It common for the chitalpa tree to partially defoliate in the summer.
Home and Garden
To create a kitchen island, buy a pair of base cabinets and screw them together. Look for the right cabinet (or cabinets) so that the look fits the room and doesn’t crowd it too much.
Shelves, cabinets, hooks and other accessories can quadruple garage storage space.
Renewal pruning, cutting deep inside the shrub and removing larger wood, results in a flush of sucker growth from the remaining stubs that will be succulent and produce lots of leaves and flowers.
In addition to seeking shade, entertaining and expanding indoor living space are among the other reasons homeowners desire cover for their backyards.
Over time, a threshold can become damaged and need replacement. If you have a gap between the bottom of the door and the threshold, you may be able to avoid replacing the threshold and install a new sweep on the bottom of the door instead.
Plums and pluots improve in flavor when they are kept on the tree longer and harvested closer to their mature date. These fruits are normally harvested from the end of July to the first or second week of August in our climate.
The Chinese pistache is a good choice in the desert as a general landscape, street or lawn tree. It grows to about 30 feet in height.
Las Vegas Market will run as scheduled Aug. 30-Sept. 3 but will be staged as showroom-only buying opportunities — with no trade show component.
With more people staying home during the pandemic, interior designers say it’s important to incorporate space to call your own.
Flimsy shower doors that need adjusted generate plenty of service calls, and occasionally they need to be replaced. Usually, though, you can make the necessary adjustments by removing the screws, adjusting the channel and screwing it back together.
Sucker removal and how often it’s done depends on the plant, how old it is and how the suckers are removed. Trees sucker more if they don’t get enough water.
Lantanas are easy to grow and can add a variety of colors that attract wildlife including butterflies to home landscapes.
Some plants don’t grow well in rock, and roses are one of them. Nearly all landscape plants in the rose family like soil improvement and a moist environment when planted in desert soils.
Making your floor look fresh again is a big chore. You’re going to need to rent a sanding machine, an edger and a buffing machine.