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Now that warmer days have arrived, don’t you just want to be outdoors as much as possible? Here are three inexpensive and easy do-it-yourself projects to make your outdoor living space sweeter. Each of them can be built in a single afternoon without breaking a sweat and all you need to build them is a circular saw, a drill, hammer and nails and some wood.
This weekend you can create a family of ladybugs to add some color and personality to your garden. Not only is the project easy to make, but it will turn out great regardless of your artistic abilities. Kids can even make a ladybug of their own. This is an easy way to help kids feel included in the garden, as well as a fun reason to get outside and get dirty!
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I’m back with another selection of plants for gardeners plagued by deer and/or rabbits. The plants listed here are also drought tolerant once the roots are established. Not to worry, you can have a beautiful flowering garden even with those pesky 4-legged pests running around and you don’t have to water like crazy to boot!
As mentioned in the first part, deer tend to have different tastes in different years. Also, hungry deer will eat anything. That being said, the following plants are the ones that they will typically avoid eating.
In my part of the world deer have become a huge problem. We call them “urban deer” because they have been born in town and have no fear of people, cars or dogs. Gardening with deer is an interesting proposition because their tastes change from year to year. Fawns will sample plants and spit them out again only to try another leaf or flower from the same plant! Also a hungry deer will eat ANYTHING.
That being said, I have developed a list of plants that rarely, if ever, get eaten by the deer. In most cases, these plants are also rabbit resistant.
Beautiful landscaping does so many things for a home – it creates a warm and inviting look, adds curb appeal which, in turn, increases the overall value of your home, gives you privacy from neighbours and passers-by, absorbs noise, cools the air through transpiration and so much more…
On the down side, landscaping costs can add up quickly. If you want to landscape your home and keep the budget down, here are 6 tips to get you started.
Have all the work done for you by getting customized markers that are also color coded from BoulderDesign. It is a great way to clearly label each plant and section of the garden.
