Archive for the 'Landscape' Category
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Bring your house party outdoors. Make good use of the space in your garden, backyard, or the concrete space just outside your garage.
Just thinking about the preparation details and having to deal with the post-party mess could make house parties sound like a bad idea. With rubber mulch, decorating will be a breeze and cleaning [...]
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
It’s great if your children are active in community sports or are part of athletic teams in school. Although they are given the time to formally train, children usually get jitters before a competition like pro athletes do. They’d like to practice as much as they can. It is a good idea to provide them [...]
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
While newspaper drives still rank as the top fundraising activity, rubber drives help the environment and the recycled output can directly benefit the school.
Rubber drive
It is a great idea to introduce the idea of holding a rubber drive. The results are tangible things that the children can appreciate. You won’t have to force them to [...]
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
You’re proud of the fantastic garden you’ve worked hard for. When your children come near it however, you shoo them away. It is understandable that you’re afraid they’ll ruin your garden. But doesn’t turning them away make you feel bad in the end?
It shouldn’t be a choice between something you love and someone you love. [...]
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Let us face the fact that not all people are born with green thumbs. However, it does not mean that those who were not gifted with excellent gardening skills do not appreciate a pretty garden. In fact, most of them want a beautiful garden, minus the rigorous labor that comes with it.
If you are one [...]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
I have taken quite an interest in rubber mulch lately because I am awed by its many uses. Here are the things I learned about this wonderful discovery:
Fast Fact No. 1: Tires yield rubber mulch
Well, almost any tire, that is. Rubber mulch is derived from thin slivers of waste rubber called buffings. Little nuggets of [...]
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
If you only have a few pesky insects in your garden I would recommend that you let nature take its course, as many of these insects are a valuable food source to birds and the ‘right’ insects to have in your garden.
The first thing you can do is apply rubber mulch to your garden beds, [...]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Landscaping your garden is somewhat subjective; one person’s paradise could be seen as another person’s unkempt allotment! But there are some landscaping faux pas you should avoid for the health and vitality of your garden.
Many households are guilty of overwatering, especially those people with timed sprinklers, set to go off night. You should always remember [...]
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Bugs and ants around the house are annoying, but even more so when they get in the house. This blog post will give you some natural solutions to get rid of those pesky bugs once and for all. We want to choose natural solutions, as inhalation of some chemical insecticides can be fatal, especially for [...]
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
I finally convinced my neighbors that they should have rubber mulch in their garden, but did they tell me before they went out and bought some rubber mulch? No!
I only found out when they started complaining that they thought they would only need a couple of 28lb bags of rubber mulch to put around their [...]
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