The Center for Urban Water Conservation in North Las Vegas will host an educational event Oct. 14 for homeowners and HOA members who want to save water on their landscapes.
Home and Garden
It’s expensive to have them trimmed twice a year. If their beauty outweighs their expense, keep them. But if you don’t enjoy them anymore, have them removed.
Bi-fold doors are good because they don’t take up as much space as swinging doors but, boy, can they be temperamental. They are hinged in the middle to allow them to fold open rather than swing open.
Apples that stay on the tree longest are the most heavily infested by codling moths. Apples harvested early are the least infested. Populations of this pest increase with each generation produced.
Before deciding whether to repair the fence or replace it, test its strength. If most of the framework feels solid, I would repair it. If most of the posts are falling down, it’s probably best to rebuild.
Soil in the ground stays cooler than containers because extra heat is routed to the surroundings and deeper soil.
A vibrant outdoor wall mural brings drab cinder block walls to life and enhances backyard landscaping.
The roots of plants follow water. Where water was applied, you will find roots.
When installing a grab bar, make sure it is solidly anchored to the wall. The wall framing will dictate where the grab bar will be placed.
Summer is not the best time of year to plant desert spoon, but if you are going to plant them, plant them at a time during the day when it’s cooler and plant in wet soil.
Plants originally coming from a desert are watered less often than those that don’t come from deserts. This is because desert plants have methods of surviving a longer time between irrigations.
Homeowners often neglect to repair cracked or missing tile grout and to replace the old caulking. Grout will crack and chip out creating a void where water can enter.
There are three reasons why sago palms are yellowing: their location, needed soil amendments and improper watering.
The SNWA offers a list of water-smart trees that are supposed to use less water than other types. But they still need to be managed.
Iron shortages in plants are notorious for yellow foliage. Try applying an iron chelate to the soil when growth is first starting.
