Special Outdoor Projects

How to Attract Bluebirds

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Bluebirds add beauty and color to any yard. Because their habitats are steadily diminishing, attracting and caring for bluebirds not only provides personal joy and satisfaction but also aids in the ongoing conservation efforts to increase ... more »

How to Build a Hollow Log Birdhouse

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If you have a lot of birds hanging around in your trees, you should make them a birdhouse. Birdhouses are relatively simple to make utilizing things you can find around your yard and in your tool box. One of the simplest birdhouses is a ... more »

How to Clean Car Fluid Stains off of the Driveway

By kllmomof2

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If you want to clean up your driveway where the car has leaked, it is actually pretty simple... more »

How to Clean Teak Furniture

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Teak is one of the most durable hardwoods for outdoor furniture. Left alone, it will weather to a beautiful silvery gray color over time. But you may want to periodically treat or clean your teak furniture to get rid of dirt build-up and the ... more »

How to Convert a Pond to a Dry Creek Bed

By favefive

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There may come a time that you have no more purpose for your pond. Whatever the reason may be, you can convert the unusable pond into a dry creek bed which can help add curb appeal to your yard... more »

How to Create a Patio Bird Habitat

By JasneJ

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Create a bird habitat you can enjoy from your apartment balcony or patio. What plants to buy & what you need to support birds year round is discussed. For folks with limited outdoor space, this is the way to create a mini bird habitat to ... more »

How to Create an Outdoor Room

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Adding an outdoor room can enhance the usable square footage and raise the resale value of your home by as much as 30 percent. Whether you have an existing area such as a deck, patio or screened porch or are starting from scratch, there are ways ... more »

How to Decide If Solar Energy Is Right for the Home

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Solar energy is the cleanest, most abundant form of energy known. Collecting and storing the power that solar energy produces is the most expensive portion of the home power equation. Use the following guidelines to help you decide if solar ... more »

How to Design Creative Outdoor Rooms in Your Backyard

By L V Paganini

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Jazz Up Your Outdoor Space with Imagination. OK, so far this summer has been hot, hot, HOT!!!! But, normally, early morning and evening are a great time to spend some time outdoors, either as a family, or entertaining a crowd... more »

How to get out of being stuck in the snow

By smidgen

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Are you on a budget but need some supplies for the Winter driving season? There is nothing worse than having your car be stuck in the snow. You don't want to burn up your engine of your car by trying to spin your wheels, right? Try these helpful ... more »

How to Install a Heater in an In Ground Pool

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Installing a heater in an in ground pool is a challenging project. You have several heater options for your pool including natural gas and solar energy. When you shop for an in ground pool heater look for one that offers energy saving options and ... more »

How to Install Erosion Control Fabric

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Fabrics to control erosion come in several types including coconut fiber and jute backing. Coir is an erosion control fabric made of coconut fiber and may be mixed with straw. This type of erosion control works well where water runoff tends to be ... more »

How to Install Low Voltage Landscape Lighting

By michael risner

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The proper way to install landscaping lighting... more »

How to Maintain a Trellis

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A garden trellis can be a lovely accent in your backyard. With a trellis, you can train climber plants such as clematis, bougainvillea, honeysuckle or a number of other plants to add beauty to your landscape. But don't forget about maintenance. ... more »

How to Make a Refrigerator Smoker

By Kat Yares

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Smokehouses used to be commonplace, but today, finding one is becoming difficult. Building a simple smoker for your backyard will allow you to smoke a variety of meats and cheeses for your own use... more »

How to Minimize Salt Damage To Landscape Plants

By Todd Wessel

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When snow is falling and it’s the middle of the night, snow contractors don’t always think about the landscape plants that are on their sites. Many times, their sites are our communities and even sometimes, the fronts of our houses... more »

How to mount a satellite dish on top of a tree

By KDub

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Soon AFTER buying my first house I realized there was no cable TV available on our road. Since the house is like a cabin in the woods with lots of tall cedars around there was no clear line of sight to satellites located in the southern sky. As ... more »

How to Organize a Community Cleanup

By Christine Sostarich

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Organizing a community cleanup is a great way to get rid of unsightly litter as well as meet the neighbors and work together towards a common goal... more »

How to Overwinter Plants in a Greenhouse

By Dr. Christopher J. Kline

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This article presents step-by-step overwintering techniques for preserving plants in a greenhouse... more »

How to Plant Under Black Walnut Trees

By only1special1

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Black Walnut trees produce a chemical called juglone, which is toxic to many plants in a sixty to eighty foot radius around the tree. All hope is not lost, though. There are several plants that are not affected by this chemical. Here are some ... more »

How to Renovate a Flower Bed

By only1special1

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Once in a while, a flower bed becomes overgrown and loses the shape or structure that you originally had in mind. Plants grow and you realize "Hey, that needs to be in the back and those need to be on the side and I don't want that in there ... more »

How to Set up a Garden Fish Pond (for Cheap!)

By George Sommers

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Imagine relaxing on a summer day next to a glistening garden pond with beautiful flowering plants and exotic colorful fish gliding by. You may have seen elaborate Japanese garden-type ponds, complete with bridges and waterfalls and thought, ... more »

How to Stock Your Water Garden

By only1special1

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While some people prefer a clear water pond without fish or aquatic plants, most pond builders opt to include both to add beauty and interest to the waterscape. Ponds that include a diversity of aquatic life in correct proportions will achieve a ... more »

How to turn an old swing set into an exciting clubhouse.

By MrRepair

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If you have an old swing set that is starting to bore your children, how about turning it into a clubhouse. With a few pieces of plywood and 2x3's you can make that happen... more »

How to Use a Manual Sawmill

By Kat Yares

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Once you have the log on the track, cutting the boards is the easiest part of milling lumber. The trick is getting the logs onto the track. If at all possible, allow gravity to help with this. Running a sawmill is much easier if there are two ... more »

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