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Upgrade any yard with eHow’s tips on landscaping and outdoor building projects. Learn how to install a deck, put in a pool, paint a fence or even pave a walkway. Got a green thumb? Get tips on planting trees, shrubs and flower beds. Deck repair on your weekend docket? Find advice on pressure washing, replacing damaged boards and staining a deck. If you’d rather leave your project to a pro, eHow has tips on choosing a landscape architect, too.

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How to Give Your House Curb Appeal by Edging Your Sidewalk

By Amy S Trosen

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If you are like me, after a long winter I can hardly wait until it is warm enough to get the yard in shape for summer. Along with mowing the lawn and weed whacking, one quick way to give your house immediate curb appeal is to edge your sidewalks ... more »

How to Grow a Bald Cyprus Tree from Seeds

By Monica G.

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How to grow this tree from the seed using forced germination... more »

How to Grow and Maintain Sequoia Saplings

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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When you think of sequoia trees, California's redwood forest is one of the first things that come to mind. While sequoia trees favor the warm and moist climate in California, it is possible to grow them in almost all gardening zones. With some ... more »

How to Grow Chaparral Plants

By Gardengates

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The chaparral is a unique environment with special needs that need to be met for planting successful landscape... more »

How to Grow English Ivy From Cuttings

By Heide Braley

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English Ivy is a versatile and easy plant to grow in areas where grass is not feasible. It forms a nice ground cover that stays green year around. Here is a method of getting a bed started without spending any money... more »

How to Grow Oleander

By Tom Morgan

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Oleanders grow well in hot regions, where it is often a favorite landscape shrub, and for good reason: These evergreen shrubs with their brilliant flowers are draught-tolerant and can be planted in poor quality soil... more »

How to Grow Potatoes in a Garbage Can.

By GreenGardenChic

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Why in the world would anyone want to grow a crop of potatoes in a plastic garbage can? Well let me tell you, potatoes grow deep, and it's hard to dig them all out! Plus, they like soft, well prepared soil that's easy for them to root in. Then ... more »

How to Have a Picture Perfect Lawn without the Backache

By grouch

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We all do it, every year we make that commitment to have a great lawn with plush green grass and every year you end up breaking your back once the weeds set in. There is a way to have a lush lawn and minimal turf care without a lawn service or ... more »

How to Heel In Bareroot Plants

By Willi Galloway

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Bareroot roses, small trees and shrubs are often available at nurseries and from mail order catalogs in late winter. Bareroot plants are simply dormant woody plants that have had most of the soil around their roots removed (hence the name ... more »

How to Help Birds Build Nests

By Karen Bridgers

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Different varieties of birds build different types of nests. You should research the type of nests or nest boxes the birds require. Nesting season generally runs from early spring to late summer... more »

How to Hot tubs / Maintenance - Installation - Types of hot tubs ~ Pros and Cons of owning a hot tub

By logan

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The pros and cons of owning a hot tub. Maintaining,installing,and chosing the right one are all things to consider when buying yours... more »

How to Identify a Douglas Fir

By DogMan7

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A Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga mensiesii) stands as one of the biggest trees in North America at 329 feet in height and 11 1/2 feet in diameter. It is also one of the easiest to identify. Found mainly in the West, wood from this tree has served man ... more »

How to Identify and Control Bagworms

By Todd Wessel

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They hide in their bags all warm and cozy as they feed and disfigure your prize evergreens. Bagworms are the chameleons of the landscape. They blend in so well with their surroundings that before you ever see them, their damage is done... more »

How to Improve the Front Entrance to Help Sell a Home

By ValerieDavid

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Potential buyers make decisions about your home within minutes of arriving. A house with poor curb appeal can make them drive off without even looking, and a dismal front entrance can make them instantly question the condition of the entire ... more »

How to Install a Dry Well

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If you're experiencing problems with water runoff from your house soaking your lawn, you might want to invest some time and money into installing a dry well. A dry well pipes water away from the house into a well, where it can soak into the ... more »

How to Install a Tap Outside

By keshiamack

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My Article will tell you how to install a outdoor tap. Before you decide where you want the tap, consider what you want to use the tap for, in order to ensure that you have it in an accessible location... more »

How to Install Railing for a Deck

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Railing is mandatory on all decks over 2 feet high and recommended for all decks as a safety feature. After the deck boards and steps are installed you can finish your deck with the railing... more »

How to Keep Bees at Little or No Cost

By beesontoast

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Many people would like to keep bees but are put off by the cost and the complexity of commercially available equipment. It is quite easy to build a simpler kind of hive from scrap timber using basic tools for almost nothing. If you catch a ... more »

How to Keep Dogs Off Grass

By tyinquarter

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Trying to keep those stray dogs off of your lawn? Or maybe you just want your pet Rover to stay out of your prize winning flower bed. The solutions range from cheap and easy to costly and time-consuming!.. more »

How to Kill House Hold Ants !

By valjen2007

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First of all, ants serve an important function out of doors. Ants aerate the soil, break down organic matter and control the population of other insects. So your goal should not be to destroy them altogether, just to control them and keep them ... more »

How to Landscape On a Budget

By Carol Tilley-Williams

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One visit to a landscaping nursery can be discouraging to the household budget, and quotes for professional landscaping are often cost prohibitive. But with a little patience, planning and willingness to do the work yourself your yard can be the ... more »

How to Lay a Cement Floor

By 1citygirl

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Laying a cement floor can be challenging. Here are some tips and hints for die hard do-it-yourselfers!.. more »

How to Maintain an Existing Landscape

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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"What do we do now" may be the question you find yourself asking after having a new landscape installed. The idea of maintaining the beauty of your new yard may be overwhelming if you don't know what to do. Try these steps to help ... more »

How to Make a Bamboo Teepee Trellis

By Willi Galloway

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Bamboo is a great material for making garden trellises because it is lightweight, flexible, resilient, and a fast growing, renewable resource. This teepee trellis is a classic garden structure and supports peas, pole beans, sweet peas, and ... 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 »