Friday, March 21, 2008

Compost Bins To Feed Your Garden

Composting has become a popular means of recycling organic materials so that they can be used in beneficial ways instead of adding them to a landfill. In addition to being a great way to participate in recycling efforts, composting is also a great way to generate rich organic materials that can be added to soil for organic garden projects.

Compost bins provide a simple and easy way to help people get started composting and are particularly good solutions for people who have limited living space.

One variety of compost bins are called holding units. These bins are very low maintenance and are probably the best solution when the amount of space for the home composting project is very limited.

With holding units, the compost pile is not turned and therefore not aerated, so the overall process of decomposing will take anywhere from six months up to two full years.

You will want to locate your compost bins according to the functional needs of your family and also taking into consideration the aesthetics of the area. You should not place your compost pile near an area that you frequently use for entertaining, even if you have it screened with fencing or plants.

It should be located where it gets plenty of air circulation, in a partially shady spot and near the garden area if possible.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Garden Furniture To Compliment Your Garden

Garden furniture is essential to compliment the garden and allow guests to sit in the yard and admire your work in the garden. Your guests may look at your beautiful garden with lots of healthy fruit and vegetable plants, and a couple of miniature fruit trees nearby.

When buying garden furniture to place in your yard, you need to ensure the furniture is durable and resistant to rust, so that the condition of the furniture does not deteriorate very quickly. Metal furniture is one of the better choices for garden furniture, as you want to avoid those plastic chairs and tables you see in almost every yard.

You can improve the landscape in your yard, by placing a fish pond with a water fountain nearby, to supply fresh water to the fish pond. The fish pond could be a centerpiece in your yard. It could make the wow factor in your yard. There are many people with a garden in their yard, but not many have a fish pond.

Making improvements to the landscape around your yard, with a garden, a few trees, a fish pond and garden furniture to marvel at the beauty of nature in your backyard.

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Enclosed Porch To Protect Your Home

Enclosed porch to keep out insects from invading your home. In the heat of summer, you want to keep out mosquitoes from coming in to your home. You may live in an area where insect infestation can be quite severe, and you want to keep unwanted pests out of your home.

In the cold of winter, you may want an enclosed glass porch to keep out the cold. These are some of the reasons you would need an enclosed porch. You can still enjoy the view from your porch, but you do not want to be attacked by weather elements or insects while you are relaxing after a long day at work.

You might be surprised to see what they can do with porches these days. Also remember that when you enclose a porch you are also upping the value of your property if you choose to sell it in the future.

The better the value of your property, the better the price. There are a number of steps you can take to improve your property, to increase value. You can ensure you maintain the structure of your home and any other buildings on your property. You can also get an architect or a builder to give a professional opinion about the structure of your buildings.

Other steps to maintain your landscape, include trimming the grass and take out all the weeds in your lawn and garden, so that they do not spoil the landscape. You may improve the landscape around your home by arranging for the installation of a stone walkway to your enclosed porch.

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