Niki is a contributing writer for DoItYourself.com. She's an experienced home improvement researcher and project creator with a wide range of interests, and especially enjoys learning about patio construction, landscaping, and exterior design.
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Identifying and Treating Flowering Quince Diseases
Flowering quince trees produce golden, pear-shaped fruits throughout much of the year....
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How to Identify the Herbs in Your Garden
Identifying herbs growing in your garden by familiarizing yourself with their characteristics....
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How to Make a Light Frame Out of PVC Pipe
PVC or polyvinyl chloride is a type of plastic that is used to make piping.....
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Tricks to Germinating Winterberry Seeds
Getting winterberry seeds to grow takes patience....
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Caladium Alert: Poisons and Other Dangers
It's not a good idea to grow if you have kids or pets....
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Exterminate Pests and Revive Your Mountain Laurels
Mountain Laurels are elegant shrubs with leathery leaves and unusual flowers....
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Tips for Transplanting a Boxwood
Boxwood is an ornamental shrub used for edgings and hedges....
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Instructions For Cleaning Stepping Stones
Cleaning a stepping stone path involves keeping the area free of accumulating debris....
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Building a Makeshift Gate Latch
It is quite fast and simple to build a makeshift gate latch for your wooden fence....
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10 Essential Landscaping Tools
Make a difficult job easier with the right tools....
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Canvas Patio Canopy Cleaning Tips
A patio canopy provides shade....
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Dill Transplanting Tips
Dill has been one of the most popular culinary herbs for centuries....
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Ground Cover Plants: How Many To Plant?
Ground cover plants mature to a single mass of foliage creating beautiful garden landscapes....
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How to Make Bark Mulch
Bark mulch can be used to prevent weed growth and retain soil moisture during dry periods....
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Choosing The Best Companion Plants For Impatiens
Summer shade garden planting wouldn’t be complete without the bold, bright colors of impa...
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Choosing the Best Companion Plants for a Caladium
Caladium bulbs are leafy plants with foliage that comes in green, white, salmon, red and pink v...
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Different Varieties of Dill Explained
For many centuries, Dill has been one of the most popular culinary herbs....
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Acacia Tree Care Tips
The Acacia tree is an exotic tree with feathery, finely divided leaflets. Its stems are sharp a...
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Choosing Companion Plants to Go with Your Forsythia
Forsythia is an early blooming shrub. They can burst with bright yellow blossoms as early as Fe...
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Caring for Your Cosmos Over the Winter
Cosmos are wonderful, beautiful and fairly easy to take care of....
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How to Install Plastic Garden Fencing
Plastic garden fencing is great for seasonal garden use....
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Build Your Own Spark Arrestor
Take safety precautions at bonfires....
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How to Get Rid of Weeds with Vodka
Weeds can make gardening tasks very problematic....
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Removing a Sumac Tree from Your Yard
Fully extricating a large plant can be tricky business....
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How to Get Your Magnolias to Bloom
Test your soil and evaluate nutrient levels....
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Guide to Transplanting Broccoli
4 steps to your broccoli crop....
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Tips for Thinning Beets
Beet seedlings have to be thinned properly for a good beet plant....
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Best Companion Plants for a Lobelia
A lobelia, also known as a cardinal flower, is a plant that has more than 350 species....
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Deadheading Hyacinth Bulbs
Hyacinth is a hardy perennial flower that grows from bulbs....
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How to Fertilize a Water Lily
A water lily makes a lovely addition to any pond....
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6 Benefits of Vermiculture
Products grown with vermicomposting are show to grow larger, and in some cases even taste bette...
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How to Prune a Ginkgo Tree
Pruning the Ginkgo tree growing in your yard is simple following some easy guidelines....
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How to Get Rid of Flies in Your Garden
Drive the buzz away....
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Making Insect Repellent with Basil
Fresh basil is one of the many ingredients you can use to make an insect repellent....
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How to Use Lettuce in Companion Planting
Lettuce is a great companion vegetable for onions, carrots, radishes, cucumber, and strawberrie...
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How to Transplant Cucumber Plants
You can grow cucumbers in your home garden, either from seed or starts at your local nursery....
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Protecting Your Broccoli Plants from Pests
It is necessary to protect your broccoli plants from pests if it is to produce....
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Finding the Perfect Companion Plant for a Coleus
Coleus plants are striking, versatile perennials that mostly grow in temperate climates like an...
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How to Build a Spinning Squirrel Feeder
You can build a squirrel feeder to prevent them from invading bird feeders....
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Mounting a Weather Vane Atop Your House
Function and fashion on the highest point of your home....
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Home Door Security: How To Prevent Break-Ins
Door provide safety when adequately equipped....
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Difference Between Mulch and Composted Manure
They aren't the same thing...or are they?...
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How to Grow a Hemlock Tree from a Seed
To grow a hemlock tree from seeds, it is important to know everything from collecting and germi...
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How to Grow an Arborvitae in a Container
An arborvitae is an evergreen shrub or tree that can make a great landscape border or privacy h...
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How to Grow Bell Peppers in Containers
Growing bell peppers is most commonly done in a garden bed. They grow very well next to tomatoe...
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Dill Propagation Methods
Dill, a very popular spice in kitchens in many households, is synonymous with pickles....
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Choosing the Best Companion Plants for a Phlox
Many sun loving perennials go well with phlox, such as grasses, agastache, rudbeckia, and coreo...
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Harvesting and Storing Cucumbers
Get the most out of your cucumber crop....
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Cutting Zinnia Flowers
Cut zinnia flowers are beautiful to have in your home....
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Disguise Your Septic Tank Cover: 3 Ideas
Septic tanks are a basic need for rural homes to function properly....