting, here are some simple guidelines. How Much? Before you begin, sit down and think about how much compost […]
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July 6, 2011
- in Gardening by Alexis Rodrigo
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The Benefits of Natural Lawn Care
What is natural lawn care? Essentially, caring for your lawn naturally means you don’t use synthetic chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides on your lawn. It means you do use natural fertilizers and organic means of dealing with pests. Natural lawn care can apply to a few methods or you can go “all the way” […]
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June 29, 2011
- in Gardening by Alexis Rodrigo
How to Make a Birdhouse with Twigs
It’s not unusual for children to become enamored with wild animals. They want to touch or hold them when they see them, but as parents we know that’s not a good idea. However, you can encourage their love of birds by teaching them how to make a birdhouse with twigs. Let them hang it near […]
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June 28, 2011
- in Gardening by Alexis Rodrigo
Making Your Backyard Wildlife Friendly
Having a yard that is friendly to wildlife does involve certain techniques and approaches to lawn care, some of them unconventional. The perfectly-groomed, square-cornered lawn with the carpet-like grass that never gets above 2 inches tall is not, unfortunately, the ideal environment for wildlife. So you may need to re-think things a bit to make […]
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