Articles on Landscaping Basics

By Gardengates

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A trellis can be used to support flowers and vegetables. It can be both practical and beautiful. You can construct simple ones or elaborate ones. Here are some ideas for basic designs you can use directly or build your own version... more »

How to Design Hillsides

By Gardengates

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Designing hillside landscaping requires planning. You want to make sure the hillside is stable and remains that way. With proper drainage and planting, you can make any hillside as beautiful and decorative as any other area of the landscape. ... more »

How to Design Outdoor Lighting in Your Garden

By Gardengates

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Adding night lighting to your garden adds drama, beauty and safety to the landscape... more »

How to Design Permeable and Porous Paving

By Gardengates

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Rather than cementing in a large area, permeable paving gives the same stable surface with space for water to drain through. This type of surface cover is not only decorative but avoids run-off, gullies and wasted water. It is eco-friendly and ... more »

How to Design with Solar Lights

By Gardengates

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The styles and fixtures available for landscape solar lighting is constantly growing. These lights work by collecting daytime sunshine so they won't add to your electric bill. Easy to install, you can use these wonderful lights to decorate you ... more »

How to Design your Landscape

By ShannonBeineke

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Creative landscape design helps prevent the appearance of cloned neighborhood yards. It draws attention to homes, making them look not only attractive, but well cared for. To create a unique landscape design, certain elements must be combined ... more »

How to Do Basic Garden Design with Plants

By Gardengates

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Garden design is a complex subject, but, as with anything else, you can start with the basics. This article will give you an overview to designing with plants in your landscape, starting with four areas to concentrate upon... more »

How to Draw a Garden Plan

By Gardengates

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If the weather outside isn't great for gardening, a wonderful way to work on your garden is to sketch out a planting plan. This will help you know what to buy and where you'll plant it when the weather permits. Having a plan will save you from ... more »

How to Feng Shui: Cactus to Shift Energy

By Vikki Albers

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There are a couple of different uses for cacti in Feng Shui. One is to shift a stressful energetic experience of another person to something more comfortable. That will be discussed in this article. The other use offers protection and security ... more »

How to Fill Cracks in Concrete and Asphalt

By Gardengates

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Cracks in paved areas can not only look unsightly, but they can undermine the structural integrity of the surface over time causing it to break or shift. Repaired cracks will eventually crack again, but you can delay full replacement of the area ... more »

How to Fill Spaces Between Pavers

By Gardengates

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When building a patio or pathway -- or any area in which pavers, brick or flagstones have spaces to fill, there are several choices you can make in materials. You can use living plants or non-living fill. Here are some practical suggestions for ... more »

How to Find a Garden Growing Zone

By Gardengates

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Whether you're new to gardening or new to your geographical area, you need to know a little about your climate and soil to be successful with your garden... more »

How to Get Ideas for Your Garden

By Gardengates

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There are many ways to get ideas for designing your own garden. Here are some... more »

How to get rid of Mosquitoes Naturally Without Chemicals

By Candy Barnes

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They can put a quick end to the fun of any outdoor activity. The whine of mosquitoes will send the toughest campers packing. Besides being irritating they can carry diseases such as West Nile Virus, Malaria, dog Heart Worm, Yellow fever and ... more »

How to Get the Most from the Autumn Garden

By Gardengates

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Autumn is the time when most gardens are going into dormancy. There are ways to help settle you garden in for its winter sleep. Some areas of the country are warm enough to use the autumn to plant a growing winter garden. And all gardens are ... more »

How to Hide Utilities in the Garden

By Gardengates

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Since our gardens are fabrications within nature, we need to control how they are built and how they grow. This means we have to incorporate things like plumbing, electrics, supports, and fixtures of various types. Most of these utilities are ... more »

How to Hire a Garden Designer

By Gardengates

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Hiring a professional to help you with your landscape design can not only give you beautiful garden, but can save you a lot of money by avoiding costly mistakes. Like all jobs, a good prep will pay off richly in the long run. But which designer ... more »

How to Improve Any Garden Soil

By Candy Barnes

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Whether you garden organically, or not, healthy garden soil will be reflected in the vigor and disease resistance of the plants you grow. Contrary to the advice given in many books and articles requiring "double-digging" and a host of ... more »

How to Install a Landscape

By Gardengates

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There are some basic steps that will make installing your landscape much easier if you follow them in order. Here are the ones I've found best... more »

How to Keep Weeds Away For a Long Time

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 Keep Your Chain Saw Clean

By clark711

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With most chain saws today, you can expect them to last a long time. However, just like your car, there are many ways to make your chain saw last much longer, with regular maintenance. Do it yourself to save lots of money... more »

How to Keep Your Pond Water Clear

By NakedWriter

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Learn how to keep the water in your pond or watergarden clear using natural processes. I have been building and maintaining ponds and waterfalls for over 20 years. It is very simple if done right... more »

How to Landscape to Sell Your House

By Gardengates

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With the difficulties in the real estate market, if you want to sell your home and get a reasonable return, you have to make your home as attractive as possible to buyers. The landscape around your home is the first thing a prospective buyer ... more »

How to Landscape with Colorful Foliage

By Gardengates

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Colorful foliage plants make sure your garden looks great even when other plants are dormant or out of flowering season... more »

How to Lower Utility Bills With an Energy Efficent Landscape

By Willi Galloway

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Rising home energy prices are hitting pocketbooks hard. While you can’t control the price of oil, electricity or natural gas, you can use the landscape around your home to cut energy costs. The United States Department of Energy reports that ... more »

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