Home & Garden - 23 August 2007

2007-08-23 05:03:47 · 7 answers · asked by midge 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-08-23 04:54:00 · 2 answers · asked by elaine m 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I just moved into a foreclosure, it had been abandoned to almost 2 years. The shrubs and trees are all over grown. I never had to cut any trees back or shrubs at my apartment. What are the basic rules to follow when doing this? Can I just cut them as small as I want even if its just stubs left? Will it fill back out next year?

2007-08-23 04:50:28 · 5 answers · asked by tonio336 2 in Garden & Landscape

and is it satisfying?

2007-08-23 04:21:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I want to grow some veggies in my backyard. I live in the mid-atlantic area. When is the best time to start planting and what are the plants most likely to thrive in this area?

2007-08-23 04:21:20 · 6 answers · asked by Ladypug 4 in Garden & Landscape

I am getting married in May and my colors are white, dark blue and yellow. I want my bouquet to have white flowers tied with dark blue ribbon and my bridesmaids flowers to be a different color (maybe whites and blues?) tied with a yellow ribbon. (their dresses are dark blue) I'm having the darndest time finding white flowers that could be in a hand tied bouquet that are not calla lilies or roses. Any suggestions?

2007-08-23 04:14:55 · 7 answers · asked by shorty951983 3 in Garden & Landscape

and how should it be fertilized?

2007-08-23 04:13:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I have, and also go to other people's lawn/yard/garage/ tag sales. I notice one thing - the items I've listed - nobody even looks at. I guess because my mom was a clothing/basket/glass and dish-aholic, I thought these thing would sell like hotcakes. I only know that she could never pass them up. Now I have a houseful of these things to dispose of and nobody is buying.

2007-08-23 04:12:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I am not sure what they mean--can you give me some examples of each?

2007-08-23 04:12:03 · 6 answers · asked by cat 3 in Garden & Landscape

2007-08-23 04:07:39 · 5 answers · asked by just me 2 in Garden & Landscape

How do you go about purchasing a repossessed property. Do you have to find a auction site; which I believe deals with these, or can you approach an estate agents or bank/building society which may have repossessed the property and is now selling it on?

2007-08-23 04:06:22 · 7 answers · asked by LONE WOLF 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm intending to spray the whole garden and patio area with it.

2007-08-23 04:05:19 · 23 answers · asked by Shiv 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-08-23 04:04:52 · 14 answers · asked by dominator 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I want to paint my daughter's room pink three quarter's of the room with a molding seperating the quarter of the lilac on top. I need to now if anyone has done this and if you could tell me which paint and what the color codes where. I have a week to do this because the furniture is coming in then! I really need help not with themes but with paint colors pinks and lilac's codes that look good together.

2007-08-23 04:04:04 · 5 answers · asked by princess 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

My patio gets FULL SUN, there is no shade and I want a large tropical tree or two! My backyard has Queen Palms, Hibiscus and other tropical plants. I live in a desert type climate so when it is hot it is at least 100 degrees in the summer but in the winter it gets in the 40s here in Southern California. Please some good suggestions?

2007-08-23 04:02:59 · 3 answers · asked by tradejewel 3 in Other - Home & Garden

My dark clothes are always covered with lint when I wash them in my machine. I want to know why and how I can prevent it.

2007-08-23 04:00:16 · 14 answers · asked by shellyben11 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

Some of padding doesn't come up off the cement does it matter if you don't get it all up before lying the laminate on the cement flooring. I am using the under layment padding.

2007-08-23 03:57:18 · 7 answers · asked by Marcia E 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-08-23 03:56:32 · 8 answers · asked by C H 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my wife does this all the time and she doesn't think it's a big deal. she will leave the clothes in there soaking wet for DAYS before putting them in the dryer.

2007-08-23 03:47:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

What type of tomatoes produce the large, kind-a sweet tasting, red red tomatoes??? We planted two different kinds this year, and one kind harldy produces (the plants are huge, but only put forth about one or two tomatoes per plant) and then cherry tomatoes, which are very acidic to the taste. I need to know what type to plant to get lots of produce and the sweet yummy taste of home grown tomatoes. Also is it better to plant from seedlings or seeds?

2007-08-23 03:29:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

The top 1/4 of my living room window is stained glass. I don't want to cover it up so I put blinds starting below the stained glass and have a wide tension rod with a very small valance to cover the top of the blinds. I want to remove the blinds and put up sheers with curtain panels along the side starting 1/4 of the way down the window so the stained glass still shows. Are there any decorators out there that have seen sheers and curtains that are hung lower on the window?? Does anyone else have any ideas? It is the picture window of my house and faces the front. I have to be able to cover it somehow

2007-08-23 03:23:26 · 7 answers · asked by blb 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

I want to start composting, or at least try it out & see if it is something that I can get the other members of my household to participate with. I spoke to someone at a garden center and was recommended a plastic composting bin for $90. Can composting be done, at a very small scale, in a regular plastic container while we try it out to see if composting is for us? Any other advice for a beginner is also welcome. Thanks!

2007-08-23 03:17:02 · 2 answers · asked by interior designer 4 in Garden & Landscape

Have quite a few pots - would like to add bit colour to patio.
Didn't bother much with bedding plants this year now regreting it.

2007-08-23 03:02:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

My wife always made the bed with the printed side of the top sheet down. Is this common?

2007-08-23 02:59:39 · 11 answers · asked by jims127 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-08-23 02:53:23 · 11 answers · asked by Sonny G 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I've heard some "buzz" that there's a marked decrease in the honeybee population. I live in upstate New York. This year I bought a basil plant that was in bloom at the nursery 5 miles from my house where bees were swarming around it. Thinking to attract bees, I set it outside when I brought it home. I haven't seen so much as a mosquito around it! At this time of year we're usually inundated with all types of insects - ladybugs, dragonflies, mosquitoes, etc. I haven't seen ANYTHING this year but a few hornets. Same with birds. It's like the outdoor fauna is non-existent in my town. What gives?

2007-08-23 02:47:05 · 4 answers · asked by debodun 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Mine is about 3 years old and typically pushes water out about once per hour. Lately, with all of the rain in our area, it has been working overtime, running about 10 times per hour.

Should I be considering the purchase of a replacement?
Thanks.

2007-08-23 02:29:16 · 5 answers · asked by Stupid Flanders 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

My poor tree has been hit by lightning 4 times in the last two months. I wanted to save it but this last storm made it impossible! If we cut it to the soil line-isn't there something we can put on the roots to take care of them?

2007-08-23 02:11:30 · 9 answers · asked by lady K 2 in Garden & Landscape

It leaks on the bottom on the right side. I don't have an ice maker or water dispenser, so I don't think there is a water line going to it that could be leaking. My freezer is fine, no defrosting needed and there is no condensation on the inside or outside of the fridge. The puddle (which there is a new one everyday no matter how much I clean it up) seems to be a brownish color and I'm confused! Any suggestions or similar problems?

2007-08-23 02:00:57 · 11 answers · asked by kendrafer25 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-23 01:51:55 · 16 answers · asked by jamie s 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)