How to Apply Mulch
How to Apply Mulch Mulching your garden beds twice a year - once in early spring and again in a late fall - helps your garden retain moisture within the soil. It also prevents the triggers that cause ...
What is Efflorescence?
What is Efflorescence? Homeowners often wonder, "What is this white stuff on my wall/pavers/brick/driveway/etc?" It comes in a variety of textures such as rough, thread-like, powdery, sandy, and cott ...
Comparing Deicers for Use on Masonry and Concrete
Comparing Deicers for Use on Masonry and Concrete Sodium choride (rock salt, common salt, table salt) Sodium chloride is the least expensive, most commonly used deicer. It is highly effective until ...
Preparing a Koi Pond for the Winter
Begin preparing for winter a couple of months before the season hits. Start by removing any unwanted fish, as space is critical during this time of the year. Overcrowding stresses the fish and is cond ...
4 Considerations When Building a Koi Pond
4 Considerations When Building a Koi Pond Water features add texture, movement, and a meditative sound, creating an atmosphere most homeowners would need to spend plenty of time traveling long distan ...
5 Tips to Prevent Tick Bites
5 Tips to Prevent Tick Bites Over the past 2 weeks, we've covered 12 diseases spread by ticks and took a detailed look at a tick-related red-meat allergy. You don't have to avoid the outdoors, howeve ...
How to Maintain a Deck
How to Maintain A Deck Wood Failing to wash your deck at least once per year causes a buildup of pollen and other debris. This eventually leads to mold or mildew, and will eventually rot through the ...
5 Ways to Remove a Tree Stump
5 Ways to Remove a Tree Stump 1. Dig it Out Digging the stump from the ground may be difficult depending on the size of the stump, but it is the most thorough method of stump removal. Break up the r ...
How to Clean Outdoor Furniture
How to Clean Outdoor Furniture Do not power-wash outdoor furniture. If your furniture is chipped, power-washing will increase the size of the chip. Cracks can be caused after a single power-wash, eve ...
Outdoor Fireplace & Fire Pit Maintenance
Outdoor Wood-Burning Fireplace Maintenance Be sure to keep undergrowth around the fireplace down. It’s not only a fire hazard, but can also deteriorate the outdoor fireplace itself. If you chip ...