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Lifehack your way to a green thumb; shortcuts, money savers and clever growing tricks to achieve a perfect garden.
Why Pressure Treated Wood Makes the Best Garden Furniture
You have a lot of choices when it comes to garden furniture—hardwood, softwood, metal, plastic and rattan to name just a few—and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Hardwood for example is extremely durable (they used it in the old days to build ships) and it looks great (it's also used to make fine furniture)—but it's heavy and expensive. Plastic furniture on the other hand is very affordable and light in weight, but it looks cheap and nasty and doesn't last.
By Mountain Publishing7 years ago in Lifehack
Create Your Dream Backyard
Tips for Creating Your Own Dream Backyard Your dream backyard is closer than you think. Whatever the current condition of your backyard is, you have the power to make your dreams a reality. With a little DIY and creativity, you can transform your space into the backyard you always wanted. Use the following tips to get the transformation started:
By Damien Justus7 years ago in Lifehack
Click and Grow Update: Lavender!
It's that time of year again! Trader Joe's has bunches upon bunches of fresh and dried lavender. Lavender is a fantastic edible flower with several benefits. The aroma itself is associated with relieving stress and anxiety. Lavender in skincare can help with redness and inflammation as well. So having the chance to try growing it in my Click and Grow was very exciting for me and my sister.
By Catie Consolo7 years ago in Lifehack
Eco-Friendly Design: Green Backyard Ideas
Making your garden sustainable is incredibly important due to the fact that it reduces the amount of work that you need to invest in order to maintain it. Second, it gives you a more visually pleasing look; and last, it provides you with an area where you can grow your own food and ingredients. In the age of pesticides, GMOs, and low soil quality, this is incredibly important for any health-minded family. With that in mind, here are tops six eco-friendly designs that you need to consider.
By Isla Wright7 years ago in Lifehack
Proven Ways to Save Water in Your Garden
If you are looking for ways to save water in your garden, whether during hot or dry weather seasons, we have got you covered. Maybe you have just decided to do this on your own, maybe you aren’t doing so well financially, or there are probably restrictions within your area that are forcing you to. Whichever the case, you are doing the right thing.
By Flora Mayer7 years ago in Lifehack
Tips for Summer Yard Maintenance
Summer is the perfect season to enjoy the outdoors, and spend some time in your yard. However, it can be a little challenging to keep your yard clean and beautiful after the fall season, as there surely are many fallen leaves on the lawn. If you want to get your yard ready for summer, nonetheless, you can follow these useful tips for summer yard maintenance.
By EmmaWilliams7 years ago in Lifehack
6 Ways to Refresh Your Outdated Backyard Space
Your backyard is the one link you have to nature in your home. In this day and age when we’re doing everything to get closer to nature, you should cherish and nurture that link. Your backyard may be outdated, and less than fresh, but it doesn’t mean it’s lost to time forever. With some imagination, and a little determination, you can once again make this into a place of relaxation, fun, and happiness. These six ways will help you to achieve that.
By Emily Wilson7 years ago in Lifehack
5 Steps to Lay Down Sod
While laying sod may sound like a huge undertaking, there is no better way to have a lush, beautiful, well-established, green lawn within just a few weeks. Waiting for new grass seed to grow may feel like waiting for paint to dry, but sod provides instant gratification and allows you to enjoy your new lawn in just a short matter of time. Following these five simple steps will get you off to a great start as you lay sod for your new lawn.
By Kym Preslar7 years ago in Lifehack
