We just purchased this house and it has a great 3/4 acre yard with a pond in front. It has a fountain, w/a spray fountain (see white pvc pipe in pic). We like it OK, but it is dirty as it ...»

there is a crimson king maple in the front and will shade the right side of the house some. the drive that lead into the portaco doesn't have anything to obstruct the morning sun. The front of the house faces east. drive is south so might get some afternoon sun on the right side of the house then. I posted a pic before but this might give everyone a better idea of what I am working with.

This family has 3 very young children. They wanted a pool but did not feel comfortable with the safety of a pool with their young children. They decided on a fun, beautiful safe pondless ...»

Skylight by day. Chandelier by night

Pictures copyright Jan Stittleburg, JS PhotoFX

I don't know how it happened or when it happened but one day when I looked down at my kitchen sink faucet there was grime and hard water deposits that had accumulated from the past 10 ...»

I really don't like cleaning windows at all, so I decided to throw out my window cleaner and made my own! This method is guaranteed to leave your windows clean and streak free!!!

"A lawnmower pollutes as much in one hour as does driving an automobile for 45 miles.

30 to 60% of urban fresh water is used for watering lawns (depending on city).

$5,250,000,000 is spent on fossil fuel-derived fertilizers for U.S. lawns.

67,000,000 lbs of synthetic pesticides used on U.S. lawns.

60,000 to 70,000 severe accidents result from ...»