There are shades that let in the light, but not the harmful sun rays. DropShade provides sun-control systems with the touch of a button.
Home and Garden
Fireblight, or fireblight disease, is one of the few bacterial plant diseases that threaten cultivated fruit trees and ornamentals.
Canary Island palm trees have a big head that produces heavy shade so it’s possible that the lower fronds may die due to a lack of light. If the lower fronds are dying, the palm tree needs to be pruned.
Replacing the switches with rocker-style switches is easy and will make a dramatic change. In addition to the switches and cover plates, you also must replace the outlets to match.
Spring has sprung, and a gardening expert at the Tractor Supply Co. provided tips for keeping plants alive Saturday at the southwest Las Vegas store.
Minor pruning cuts requiring hand pruners are done anytime you see a problem. You can do them now if you want. Just not large limbs.
If your project includes cutting things like bricks, blocks or roof tiles, then you need a large, fast-moving masonry blade. If you are cutting lots of these items, you might want to rent a masonry saw.
If you want to improve drainage for cactuses then plant them higher than the surrounding soil. This type of cactus requires deep but infrequent irrigation.
With Earth Day around the corner, it’s a great time to look at ways to reuse, recycle and upcycle furniture and decor.
As we water plants infrequently, the roots extract water and grow into deeper layers of soil. Deep rooting of plants is the main reason good gardeners say, “Water plants deeply but infrequently.”
The Nevada Preservation Foundation will host tours of these historic communities during its annual Home + History Las Vegas fundraiser the weekend of April 29-May 1.
Outlets are installed at a height that, unfortunately, lures curious kids. To childproof the outlet, you can buy plastic plugs that push into the outlet just as you would plug in a lamp.
Privacy shrubs should be tall enough to create the privacy needed but not much taller. Bigger shrubs need more water than smaller shrubs, and they need more maintenance as they get older.
California pepper tree is evergreen. Evergreen plants constantly drop leaves all season long but drop their leaves heaviest soon after times of new growth.
A dent in wood furniture is caused by an impact that compresses the fibers of the wood. It can be reversed back to normal with the help of a little steam.
