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Looking to live a green, environmentally responsible lifestyle? Renovate your home, design your garden or DIY repairs around the house? Look no further.
Two individuals observing plants in a garden.
Apr 19, 2010

Lillis only flower for one day. They look ugly when dead you can use your finger nail to pop them off. Trim your trees often. Pull your dead leaves. Heat is not good for your plants. When your cutting ...

A hand placing a dollar bill in a refrigerator.
Apr 19, 2010

This video shows several tips that will help you cut down the electricity usage of your refrigerator. Think about what you want from the fridge before opening the door, instead of standing there with ...

Two men inspecting a tree trunk in a garden setting.
Apr 19, 2010

This video explains how to identify problems with the peach tree borer. The video begins with a peach tree shown with bore issues below the dirt line on the trunk. The instructor then explains that mo ...

Man demonstrating plumbing techniques with PVC pipes.
Apr 19, 2010

The Pond Digger demonstrates how to set up plumbing for a pond. First, sleeve all pipes coming through the cement foundation to protect the plumbing from elemental stress and provide additional flexib ...

A man demonstrating bonsai tree care.
Apr 19, 2010

Carving a bonsai tree can be an interesting and rewarding experience. One may think that the tree would be injured in this process, however the process can actually strengthen the health of the tree. ...

"How to Identify if you have aphids and webworms on mesquites" cover image
Apr 19, 2010

The video shows how to effectively be aware and get rid of possible webworms or aphids on your mesquites so they won't get damaged later. Here, John White invited Annete Peterson to show how to do so. ...

Person handling a glass container on a metal shelf.
Apr 19, 2010

In this video Daniel Gasteiger demonstrates how to make a kitchen garden by planting seeds in pellets made of compressed peat moss. If the seeds are to be replanted outside this needs to be started 4 ...

"How to Identify problems with poinsettia, ligustrum & pecans" cover image
Apr 19, 2010

Some of the new poinsettia plants will continue to "bloom" year round, but others need a little encouragement. The blooming is actually leaves of the plant itself. One way of forcing it to change colo ...

Comparison of nail lengths in roofing materials.
Apr 19, 2010

How to properly nail shingles on a roof The preferred order for nailing is 1,3,2,4 but 1,2,3,4 is also acceptable. When the nails are placed in or above the self sealing strip that is called high nail ...

Person cleaning a concrete surface with a cleaning solution.
Apr 19, 2010

This video illustrates us how to repair spalled concrete. Here are the following steps:Step 1: First of all take cement and sand'Step 2: Mix it in the ratio 1:3 that is cement one part and sand three ...