Loading ...If experience is the best teacher, I’d highly recommend that any lawn warriors/garden gurus contemplating a major project check out results from others who’ve already “been there, done that.” You can surf around lawn and garden sites to find project photos accompanied by a narrative of various stages of the project. Try the repairhome website’s promotion called Share Your Project. An added benefit for those who’ve recently completed a project: You can post photos and step-by step instructions and progress reports for your home improvement or landscaping projects. Viewers rate projects, and if yours wins, you could land a nice cash prize! (Before we know it, we’ll be getting ready for spring, and just think of all of the lawn care stuff you can buy!) Oh, wait–the holidays are coming, too, but for anyonce considering it, please don’t buy your significant other that tractor mower you’ve been wanting.
photo credit:: www.lawntractors.us
Cyber Info for Lawn and Garden Projects
You can find all kinds of ideas and help on lawn blogs and home and garden websites. Try Garden Web’s FAQ’s for quick information on a variety of gardening topics from African Violets to Winter sowing and beyond.
Local univeristy cooperative extension websites provide information on regional plants, climate issues, pest control and irrigation. Cooperative extension services may also offer low cost soil tests and other support for local residents; the information they provide is very useful if you’re selecting plants for a landscaping project and want to ensure great results. Here’s a link to the University of California Davis Cooperative Extension as an example.
Getting Lawn Care Advice the Old Fashioned Way
If you admire someone’s lawn, garden, deck, patio, pergola, or landscaping, ask them about it. You can learn from your neighbors, and you may even make new friends.
