A Short Introduction To The Different Types of Fences and Their Pros and Cons

There are really a lot of types of fences. I'll summarize here only the ones that could be interesting to you as a private house owner. The idea is to have basic understanding of the different fences...

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There are too many types of garden paths and most of them are really nice. So the hard part is to decide on just one or mostly two types so your garden doesn't look odd. I would like to try several kind of wooden walkways and at...

Raised Beds Let You Grow More Crops In Smaller Area

Growing crops in raised beds is one of the very few garden techniques that have almost only advantages. From the first time I read about them I knew we'll want to build some. The saga with our first raised beds is...

Easy, Saves Money, And Works Good On Poor Soil

This is a little "hack" we applied in the garden this spring. Our terrain is fairly sloped here and there so we wondered where and how to start some basic landscaping. All neighbors suggest to pour concrete in various places and make...

The gambrel roof is also known as the good old barn roof (see some excellent pictures of barns here). Unlike the typical gable roof it has two slopes on each side. The top slope is usually gentle while the bottom slope is steeper, sometimes almost vertical.