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Landscaping





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   Planning for fall
Which lawn-care personality fits you?


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TIPS AND TRICKS  

Hot trends
Hint: wildflowers and native grasses.
Pesticide guide
Finding right pesticides getting trickier.
Build a storage shed
Easy to install, plans from Popular Mechanics.
New tools, techniques
For aging boomers, try kneepads.
Fight mosquitoes
Entice them with signals.
Backyard bullies
It's always the smallest guys.
Clearing tree stumps
Here's how to do it right.
Help conserve energy
When you start your yard from scratch.
The scoop on pet poop
Lawn etiquette rules require cleanup.
Tree trimming
Can lessen storm risks, some say.
Perennials, y'all!
A Southern love affair.
Shade landscaping
What will grow there.
Pokeweed
Native plant's appeal is undeniable.
Learning curve
Recommended books.
Ivy as decoration.
One of the easiest plants to grow.
Superstars
The biggest seed catalog sellers.
Outsourcing
Let someone else do the work.
Pooper scooper isn't super-duper
Some new products are just, well, stinkers.

FOCUS ON LANDSCAPING  

Strategies increase a house's curb appeal
"A house should have curb appeal," they say, but what exactly does that mean? What it means is that, if a buyer drives past a house at 5 or 10 m.p.h., the front of the place should be alluring enough for that buyer to stop the car.


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Want a good-looking lawn without a lot of bother?
Trees, landscaping can cut energy use, so let's save some money
  

SPOTLIGHT  

Lawn Nouveau cuts down mowing
An hour of lawn mowing pollutes the air as much as a 250-mile drive. If you'd like to mow less for environmental reasons, give "Lawn Nouveau" a try. You sculpt out a design in your lawn with two tiers of grassy growth.


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Low-cost irrigation
An above-ground irrigation system is a low-cost alternative to professionally installed systems.
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A garden path
A simple garden path takes simple measurements and laying of stones, and can add just the right touch.
»Tips for a smooth remodel of yard
»Some landscaping just happens
»Do-it-yourself landscapers
»Rules, rules rules: Landscape police?

Roof runoff
A Dallas company is helping gardeners cope with today's droughts and water shortages using yesterday's technology.

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Share habitat with wildlife
You can invite wildlife to share your back yard with help from the National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat program.

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