Archive for October, 2008
Wordless Wednesday: Hiding His Bike in the Dense Bamboo
Another great thing you can do with a living privacy screen of dense bamboo. Wonder what
else is hiding in there?
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Fragrant Landscaping
Those hubs of activity in your outdoor living areas — like swimming pools, spas, patios, decks, porches, and outdoor dining areas — are ideal places to add some scents to your garden. Forget the candles and citronella, we’re talking about fragrant plants that remind you and your guests why it’s so enjoyable to be outdoors instead of indoors.
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Installing Posts for an Arbor
Follow these simple steps to dig post holes and install posts. While this is for a pre-fabricated arbor, you can use this tutorial for decks, fences, gazebos and other outdoor structures.
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Skel-A-Flamingos
If you had just one nice Halloween decoration to buy this year for your porch, patio, balcony or yard, what would it be? Scary flamingos? A screaming ghoul sure to knock the orange-and-black socks right off of you? An attractive Halloween-themed door mat? Before making a spooky choice, consult our reviews of some of the outdoor Halloween decorations available this year from places like Pier 1, Pottery Barn, Target, and online retailers.
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Frightful Jack-O-Lantern
If you had just one nice Halloween decoration to buy this year for your porch, patio, balcony or yard, what would it be? Scary flamingos? A screaming ghoul sure to knock the orange-and-black socks right off of you? An attractive Halloween-themed door mat? Before making a spooky choice, consult our reviews of some of the outdoor Halloween decorations available this year from places like Pier 1, Pottery Barn, Target, and online retailers.
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What is Algae?
Pool Glossary – Algae<br> Algae are microscopic plant-like organisms that contain chlorophyll. They are nourished by carbon dioxide and rely on sunlight to carry out photosynthesis. How do they get there? Most often via rain or wind. Algae grow in colonies. While more than 21,000 species of algae exist, the types most commonly found in swimming pools are black algae, blue-green algae, green algae and mustard algae (yum!). Algae provide the perfect substrate in which bacteria grows.
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