Much like many other outdoor home structures, the garden are starting to make a comeback. So much so, even in larger cities there may be a garden on rooftops of high-rise buildings. That being said there are a couple of great options for today’s gardeners.
This option is especially great for those without the luxury of space. By simply attaching some latticework to a couple of posts which have been sunk into the ground, you can take your garden vertical. P
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Make your homes additions more energy-efficient
Common types of additions include older homes with large covered porches that have been closed in to create additional living space, upper floor dormers, simple one-room additions, garages or carports that have been converted to living space and sunrooms or solariums.
Additions can be heated by electric baseboards, a direct-vent gas-fired baseboard heater, a sealed or a direct-vent gas fireplace. The home’s furnace may be able to heat the addition but you’ll have to have a heating contractor check to see if it has enough spare heating capacity. Heating from the furnace will also require running ductwork to the addition. I
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RAMBUNCTIOUS GARDEN
This book came to my notice through a rather impressive little chain. Piet Oudolf recommended it to me, after Rick Darke had recommended it to him. I’d like to use it today to develop a train of thought that first came to me years ago. It’s also very relevant to my last blog posting here about native and exotic plants, and in a way continues the discussion. Written by a science writer (Emma Marris) ‘Rambunctious Garden’ tackles the fact that there is virtually no ‘untouched nature’ left on the planet, and that an awful lot of what we call nature is heavily managed by humanity or was trashed by our ancestors, often a very long time ago or is the result of non-native species setting out and creating entirely novel ecosystems. Marris disc
Lawn care is something most everyone has to do whether we like it or not, but there are a couple of items which are often overlooked or purposely not done because of the extra work involved. For those looking to take their lawns to the next level, however, here are a couple of options that are well worth the time investment.
Especially with power edging tools and weed eater attachments, this is nowhere near the work it used to be when one had to use what appeared to be a Medieval torture device on a stick and grind out the edging manually.
