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Easy & Inexpensive Ways to Kill Lawn Weeds

November 13th, 2009

Yellow Wild Flower - Stock photography ©Kathy Burns-MillyardOverview
Buying commercial weed killer can be quite expensive, and it’s not usually friendly to the environment either. Thankfully there are several more natural and inexpensive ways to kill lawn weeds though. The two …


10 Ways to Make Your Front Entryway More Attractive

July 28th, 2008

Make your front door more beautiful with house numbers, hardware, and kick plates. Photo ©Kathy Burns-MillyardThe front entryway, or doorway of your home is the first thing people see when they visit you. In a sense it’s like the face of your house. And depending on how it’s …


Gazebos Make Great Outdoor Living Spaces

July 28th, 2008

Outdoor living rooms and spaces have become a hot design trend in recent years. And one excellent, yet still easy way to create an outdoor living space is by putting up a gazebo in your yard.

You can build your own gazebo from either a kit or gazebo design plans. And …


Creating a Beautiful Outdoor Garden Space

July 28th, 2008

Most people who love gardening simply plant beautiful flowers, bushes, and vines just because they love playing in rich garden soil. Other people plant beautiful flowers because they want the end result of having wonderful colors and textures in their yard. Another excellent reason to create a beautiful outdoor garden …


Decorating Porches & Sunrooms Starts With a Plan

July 27th, 2008

Attached outdoor spaces that provide total or partial shelter should be considered an extension of the home’s interior design. In most cases these areas embrace an entrance or serve to join two interior areas-a breezeway, for example. Traffic patterns figure importantly in overall furniture arrangements, as does the selection of …


Earth Friendly Ways to Water Your Yard

May 15th, 2008

Every year in the spring, avid gardeners and proud home owners around the country start doing major maintenance to make their yards and gardens look lush and beautiful. And part of that maintenance involves watering the yard and garden more fully and heavily than they did during the cold winter …


Tips for Planning Your Landscape Design

May 9th, 2008

No outdoor living space is completely successful until it is integrated with the surrounding landscape. Just as there are specific steps for designing interior spaces, there are also guidelines for exterior ones. How extensive your planning is will depend on the project you’re doing.

If you’re choosing a place within your …


Designing Outdoor Living Spaces for Your Home

May 9th, 2008

Designing and decorating a house doesn’t include just the inside of your home. In fact, most house designs these days include outdoor living spaces of all shapes and sizes. Some outdoor living spaces are just simply that: Extra space outdoors such as a patio, deck, or porch. Other outdoor spaces …