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Homeowners can help with Nevada’s climate change goals

The 2019 legislative session produced some ambitious environmental goals for the Silver State, culminating with Gov. Steve Sisolak’s executive order on climate change in November of that year. While 2020 gave us plenty of other things to worry about, the thrust to reduce carbon emissions is still quite alive in Nevada.

Prune ornamental shrub to its natural form

When an ornamental shrub is pruned, the end result shouldn’t be obvious. The end result, just like a good haircut, should be a plant growing in its natural form. Pruning plants this way is a lot less work and done much less often.

Leave outdoor holiday decoration to pros

To some homeowners, images of exterior holiday decorating bring to mind Clark Griswold’s incandescent disaster in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Perhaps it would be better to have a professional hang lights on the home instead.

Stained glass stands test of time

There has been a revival in the popularity of stained-glass windows and not just in places of worship.

Italian cypress grows too tall to be used in residential landscapes

Q: I have just about reached my maximum frustration level with my 35 Italian cypresses. Between spraying them down weekly in the summer to keep the mites off and them not standing on their own without staking and guy wires for 2½ years, I am ready to give up. I am thinking about replacing them with 5-gallon dwarf golden arborvitae because they are smaller and easier to spray.