Voles (Microtus spp.) , also known as meadow mice, are pests of both lawns and gardens, building extensive burrows that can destroy or mar turf. These tiny, mouselike insects are busy both day and night, year-round, allowing them to do considerable damage in a brief time when humans are high. Fortunately, you can usually control […]

Cylindrical pillows add a touch of elegance to a bed and offer a little extra back support on a sofa or chair. However, no matter how cautious you’re, wear, tear and accidental spills may take their tollfree. It’s not difficult to re-cover a cylindrical pillow, even when you are not that handy with a sewing […]

Because of space limitations and based on housing arrangements, two or more people may have to share the same bedroom without a lot of awareness of privacy or person space. Houses typically don’t have built-in room dividers for making massive rooms smaller or more private, and adding a wall to divide a room is not […]

Bees are a vital part of the landscape, contributing to this cycle of many plants’ lives by pollinating flowers. Although honeybees are the best known of the mammals, tens of tens of thousands of native mammals can also be included in this vital task. Like butterflies, the task that bees do isn’t glamorous, but it’s […]

Watermelons require the same care as other types of melons, except that they require a longer growing period, more heat and more space. Keeping the plants healthy and supplying proper growing conditions can assist the plant withstand disease and insects, but despite the best attempts insects, some common viruses and fungi may damage or even […]

Exactly like animals, plants reproduce through sexual reproduction, and their flowers contain reproductive structures and cells. Unlike animals, however, plants vary as to if their flowers contain both male and female structures, separate female and male flowers on a single plant or flowers of just one sex each plant. Understanding how some frequent vegetable crops’ […]

French doors need shades or curtain that look great from either side. The window coverings have to fit on the framework of the doorway itself so that the door can freely open and close. You’re able to accommodate the specific requirements for covering French door glass using relaxed linen or burlap hues, just lined and […]

Nothing looks quite as elegant as a single flower in a vase, and it does not have to be limited to a tabletop, dresser or kitchen countertop. A single-flower wall vase is straightforward to create and may brighten any room. Upcycled Food Jar A glass food jar or bottle with threads around the opening can […]

Builder Erin Wright’s home did not resemble any of those others on her builder’s association’s Parade of Homes Tour. The home sits beneath a 60-foot by 80-foot metallic roof canopy that more than doubles the amount of living room. Windows, doors and a garage door open the interior to an outdoor bar, a kitchen, a […]

Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi, formerly Zygocactus x buckleyi), which grows outdoors in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 11 through 12, is a true cactus, native to Brazil and often sold around the winter holidays. Grown for its bright, tubular flowers, Christmas cactus is a low-maintenance plant that suffers from few pests and […]