water conservation
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How to Stop Grass From Growing in Your Flower Bed Without Killing Your Flowers
When you spot unwanted grass living rent free in your flower beds, you may be tempted to spray some weedkiller to treat the area. And while that may kill the grass, it’ll also take out your flowers.
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How to Stop Your Mulch From Blowing Away
Mulch can serve a variety of purposes in a landscaped yard, from helping plants stay hydrated, to keeping weeds away. But if you live somewhere windy, it can also blow away. Even if you don’t live somewhere where it’s blustery on a regular basis, a storm with strong winds can undo hours of hard work.
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How to DIY an Inexpensive but Beautiful Garden Path
Adding walkways to your garden can make it more inviting and cut down on your weeding and mowing. Paying someone to install pavers isn’t cheap, but there are ways to DIY beautiful, low maintenance garden paths that won’t require you to rent heavy equipment or break your budget. Here are some ideas to get you…
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How to Keep Your Old Clothing Out of the Landfill
About once a year, I purge my closets of all my unwanted clothes, whether it’s the jeans that no longer fit, the T-shirts I’ve worn to shreds, or the weird-arse dress that seemed like a good idea at the time but ended up being an exercise in medieval torture. It’s tempting to save some of…