Home & Garden - 8 July 2006

My colors for my wedding are pink and orange, my mom and I are trying to landscape her back yard using only those colors. Does anyone have any suggestions for those colors, and a plant that would be okay in the rainy Oregon valley?

2006-07-08 04:35:55 · 20 answers · asked by This is harder than it looks? 6 in Garden & Landscape

first boyfriend gave me a dozen of fresh white roses and i wanted to preserve it.anybody knows of any method?

2006-07-08 04:29:41 · 11 answers · asked by sevnthjuly 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-07-08 04:29:17 · 9 answers · asked by wigfancypants 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-07-08 04:28:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

It seems to be a new variety and I cannot find much info on the web.

2006-07-08 04:20:45 · 1 answers · asked by Mocha Chocolate 2 in Garden & Landscape

I want one of those pointed-on-top canopy nets that hangs from the ceiling but I have ceiling fans. Is there any way around this? All ideas welcome.

2006-07-08 04:17:37 · 3 answers · asked by happyday_aloha 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-07-08 04:17:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I live on 1.25 acres and am getting new neighbors soon (new construction). Everyone is spaced out in my neighborhood but my new neighbor built there house so far back that the front door and drive looks out to my backyard and pool. I think they will be great neighbors yet I moved to a country-like setting for the privacy. I need plants that can go up now for a screen. I live in zone 8. Evergreens are my preference for year round screening. I've talked to a few different landscapers but none have given me a good plan for immediate coverage. Nurseries around here (Dallas/Ft. Worth) dont seem to have evergreens large enough. Any ideas? Are there specialty nurseries I should be looking at?We CANNOT have wooden fences in my neighborhood-only wrought iron or chain link.

2006-07-08 04:13:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I HAVE A JOHN DEERE RIDDING LAWN MOWER, BATTERY DISCHARGES WHEN PTO IS ON WHEN OFF CHARGE RATE IS OK, IS THIS NORMAL IF NOT WHAT WOULD BE THE PROBLEM?

2006-07-08 04:09:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-08 04:09:34 · 6 answers · asked by AJ 1 in Garden & Landscape

Have been raising a couple of plants with some success but this year they look pretty scrawny and are almost inedible. Must be doing something wrong. I am in California and not too far from San Francisco but with a little warmer weather.

2006-07-08 04:08:24 · 2 answers · asked by nan1204 2 in Garden & Landscape

While replacing my neighbors basement wall, his contractor hit the side of my house and put a hole in the siding. After a month of waiting, they came and replaced the siding with white siding. My house is beige. It looks ridiculous. What legal recouse do I have? Do I have to deal with a huge white patch on the side of my house or can I go after the contractor to fix it?

2006-07-08 04:02:25 · 4 answers · asked by Keebler 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I Just unplugged my fridge, moved it a couple of feet, plugged it back in, and now it won't work... Any ideas what I've done wrong or how I can fix it please?

2006-07-08 03:59:11 · 14 answers · asked by Jackie 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

my plote size is 30/30

2006-07-08 03:58:48 · 8 answers · asked by Muhammad H 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-08 03:57:44 · 12 answers · asked by rmisbach 4 in Garden & Landscape

large balck hornet/wasp type body, with white markings. Nest resmbles that of a carpenter bee, round hole chewed into wooden rafter. I have seen enough carpenter bees to know the difference. The body of this is more to the shape of a wasp or hornet only much larger.

2006-07-08 03:53:37 · 4 answers · asked by Bob & Linda P 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-08 03:50:17 · 3 answers · asked by bethany g 2 in Garden & Landscape

Almost all of my tomatoes have cracked and are getting close to ripening, can I eat them? Most of the cracks are at the top near the stem (like a circle around the tomato) but some have vertical cracks at the stem. This is a first time garden, and I am a first time gardener, and the plants show no signs of disease, so I am very curious. I have also noticed on another tomato plant blotchiness is this okay?
I have cut open the tomatoes that have ripened and a few that have not and I noticed no other problems or defects. Any suggestions, advice or websites where I can view pictures of cracked tomatoes would be great.

2006-07-08 03:48:24 · 3 answers · asked by Krispy 6 in Garden & Landscape

the pool cleaner it came with doesnt work....bought a pool shark autocleaner & the pump isnt strong enough to move it...help!!! I am tired of having a dirty pool floor.

2006-07-08 03:46:21 · 5 answers · asked by Foxy 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-08 03:41:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2006-07-08 03:38:08 · 7 answers · asked by Kori M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-08 03:36:41 · 10 answers · asked by gillmoni13 2 in Other - Home & Garden

After re-installing blade, the bolt/screw doesn't
appear to have enough thread to tighten screw
properly and hold blade in place. I'm using the
same screw and washers came with mower fo
r blade?

2006-07-08 03:33:58 · 10 answers · asked by AnaLaura S 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-08 03:18:48 · 3 answers · asked by mack122096 2 in Other - Home & Garden

room is 12'x15'x8' hi

2006-07-08 03:18:17 · 9 answers · asked by ww1acepilot 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-08 03:02:23 · 5 answers · asked by philipwilsonschpsyc 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-07-08 03:01:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Could someone explain to me how to use a multimeter to check if a wire is live? It is for a house, so I am assuming its 120volts. I'm installing a ceiling fan and the wiring in the room is kind of weird. I don't want to just assume its off because I flipped the breaker in that room. (P.S. I don't want to flip the main breaker because I have some vital electrical devices running in the house). http://cgi.ebay.com/COMMERCIAL-ELECTRIC-MULTIMETER-HDM350-NEW-LEADS-MANUAL_W0QQitemZ180004507617QQihZ008QQcategoryZ25412QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting <~~~~Picture of Multimeter I am using

Thanks!

2006-07-08 02:57:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Have seen advertisements for ductless air that uses only small holes for plaster walls. Was wondering if this has to be done by a pro or can my unwilling husband do this? We have a walk up attic for space. LOL

2006-07-08 02:56:27 · 3 answers · asked by mom-o-3 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

There is one that gets under neath our house. We have little children so we don't want to set traps because a child might step in it and lose his/her foot.

2006-07-08 02:55:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs