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Understanding Grow Zones And What It Means For Your Landscape Design

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With spring approaching, your thoughts turn to yard work, gardening and flowers. You are eager to plant, but since you have never done your own landscape design before, there is a lot to learn. One of the most important things to learn as it relates to what you plant and how it grows is your grow zone. This does not refer to the areas where you grow things in your yard, but rather to the area in the country where you live.

13 January 2015

Indoor Herbal Gardening: A Fun And Practical Hobby

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Do you ever watch a cooking show and notice all of the fresh herbs popular chefs cook with? Many chefs prefer to use fresh herbs because of the enhanced flavor they provide. Maybe you've considered trying to cook with fresh herbs but find the whole process a little intimidating. Perhaps you've taken a trip through your local supermarket and found fresh herbs that didn't look so fresh. Maybe you found them to be expensive or you don't even know which herbs to purchase to use with the foods you and your family enjoy.

7 January 2015

Inside Versus Outside Mounting Blinds

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Once you have decided on the perfect blinds for your space, the only thing left to do is to mount them. Now comes the decision on whether or not to mount them inside the window or outside of the window. These sound like two simple options, but they create dramatically different looks and one option may be better for your windows than the other. Continue reading to help you decide if you should inside or outside mount your blinds.

23 December 2014