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Lawn be gone: Plant moss, flowers or ponds instead

June 20, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

If you've finally had it up to here with grass, primarily the repetitive mowing, weeding, watering and feeding routines, then you're in luck. You don't have to look far for some attractive and less labor-intensive alternatives. Consider the merits of replacing or at least downsizing your lawn with clover, moss, ground ...
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Love the Landscape, Lose the Lawn

June 03, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Landscaping

Blair Peters slips on her noise-canceling headphones, hoping to drown out the rattle of lawn mowers and leaf blowers up and down the street of her Northern California community. “We live in a neighborhood that has large wooded lots and appears peaceful and quiet, almost bucolic,” she says. “Then the ...

Lawn decorations - they’re not just a bunch of pink flamingos any more

April 21, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Home & Decoration

Livingston County, with residential yards ranging from a few square feet to several acres, is a veritable garden of opportunities for decorative lawn statuary. The ornamental items say as much about their owners as does the style of their homes and furnishings. Gazing across her front lawn, Genoa Township resident ...

State houses become stately homes

April 15, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Home & Decoration

The perimeters are the giveaway. Amid the bustling neighbourhood of townhouses, duplexes, apartments, flats and family homes, it's odd that the fences are all the same. Pen-like, the 1.2m flimsy aluminium spikes and rails are sufficient to mark property boundaries, but leave an openness for all to see. Backyards, front-yards and ...

Grass-to-garden switch can cultivate more interest

April 07, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

There can be splendor in the grass of a well-managed yard. Pride and prestige, too, for the exacting property owners. Turf-covered lawns promote cooling through evaporation, reduce erosion and absorb carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases blamed for climate change. But grassy yards also can account for half of the ...

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Modern Front Door from Crestview Doors

The front door is an important element of any house design, many home owners want to make an unique and unusual design, here is the modern door from Crestview Doors,