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If you reside in a temperate zone, fish from temperate zones can effortlessly overwinter outside. On the other hand, tropical fish would die without a water heater. We will be looking at how you can keep cold water, temperate climate fish contented...

November 13, 2010 | In: Garden Design

Home-Made Pesticides

if you are one of the growing number of people worldwide that thinks that we should start using fewer chemicals on our planet, then you have probably wondered about home-made pesticides. Once you have had a lung full of ant spray or cockroach spray, you...

November 12, 2010 | In: Garden Design

Termite Inspection Fraud

Times are tough and most people reckon that they are going to get a great deal harder. This is bad news for the general public. There are plenty of scams going around at any one time as it is, but it gets worse when people begin to feel financially...

November 10, 2010 | In: Garden Design

Deterring Termite

Every home-owner needs to look after their asset. This takes maintenance, regular and thorough maintenance. There are many threats to a structure, especially if there is a substantial amount of timber in it. Most properties have a lot of wooden...

Termite mounds differ from species to species although to the amateur student of termites, many of them look alike. However, an expert can often guess the species just by looking at the mound. Termites construct their nests in all kinds of places. Some...

Most gardeners and even commercial crop growers are very pleased with themselves if they take a step back from using chemical insecticides and go back to using natural, old-fashioned insecticides. And it is true, they have, but did you know that there...

Mankind needs light. We humans are dependent on light unlike some other species. Our whole world existed only in the day time for millions of years. We woke up with the sunlight and went to sleep when the sun went down. Afterward, we learned to produce...

Ants are cold-blooded creatures which means that they cannot keep themselves warm. If their environment is cold, they go into a very lethargic lifestyle and virtually hibernate, whereas when it is warm they run about the garden looking for food to take...

If you have a backyard or back garden, you can have a fish pond. They are not costly to build and if you make it yourself it is clearly even cheaper. You can make your own pond pretty easily, you just have to bear a few things in mind when you plan...

A storm can be distressing for your outdoor fish, especially for large koi carp, which, being large, probably do not have many places to hide. However, if you have designed your koi fish pond well, you will have taken this into consideration when your...