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Lynnette
A rain barrel in action - collecting rain water. photo by Digi_D on Flickr

Do's & Don't When Making A Rain Barrel For Rainwater Collection

Did you know that 623 gallons of water can be harvested from 1 inch of rain on a 1,000-square-foot roof? As far as rain barrels are concerned, a typical 1/2-inch rainfall will fill a 50- to 55-gallon barrel.
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Mary

Spring Cleaning Outdoors: Lawn & Garden Tips

Following are some tips to guide you through your spring gardening chores and save yourself a lot of work later in the season.
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Regina

7 Easier Ways To Rake Leaves (...And Keep It FUN!)

Great tips to make raking leaves and other yard debris even easier. These are things I bet most people wouldn't even think of...
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Lynnette

Get 2 FREE Tree Seedings... For Spring Planting!

See how you can get 2 free tree seedlings, plus some highlights from my personal experience of replanting trees. We live in Tennessee, and the trees I mention here are: Japanese Red Maple tree, Oriental Totem Pole, and Pecan Trees. Great pictures and tips here...
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Lynnette

Household Plants: Best Indoor Plants For Bathrooms

One thing that really helps to soften the 'hard-edges' in a bathroom and remove that boring, sterile feeling is to add something organic. ...We're talking about PLANTS. Here are the best bathroom plants that thrive on the humidity.
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Lynnette

Get 10 Trees For $10 & Plant Them Yourself

In honor of Spring... and Arbor Day... here's how you can get 10 trees for $10 -- shipped for free to your door. Plus, you get to pick the exact trees you want, based on the trees that will thrive in your Zip Code area.
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Lynnette

First Full Day of Spring (...but DON'T plant yet!)

Despite the fact that it's Spring, and we might have had some really nice, warm, sunny days once in lately... I have a piece of advice for you: DON'T PLANT YET! Instead, check these anticipated frost dates for your area first.
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Lynnette

When Is Arbor Day? Fun Things To Do

Every state celebrates Arbor Day on a different day each year. Here's the list to determine when Arbor Day is celebrated in your state. National Arbor Day (in all states) is celebrated on the last Friday in April each year.
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Lynnette

Unsold Flowers, Trees & Shrubs Available To You For FREE!

Have you wondered what happens to the plants that nurseries don't sell? They are typically destroyed, what a waste that is! A company called Free Trees and Plants rescues unsold plants and offers them to the public for FREE -- you only pay postage and handling. Here are the details...
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Lynnette

Do Those Bag-A-Bug Japanese Beetle Traps Really Work?

You've probably seen them hanging out in people's yards. Truthfully, I never understood the whole Bag-a-Bug concept... that is, until WE needed to use them! Here's why we swear by the bug bags...
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