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recycle garden hoses

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recycle garden hoses
recycle garden hoses

Always looking for a “bargain”, I made the mistake of buying a very cheap garden hose and it was a shocker. If it was even a mildly warm day, the plastic would soften to the point that it would kink terribly, making it pretty much useless. I was left with this big lump of plastic that I couldn’t recycle.

As reuse is the second of the Green 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), rather to send it to landfill, I’ve started using it for a few alternative applications around the place.

Here’s some ideas for repurposing a garden hose.

– Use sections as beading to cover sharp surfaces. For example, the frame of my shed is partially made with “top hat” style steel, which has quite an edge.

– Following along the same lines, a length of hose can also be used to cover the teeth of a hand saw

– Use as a grommet for passing electrical cable through a sheet metal surface to help protect the wire

– As padding for wire bucket handles

– By sealing off one end and making a series of very small holes in the hose, you can turn a standard garden hose into a soaker hose

– If you have trees staked, run a section of hose over the rope/string/whatever to protect the trunk of the tree

– Cut up into smaller sections for emergency siphoning or as a funnel extension

If you’re a creative person, old hoses can be used as a form of wicker; to make chairs, baskets and more.

Final tip: if possible, spend the extra cash and buy yourself a good quality garden hose. I’m told, generally speaking, synthetic rubber hoses will outlast hoses with made with other forms of plastic and the more layers of ply, the longer a hose will last and be less likely to kink and tangle. A good hose will have a layer of mesh, real mesh, not just a pattern, to give it additional strength,

By investing a little more in a good hose, you’ll not only reduce your environmental impact, but save money over the longer term in continuously replacing the cheap rubbish. Additionally, to reduce your hose purchase impact even further, look for hoses that are made with recycled content.

Solar Lights – The Advantages For Summer Garden Design

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Solar lights provide a beautiful enhancement to any existing landscape lighting design. There are a number of different shapes and sizes which can provide the exact type of aesthetic that you are wanting to create. If you entertain guests outdoors of an evening, solar lights are a visually pleasing way of keeping your guests safe and adding a mood to the occasion. They are a cost effective way of illuminating and showcasing your favored parts of the garden.

The most important advantage in choosing solar as opposed to traditional landscape lighting is that solar lights are simple to install. They can be placed wherever you wish without any need for wiring. When you choose solar landscape lights, you won’t need to hire an electrician to complete the installation. The only step that is required is to position them in the location of your choosing so that the sun can provide the charge. As the sun sets, your garden will transform into a glowing haven. Installing solar lights and embracing them in your garden design is as simple as choosing a position to place them.

Another great advantage to using solar lights as opposed to regular electrical lighting is that they are movable. If you choose to accent another part of the garden all you need to do is remove the solar lights from the ground and place them in your desired location. It takes seconds to create a whole different look. If the weather becomes too harsh, you can also bring your lights indoors to preserve their condition. This is not something that you can do with regular electrical landscape lights as they would require rewiring once again. Solar landscape lighting is a fantastic decorator’s choice for tenants of rented properties as they are not a permanent fixture. Installation of solar landscaping lights simply requires that you place the stake in the ground in a position which receives sunlight for 8 hours per day.

Solar power is free so there is no increase in your electricity costs. There are also no adverse affects on your property’s carbon footprint. Solar landscape lights are a great deal cheaper than regular lights and there is no requirement for the extra expenses of wiring, conduits and the cost of an electrician for installation. There is no environmental degradation caused by the use of solar powered lights.

If you are thinking of enhancing your garden with a natural and romantic glow but have been put off by the costs of electrical landscape lighting, you should take a moment to discover the magic that solar illumination can bring to a garden

The Benefits Of Solar Garden Lights

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Sun Powered Solar garden lights are becoming increasingly popular. At a time when oil and energy is expensive, outdoor solar lighting can help homeowners save electricity costs and illuminating your garden in the afternoon. Spectrum of sunlight to provide consumers with additional options to help spruce up the yard.

Sun-powered solar lanterns, solar light-absorbing work during the day. Absorbing solar cells are typically stored on the device and the battery is the mechanism. They are more expensive than conventional lighting, but offer savings to owners.

Consumers can choose furniture that has been programmed, which includes elements of a picture, or with a motion. Programmable types of owners can determine when and how long the lights go out. Lantern photo resistors, which include a convenience, they will turn on automatically when it gets dark. Another type of activity involves the motion. Solar energy equipment, which includes motion sensor lights when it detects movement in the region.

Accent sunlamps in many forms, shapes and styles to accommodate different tastes and needs. Homeowners who need a lot of light is directed to a specific area should be considered in the light of day. Low furniture is very easy to give the country and major appliances, in view of the entire region. patios or deck lighting can be achieved by installing patio lights. Also, hanging lamps, which can be placed on the inputs. When consumer tastes change constantly, it is also possible to find a decorative solar lighting which is different fun shapes such as animals or statues.

The primary function of the lamp to illuminate the surroundings. Sun-devices capable of providing sufficient quantities of light, so that people can walk around in the dark without the risk of tripping. Light also increases the security of the property. Lights are solar powered garden for other uses. The first is the ability to set the mood. lamp, for example, offer a soft glow of light on the surface, which may affect the warmer and customers. Other than for cosmetic purposes, types of lights can also be used for pest repellent. Some projector models have a built-in bug zapper, which will help eliminate mosquitoes.

Solar lights are a good investment because of their versatility. These types of devices can be placed on or attached to any surface, whether on the ground against a wall, fence, deck or patio or even a wall. When the savings and varieties, garden lights are an alternative to think about when the lights yard or garden.

How To Keep Your Garden Water Features Bird Friendly

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When you think of the properties of water in the garden, probably one of the first thing that comes to mind is a bird bath with beautiful colors of local birds come to drink and play. Birdbath has long been a tool for ornithologists and bird lovers, they tend to attract birds for over a bird house or bird can be fed, they are beautiful, and it is fairly easy to maintain. Of course, not all bird bath to attract birds, the owner wants, but why not? Here are some tips that are pretty fountain, bird bath or a few of our furry friends.

Is the fountain of cleaning lately?

Because if she fell in love with a bath or a glass of water, which is a few months, sitting, birds are not particularly enthusiastic about these options. If the nature of water garden pumps a constant threat to the water recycling, and keep it fresh, it’s less a problem for you, but it is inevitable that the leaves, bird droppings and other cup reaches the fountain from time to time. This is a small price to pay extra for the beauty of birds come to visit, then rinse your bird a bath once a month, so that your visitors come from.

Are you an accessory Bird environment?

Nobody particularly enjoys cleaning slime algae or other plants in the garden with a pond, and luckily there are some excellent control of algae and fungi on the market for use in both internal and external springs. Of course, if you want to attract visitors bird bath or fountain, and the fight against fungal diseases of algae that you choose to use is an important animal-friendly. It’s a good idea anyway, if the animal or another animal decides to try a taste of your water, if you’re not looking!

Being part of the water garden where the birds feel the time is incredibly simple, but it does not really work. Fortunately, the questions to ask yourself, how to attract birds is low, and the changes it is desirable to maintain a normal routine is very low. And, of course, the price is high, and the birds to drink, swim and play with new safe eternally grateful for the generosity. (If you keep it clean.)