Posts Tagged ‘Garden’

How To Enhance a Front Yard

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Front Yard Before

Thought you might enjoy a sample of what can be done to enhance a front yard.

This is a yard where the extra driveway was just added.

The lady of the house wanted to have a flower bed in the front instead of grass.

Front Yard After

So …

We removed the grass and cleaned out the area.

We planted easy to maintain plants.

Simple fix with a Big Impact!

What do You think?


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Gardening / Landscaping Tips – Part 2

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

In Part 2 of Madonna’s Gardening and Landscaping Tips, Madonna  shares some Gardening / Landscaping Tips regarding Fabulous and “Green” Fertilizers to help your plants and flowers grow quicker, healthier and “greener”:

Fabulous Fertilizers:

1) Crushed eggshells worked well into the soil make a wonderful fertilizer. Terrific for gardens and houseplants. They aerate the soil, too.

2) Bury some used coffee grounds in your garden to provide much needed acid to soil that has a high alkaline content. You’ll notice much greener greens!

3) Fish tank water is loaded with nutrients. Use it for gardens and houseplants.

4) Plants love starch, so save the water each time you boil noodles or other pasta. Make sure to let the water cool down before pouring it on your plants!

5) Dampened newspapers placed on the ground around plants will help keep the soil moist and hold weeds out. Wet the newspapers, the weight of the water to hold them down than sprinkle lightly with soil. The papers are biodegradable, so they will eventually dissolve.

I hope all of my Gardening and Landscaping Tips will help you!

- Madonna


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Gardening / Landscaping Tips – Part 1

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

In Part 1 of Madonna’s Gardening and Landscaping Tips, Madonna  shares some basic Gardening Tips to help make your gardening activities more enjoyable for you:

1)  Try latex gloves in the garden instead of cloth. They’re easier to clean you can just rinse them under the hose and let them air dry and they don’t stiffen up like canvas gloves do.

2) For a moisturizing treat while gardening, rub your hands with hand cream or petroleum jelly before donning your gloves.

3) Don’t like to wear gloves? Scraping your fingernails over a bar of soap before you get started will prevent dirt from collecting under your nails and will protect them from breaking.

4) Tie a used fabric softener sheet around your belt to keep mosquitoes away.

5) Use a little wagon to haul your supplies around the garden. Check garage sales for a good deal on one.

6) Carry a quart size spray bottle filled with water and a squirt of liquid dish soap. Makes a great bug spray, for bugs on flowers.

7)  Need a kneeling pad? Take a 2 or 3 inch piece of foam, wrap it in plastic or a large re-seal-able bag, and you’re ready to go!

I hope all of my Gardening and Landscaping Tips will help you!

- Madonna


Please find more of Madonna’s Great Gardening and Landscaping Tips at:

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and/or …

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What do You Think of the Results of this Landscaping Project?

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

We were asked by a friend to help her with the landscaping for her yard.

Madonna is also trained as a Master Gardener,  so …

As a favor to her we agreed to provide a landscape design for the front of the property and part of the back.

We decided to do it pro-bono to decide if we want to and should also offer  landscaping services to our other clients.

She wanted a yard that was very low on care (water, weeding, and etc.).

So …

We used mostly native plants and eliminated most of the grass.

The landscape was designed as a “zero landscape,” meaning that all plants were to be native to South Florida with no watering system.

The plants that were picked are drought resistant and need little water once the roots are established and are therefore very low maintenance.

Here is one of the Before Picture of the front yard prior to any of our landscaping work there:

Front Yard Landscaping Before Picture
Here is one of the After Picture of the results of our landscaping of this same front yard:

Front Yard Landscaping After Picture

What do You think of the Results of this Landscaping Project?

Pretty Dramatic difference!, isn’t it?

and doesn’t this home have a lot more “curb appeal” than it did before?

We had several helpers in the execution of this now beautiful ‘yard.’Paris working on back Patio

Paris and his helper hauled and placed the materials for us.

I don’t know if we could have completed it in the 11 days without you Paris!

Please Post Your Comments Here and let us know what you think of the results of this landscaping project and to help us decide if we should also offer landscaping services to our other clients,  ok?


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