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How To Prune With Loppers

A lopper is a useful tool in for pruning limbs and branches. The long handles let you reach far and exert high leverage with minimal exertion, letting you comfortably cut braches which fit between ...

How To Chop Some Kindling For Starting The Perfect Fire

Use a soft wood timber, such as pine, to make your kindling, as the resinous character makes it much easier for lighting fires. Kindling runs out relatively quickly, so it’s always best to prepare ...

Using Plants To Repel Mosquitoes And Other Insects

Essential oils in certain plants act as nature’s bug repellent. Insects tend to avoid them.  Why not plant them around your yard or put some pots of them on your deck or patio to ward off the biters?

Acclimating Houseplants Outdoors

You might have been thinking about giving you house plants a little summer vacation outdoors. Most houseplants flourish with a little time outside in the summer. One of the keys to their success li...

TREE CARE: Choosing the Right Hand Pruning Saw

Trees are one the great joys of any backyard or garden. The problem is they don't know when to stop growing! Once in a while it is needed to do some cutting, trimming and pruning. Pruning Hand Saws...

Easter Weekend Gardening Tips

This is it then – the long Easter bank holiday weekend is traditionally a time when we gardeners roll up our sleeves and move mountains to create a garden we can enjoy over the growing season ahead...