If your outdoor box cover has the doors that must stay open to access electricity, there is an easy fix: You can buy a weatherproof box cover that is made for use during rain or when your sprinklers hit it.
Home and Garden
My experience with Mexican petunia is that it grows like a weed, and I consider it the broadleaf version of Bermuda grass, aka devil grass. If it’s contained in an area and prevented from spreading into the landscape, I think it will be OK.
Although the official start of spring is March 19, warmer weather has arrived in Las Vegas and the cleaning season is definitely here.
An infrequent desert rain is not a problem. But when irrigation water is applied over and over to a soil that is normally dry, these soils shift, collapse and chemically change. In urban landscapes, this can be potentially destructive.
When preparing to prune plants, follow these three rules: adjusting loppers or hand shears so they don’t rip plants instead of cutting them, making sure the blade is sharp for the same reason and sanitizing the blades.
There are lots of different types of faucets, and they use different methods to control the flow and temperature of water. Over time the parts wear out and you get a drip. You need to replace the washers and springs and, possibly, the ball if it shows signs of wear.
With a tall wall above an entryway, you don’t want to use anything that is too heavy in visual weight as it would give an uneasy feel to walk underneath it.
By delaying the final pruning of grapes until March 1 before new growth begins. This helps reduce disease problems from developing on the grape bunches later.
In 2015, J.P. Strate and Liz Spillman founded The Rehab Life, a popular YouTube channel that demonstrates step-by-step instructions for furniture and design projects. Piggybacking off the channel’s success, the longtime friends wrote their first book, “One Day DIY: Modern Farmhouse Furniture,” a how-to guide for handcrafting nearly two dozen furniture and accent pieces.
A porcelain kitchen sink repair won’t be flawless, but you can fool most people with it.
Desert willow can look shaggy during the winter because of the brown seedpods that hang from the tree. The seedpods provide a good supply of birdseed for various desert birds during the fall and winter months.
Aging in place is defined as a person making a conscious decision to stay in the home of his or her choice for as long as possible with the comforts that are important. These comforts might include adding supplementary services to facilitate their living conditions and maintain their quality of life while keeping a degree of independence.
Never underestimate the value and impact of a beautiful home. And that’s whatever “beautiful” means to you.
If freezing weather came through your yard, fruit trees with open or partially opened flowers will lose fruit.
Julie Smith Vincenti, the editor of the Las Vegas Market First Look Products and Trends Program, calls the reigning trend “cool and composed.”