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How To Increase the Water Pressure Coming From your Rain Barrel

With the focus on rain barrels and rainwater harvesting, there are many different styles of rain barrels on the market. These rain barrels range from wooden barrels, to inexpensive food-grade barrels, to urns that look like terracotta clay. A frequent question regarding rain barrels is how to increase the water pressure coming from a rain barrel. At the moment, the majority of rain barrels... (posted by NorthBridge 1 year 106 days ago.)

Decorating Your Garden – The Urban Gardener’s Guide To Cover-Up Eyesores

Decorating your garden should be fun and exciting. However, during the decorating process, several problems might manifest. To follow are some top problems that can be solved with just a bit of imagination. 1. Utility Boxes Utility boxes, vents, and unsightly covers can completely ruin the entire make-up of your garden. Utility boxes can be difficult to disguise or cover-up, due to... (posted by NorthBridge 1 year 173 days ago.)

Tumbling Composters – The Benefits of Green, Minus The Hassle

Are you tired of manually tumbling your compost, and defending your compost heap against crittersHave your neighbors complained about the rotting organic material in your back yard? Starting now, composting doesn't have to be an activity that is solely relegated to hippy tree huggers. You can create nutrient-rich compost with ease using a tumbling composter! A tumbling composter is an... (posted by NorthBridge 1 year 175 days ago.)

Preformed Watercourses vs. Liner Watercourses

Designing and installing a watercourse from scratch can be an extremely satisfying project. However, you have the option of either a preformed watercourse or a liner watercourse. With preformed watercourses, the shape, water flow, and layout of the waterfall are predefi (posted by NorthBridge 6 years 24 days ago.)

Small Backyard Mini-Ponds are Low on Maintenance and Easy to Install

Do you have a space in your backyard you would like to fill with a water feature? Most home-owners would like a large pond, but don't want it so big that a child or dog could fall into. You also probably don't want to dig a 3-foot hole either- recently, you may have discovered that your "backyard dirt" can actually substitute as modelling clay, and it has a similar composition as... (posted by NorthBridge 6 years 38 days ago.)

Preformed Ponds Manufactured from New Rubber/Plastic Composite More Durable and Resistant to Wear

Traditionally, liner kits have presented many difficulties for the beginner pond gardener. Since every liner pond shape is different, pond gardeners must customize their own pond, ensure that it is level, and ensure that it does not have excessive wrinkling. A flexible preformed pond, on the other hand, is easy to install. The flexible preformed shell... (posted by NorthBridge 6 years 64 days ago.)