Silver Sheen trees (Pittosporum tenuifolium) grow as a shrub if pruned regularly or reach tree heights if pruned less. Because Silver Sheen trees are evergreens, they make good privacy screens to block out your home from public view.
Attempting to wear a pair of pants with an inseam that is too short is a recipe for discomfort. An inseam that is too short can rub up too high, making sitting and walking uncomfortable for the wearer. A short inseam will also make your pants look like high waders.
After wearing leather boots in snow, the salt stains and water marks may linger long after the snow is gone. Act quickly to reverse the damage done by wearing leather boots in snow and then waterproof them to prevent future damage.
The Toro brand includes a variety of gasoline-engine-powered lawn mowers. In such a powerplant, gas and air combine in the combustion chamber, and a spark plug provides combustion when the cylinder compresses the air and gas.
If you're bored with your leather or suede Timberland boots, try dyeing them a color of your choice. You can buy the products you need to do this at most discount retailers, shoe stores or hardware stores. Although suede is a product of leather, use suede shoe dye on suede boots and leather shoe dye on leather boots.
Plexiglass is a type of acrylic similar to glass, but it's much stronger and more flexible. Plexiglass comes in various sizes and thicknesses and often is used for window replacement. Like anything else, it can become damaged and worn over time.
A log jack is a manual log-handling tool that lifts a log off the ground so it can be split or crosscut without the tools striking the earth. The alternative to the log jack is hand lifting the log onto another log or sawhorse.
If you are building a tree house or want to enclose an attic or shed, you can make a plywood hinged door. This project is simple, requiring no extensive carpentry or woodworking skills. You will need several tools and a sheet of pressure-treated plywood, which you can buy at any home-improvement store or lumber yard.
Matchsticks, with their uniform length and shape, lend themselves to a wide variety of crafts. Children can use matchsticks to make simple photo frames and boxes. Talented adult model-makers have crafted ships, houses and musical instruments using just matchsticks and glue.
Native to China, Bisset's bamboo (Phyllostachys bissetii) entered the United States in the 1940s through the plant-collecting and evaluation efforts of David Bisset in Savannah, Georgia. Like other running bamboos in the genus Phyllostachys, Bisset's bamboo grows vigorously and quickly when given optimal conditions.