Removing old or dead trees from your yard
At some point, a tree may reach the end-stage in its life cycle. At this point, it may be necessary to have it removed. Although a difficult choice to make trees can sometimes become diseased, get too close to the house, get an incurable pest…
7 Essential Gutter Maintenance Tips
Regular maintenance is the key to keeping your home drain system intact. Additionally, clean, and well-maintained gutters add to your home’s value. If your gutters are clogged with debris such as leaves and twigs the rain will not run off or drain properly. Advertisement It…
Gardening Tools: Care and Repair
Having knowledge of how to properly maintain and use garden tools will extend their life, help prevent personal injury, and enhance your gardening enjoyment. Advertisement Wooden parts Metal parts Color code your tools Aside from preservation by paint, misplaced tools are easier to find when…
How does a home security montering system works?
The level of home security monitoring you receive is directly dependent on which provider you choose, and this, in turn, will determine the sequence of events that occur while the security system is in use. Home security monitoring provides you and your family with 24…
Weed-eater bogs down or wont start
You grab your trusty weed-eater to get started on that overgrown grass that’s been put off for weeks. It starts up just like normal, but there is one problem. Each time you press the throttle the engine bogs down, shut off, or perhaps won’t even…
How to repair garden hose
Each year many homeowners throw away their garden hoses when they become damaged. This makes sense since normal wear and tear is common with any tools used in the yard a lot. Advertisement Hoses or attachments can become damaged or rusted over time, therefore, making…
Safe Methods of Pest Control
Pest, a gardener’s most cunning adversary. Well, maybe not, but they can be an annoyance. These critters lurk around waiting for the right time to harvest the fruits of your hard labor. In the process leaving a wake of destruction in their path. Unfortunately, there…
3 Essential tips for designing your garden
Apart from enhancing the beauty of your home, having good landscaping tends to increase its overall value. Regardless, the process can end up being a fairly big task. The actual planning and execution can consume a lot of time and energy. Even though it may…
Quick Guide to Caring for House Plants
Incorporating the natural beauty of the outdoors in your living space is one of the many benefits of having house plants. Even so, when it comes to taking care of plants, many people tend to get overwhelmed. Advertisement It is understandable to a certain extend….
Common types of rose disease and how to deal with them
Roses like other plants are susceptible to a variety of diseases that can be detrimental to their health over time. Even if it appears that your roses as beyond the point of no recovery, don’t lose hope they are also resilient. Just following these tips…
Common Cause of Low Compression in 2 Stroke Engines
The role of compression Having good compression is an essential component needed for any engine to run properly. To understand how compression works, you need to understand the basics behind the small engine. For one thing, your engine is a pressurized system. A mixture of fuel…
How to adjust Stihl BR600 Valves
Like a four-stroke engine, the Stihl 4 MIX line of products requires routine valve adjustments. Having proper valve adjustment helps the engine to run at its maximum capacity. A few signs that you may need to adjust your valves are loss in compression, trouble starting,…