Thursday, November 29, 2018

Super Fast Leaf Composting Trick



We show you our new method to make leaf compost/ mold that will give you a jump start on building your garden soil. This method is an easy and fast trick for composting your leaves.

We found that this method is easier than using your lawn mower for several reasons. First, a push mower has a small bag. We can do 3 times as much in the trash can. Second, when you mow leaves, you are sucking up grass and weed seeds by the handfuls. We do not want those in our leaf mulch.

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

How To Design A Yard In Phases



Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada returns to her home state of Florida to help a homeowner design a tropical landscape for his backyard

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Sunday, November 11, 2018

How to Plant Authentic Dutch Flower Bulbs



Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner originally from Holland plant authentic Dutch bulbs

Friday, November 2, 2018

Mulching Best Practices



There's more to mulching than tossing wood chips on the flower beds. Doug Maurer, president of Brian-Kyles Landscapes of Distinction, points out what you should do before applying mulch -- then he explains the different types of mulch.