Plant the wrong tree too close to your house, and you could be living a scene from a Godzilla movie: your foundation cracked, your house heaving, roots on a rampage!
Is it OK to plant trees near a house? What kind of trees won’t damage your foundation?
Selling your house? You’re probably surrounded by cans of paint and busy clearing out closets.
Don’t forget your front yard. Landscaping plays a huge part in selling a house.
Think about it. Potential homebuyers see your lawn, your garden beds and your front walkway long before they get a peek at that half bath you just remodeled.
But you don’t want to invest a ton of money in a house you’re leaving, right? At the same time, you know your home will sell faster and for a better price if it has impressive curb appeal.
What are the best landscape projects to increase resale value? And how much of a difference can sprucing up your curb appeal really make?
Before you hang out that “Do Not Disturb: It’s Summer” sign, take a minute to think about your landscaping.
Around the end of July, the hottest time of year here in Southeast Idaho, the daily average temperature is 87 degrees.
Not hot enough for your tomato plants to spontaneously combust, but plenty hot enough to stress your thirsty lawn, encourage ugly fungus, and lure apparently every creepy bug in the state into your house.
Maybe you’re pining for a giant maple tree with a tire swing, but you have a small city yard.
Just when you thought it was time to stow the garden tools for the season, you get this news: winter is great for pruning.
In fact, winter is the best time for pruning trees and shrubs. You can wait a bit for grasses, but it’ll still be chilly when they need a trim.
Sure, it's more comfy for YOU to tackle this task in July. In shorts. Holding an icy lemonade. But your plants prefer it now.
Here are 6 benefits of winter pruning.
