Landscaping Basics

By FrancyBee

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Weeds can suck the life right out of your gardening pleasure. Preventing their intrusion in the first place is the best way to keep these uninvited guests from showing up in your yard... more »

How to Make a Waterfall

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A waterfall in the yard can be a decidedly magnificent addition. You can use the waterfall as a central focus point of the yard, or build it around a meditation area, with a canopy of vining flowers covering the bench facing the waterfall. It ... more »

How to Measure The Proper Amount of Mulch Needed for Your Property

By Todd Wessel

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Mulch is an excellent addition to the landscape but getting it to the garden, in the proper quantities, can sometimes be a hassle. It is usually ordered or bought only one time in the spring and because of this, it is important to order enough to ... more »

How to Professionally Manage Your Landscape from Month to Month

By Todd Wessel

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For many of us, most things associated with the landscape, i.e. mowing, mulching or pulling weeds will never be something we look forward to or something we would ever think of planning for. Sadly, most of us don't have the money to pay someone ... more »

How to Avoid Being Exploited By The Landscape Thieves

By Todd Wessel

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Recently, I have noticed some incidents of extremely poor judgement in the installations of several new landscapes. As a proud member of this great industry, we continually strive to raise our standards of professionalism and quality to the ... more »

How to Build a Formal Garden Pond

By Tom Morgan

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Formal garden ponds differ from natural or informally shaped ponds in that they are symmetrical geometric shapes. The pond in a formal setting will be the center of the garden and bordered in stone or brick. The pond can be long and narrow, round ... more »

How to Improve Your Yard

By Diane Dilov-Schultheis

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Your yard is the frame around your home and it can act as an asset that can add value to your property. You can improve your yard's appearance with some basic landscaping and regular overall cleaning... more »

How to Learn more About Edible Landscaping

By Jill M

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While many gardeners would like to grow their own fresh produce, not all have time or space for a separate food garden. I personally do not like or believe in large plot gardens. I feel they waste space and water. If you plant "Edible ... more »

How to Move a Tree

By only1special1

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Sometimes a tree we've planted just doesn't fit into your overall landscaping plan and you need to move it. Transplanting a tree less than 6-ft tall is an easy enough job for the fairly fit, just make sure you have a good friend there to make it ... more »

How to Plant Ground Covering

By rkayne

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Have a bare area? Have a hill you really do not want to mow? Just plain tired of grass? Then groundcovers are for you!.. more »

How to Anchor Desert Landscaping

By Summer Banks

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Anchoring desert landscaping will save a lot of time and energy. With high winds blowing through the landscaping, destroying everything in its path anchoring is the only thing holding your plants in the soil. Without the proper anchoring, roots ... more »

How to Arrange a Flowerbed

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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With the warm weather comes the time to get flowerbeds ready for the spring and summer months. It takes a little work and preparation, but with the right amount of effort, you can have a beautiful bed of flowers all season long... more »

How to Make a Compost Pile

By Sheila Wilkinson

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It's great to feed your plants with recycled items from your own home. You're never going to use those cracked egg shells and coffee grinds anyway, right? Feed your plants and vegetables for free with stuff you'd probably throw away and save ... more »

How to Prevent Landscape Fires

By Jacqueline Spencer

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There are specific steps that can be taken to fight the start of a landscape fire. One important step is to create a “safety zone” (also known as a “defensible work space”) outside of your home. A “safety zone” is an area of at least thirty feet ... more »

How to Remove Sod

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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The top layer of grass, roots and other materials that form the visible part of a yard is called sod. Sod needs to be removed before you add a new garden, creek or other landscaping feature to prevent weeds from popping up. There is a simple ... more »

How to Sheet Mulch

By Willi Galloway

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You can build new garden beds full of rich, fertile soil without ever putting a hand on a shovel! Sheet mulching, also known as sheet composting, layers cardboard, compost, and vegetative matter right on top of lawns or weedy areas. Over the ... more »

How to Use Wood Chips in a Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Wood chips are used as both a decorative touch and a mulching compound in many outdoor gardens. These wood chips, which are often made from pine bark and cedar, can be placed around shrubs, flowers and trees in order to reduce weeds and protect ... more »

How to block your neighbors view

By Paul Guzman

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Do you hate looking at your neighbors junky yard?.. more »

How to Clean your Roof Gutters

By Todd Wessel

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Clogged gutters can cause major water damage to your home if left unchecked. Do you know the signs of potential problems? Learn how to identify potential problems and how to safely clean... more »

How to Edge a Gravel Driveway

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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How to keep the gravel in the gravel driveway? A bit of spray is inevitable (be honest - was it you who peeled out last week?), but a solid edge will help... more »

How to Make a Loose-Fill Garden Path

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A garden path can link one area of the yard to another, reroute traffic around a pond or greenhouse, or just formalize a path that everyone uses already anyway... more »

How to Make a Rock Garden Fountain

By Jennifer Ketcherside

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Have you always wanted a fountain in your outdoor space? Making a rock garden fountain might be easier than you think. A fountain adds an interesting visual focal point to any garden, and also adds the element of sound--trickling water has an ... more »

How to Pick Garden Ornaments

By Jennifer Ketcherside

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Garden ornaments are a great way to add flair to your outdoor space. A few well-placed ornaments become unique conversation pieces in your garden. Ornaments are also a great way to personalize your garden. Here are a few tips for picking ... more »

How to Properly Edge Your Landscape Beds

By Todd Wessel

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Have you ever seen a nice sharp edge on a planting bed right after mowing and weed eating? It's Awesome! Properly designed and edged landscape beds not only define your bed and turf lines, but make maintaining your property easier in the future... more »

How to put your own lawn in inexpensively

By byronres1

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One thing I noticed when building my house was that everyone (except me) in the neighborhood was paying some guy 3 to 4 thousand dollars to put their lawn in. I put my lawn in (1.9 acres)for less then six hundred dollars. Mind you it took some ... more »

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