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Mom shares common household item that can help maintain leaf-free lawns: 'Clear your yard in seconds'

"Mowing it is better. Mulches up the leaves and that makes fertilizer for your lawn," one commenter wrote. That practice can ...

Why you should put toilet roll tubes in your garden this month instead of throwing them away

Working in your garden in the current climate isn't something many people relish - but those that do could reap the rewards.

Six months later, the fatal Lorain ambush has answers to most questions — but not ‘why.’

Michael Parker ambushed Lorain police, killing Officer Phillip Wagner, intending a larger attack, police say. Officers ended ...
Family Destinations Guide

This Massive Flea Market In Missouri Turns $35 Into A Full Shopping Spree

Related: This Gigantic Outlet Mall In Missouri Turns $45 Into A Full Shopping Spree Related: The Enormous Thrift Store In ...
House Digest

8 Birds That Rarely Use Bird Houses (& Better Ways To Provide Shelter)

Only cavity-nesting birds are likely to visit your bird house. To attract species that prefer open areas, like robins and ...
Recycling Today

RMIT engineers develop new recycled building material from cardboard

Engineers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new building ...

Water plants before freeze, or not? How to protect your Florida garden

Watering plants before a freeze doesn't help: We addressed this above but watering the soil around your plants before a freeze helps retain heat better than dry soil. The fix: Water the soil, not the ...

The Simple Potting Hack That Makes Multi-Plant Arrangements Effortless

How you exhibit your plants can say a lot about your garden. Luckily, we've got an expert hack to make arrangements so easily ...
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Woman demonstrates brilliant yard hack using old cardboard boxes: 'It works better than any method'

"I think I'll try this!" Woman demonstrates brilliant yard hack using old cardboard boxes: 'It works better than any method' ...
IEEE

Peer-to-Peer Integrated Smart Gardening Automation Using Cloud Technology with Real-Time Environmental Monitoring and Logging via Blynk Cloud Dashboard

Abstract: The authors of this article discuss the holistic method of automation of gardening operations based on IoT technology that allows real time environmental factors to be monitored, decisions ...
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How To Preserve Beautiful Garden Mementos Using A Simple Household Item

While certain summer-blooming perennials make for a colorful garden, what do you do when the temperatures fall and the flowers die a natural death? You can either wait for the next season to feast ...