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Five Steps To Fix Your Ground Problem
Sometimes the ground outside our house is not perfect or anything stronger than we wanted. Cracks are one of the greatest threats to the decor and “health” of the garden area. The moisture can easily enter through one of these cracks. Therefore, it is best that when you see that is beginning to form one, fix it immediately, in order to avoid greater evils.
Think that, but now has no large, at a time can grow and give way to moisture inside the house. We refer to cracks that occur near the outer tiles of both the terrace and the porch or garden.
steps
Before beginning the task, you must protect the area with an adhesive tiles and clean the area over which you work.
Once you have prepared the area, first thing you should do is open a crack in a ‘V’ with a triangular blade.
Next, prepare the cementitious mortar manufacturer’s instructions. Mix the mortar in a bucket with water and knead with a spatula until a homogeneous mass. Read the rest of this entry »
Paradise on my Roof
There were great advances during the past year and a half in the roof garden. The upstairs neighbor, wanted to waterproof the roof for fear of having leaks in the past rainy season. But impermeability is horrible as a floor, chewy and warm, so we decided to place a slab.
I wanted a tile that resembled pebbles and irregular pattern to create texture and movement into space. In all models, we finally chose the cheapest, at $ 89 a square foot, sold in a shop in the North Division Avenue. Put the tile was of a lower cost to waterproof and as we look to use a good glue, and keep the waterfall was a better floor to waterproof. In addition, raised much the site. I became much more enjoyable. The drawings resemble guerrillas tile river, and are small as the Venetian lozetas covers the facade of the building.
In addition, I returned to paint the walls, this time with comex paint and a lighter color, which gave the feeling of spaciousness. Finally we made our first barbecue!
The garden has matured enough, I have two passion flowers, three cisus vines, geraniums, hydrangeas three, two pink begonias (Podranea ricasoliana) and some aloe and a bougainvillea. These are plants that have endured over the climate of the city and my occasional periods of heavy duty and negligence, when I can not climb to the roof in a week or more, or rainy seasons I trust that they are watered.
Pests not long in coming. First I found a sheet full of worms passionflower butterfly soft. Quickly removed the sheet, yet unaos days later I found it about eight worms feeding on passion flowers grown up I removed with pliers for hanging clothes.
If it had not raised and constantly revised my garden, these worms have eaten the plant quickly. It was then that I realized the importance of daily stroll through the garden, even 15 minutes as a pest early detection makes all the difference. Apart from spend a good long Saturday morning to review, pruning, watering, and enjoy gardening.
With the hydrangea had fungus problems. Black spots on leaves with a kind of white powder. Finally solved it with a fungicide that I bought at the Commercial Mexicans.
The mite appeared in the dry winter season in the passion. Cobwebs and red spots on the back of the leaves that absorb nutrients from the leaves drying them.
The webs are easily removed with a stream of water, so do not appear in rainy seasons. I had to purchase a hose (which I needed anyway) easily spray the leaves high. I have also been made an insecticide comprate also in the eating. The parties have withered leaf out again, but the tips have revived and brought flowers.
Once, watering, I saw how quickly took down a spider plant, escaping from the water and then sneak back to the plant. But he should not count on my cleverness!
Nest boxes in the garden
Wild bees can settle with self-made nest boxes in the garden. From alleged locate pieces of wood or bamboo poles, a nest built and hung in the garden in a sheltered spot.
As the wild bee is known all bee species of the super family Apoidea, with the exception of honey bees and not wild or feral archetypes strains of honeybees. The term has no systematic relevance in biology, he carries only the fact that in the colloquial name bee almost exclusively the best known species of bee, the Western honey bee is meant. To illustrate in publications for the general public, such as tips on conservation, that the whole group of bees is meant and, for example the construction of artificial nests nothing to do with beekeeping in the sense of beekeeping has, is therefore usually the term used wild bee. In zoology, was already the name of flower wasp as a term for this group of bees in the art. This one expresses the similarity of some groups of bees, for example, mask bees or bee blood with related grave wasps. For larger, fur expensive species, such as fur bees or bumblebees, this designation is not appropriate. Meanwhile, this designation will also no longer used.
Planting Herbs in the Garden
Nature awakens shows in their most beautiful blooms. We go out, relax on our couches, drink a cup of coffee or hosting a barbecue in the garden. At best this is natural, because when we meet radiates a picturesque image of colorful flower beds. If the flower is combined with a decorative border for Mini fence to beautiful fields and staged the whole thing still looks really elegant and beautifully made. Bordering s beds are also great for removing herbal corners. We at LIVIN you today some nice variations.
A particularly lively and attractive flower beds Slabs is recycled from Conrad polypropylene. The plastic material is extremely durable and very easy to handle. The individual elements of the beds Slabs are simply put together and can be brought into any shape – simply by logging sharp lower edge with a rubber hammer. This allows easily create beautiful curved fields. The brown color blends harmoniously into the natural garden this picture.
A sweet white version of the Mini Conrad fence is also made from recycled polypropylene with natural-looking wood grain. The White really shines out in the summer sun and catch the eye of the beholder really capture the beautiful floral bouquet. Alternatively, you can choose here but also between browns and greens. The fence is also very good as a lawn edge and prevents unwanted grass in your flower or herb grows. The four elements, each 61 centimeters long and 15 cm high, resulting a total length of about 244 cm – simply bring in soil from the ground rods.
Are decorative and practical for mowing the lawn edge navigable by Conrad, for example in the fresh color of Terra or in elegant gray. The decorative trim panels give a total length of about 6.90 meters wide and can easily form curves by juxtaposing. A quarter laying allow separate right corner elements. The lawn edges are light fast, UV resistant and frost-protected – and you are nurturing a very long time. They also save you the hassle of the lawn with scissors trimming around the edges, since they are directly accessible by mowers are.
If you are looking primarily a way to enter his herb or vegetable garden or the greenhouse clean and easy to take care of the little plants and to harvest the mature fruit, here’s a tip: Wenko Beetplatten pave the way through the bed . Dirty shoes are gone. The Paving slabs from 25 mm thick plastic are extremely robust and can be laid quickly and easily. One set gives a total length of about 2.50 meters away. This allows you to maintain your walk around your tomatoes and lettuce to your herbal plants and their flowers and familiarize yourself with all sorts of garden tools easy to work.
