Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Long Island Fencing and Gardening Help
Living in the 'burbs certainly has its perks, one of which is gardening and growing your own veggies. Right around this time of year is when you want to start getting your seeds in the ground. There are few important things you'll need besides the seeds, one is good soil, another is water, but the third is something many people don't think about until its too late; you need a good fence.
Wildlife is everywhere on Long Island and if your garden is left unguarded, your plants will be consumed.
In today's New York Times, there is a great article on protecting your New York garden with fences that we thought we'd pass on to the horticulturally-inclined.
It’s a helpful corollary to the paramount 21st-century horticultural imperative: I garden, therefore I fence.
The story is filled with anecdotes from your friends and neighbors which highlight the necessities when building and protecting a garden.
Learning wildlife habits has since sharpened our defensive tactics. We now know that rodent types can push their flat skulls into improbably slim spots, so any new fencing is of finer-gauge chicken or rat wire, or dense plastic netting. White-tailed deer have landing and enclosure anxiety: they won’t leap even a three- or four-foot fence if there is an obstacle or another row of fencing a few feet before or beyond it. Thus some people dare to surround their veggie patches with handsome picket or willow fences, and then string two or three strands of low trip wire fences outside them.
If you're going to grow this year, get smart about fencing options and check this story out.
Click Here For Fence Installers in New York
Read The Art of Fencing (NYT)
Labels: Fence Installation NY, Gardening NY, Long island Fence Companies, New York Fences
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
NY Home Improvement Blog Patrol
Brownstoner offers us a look back at the beginning, middle and end of a terrific Brooklyn backyard remodel including some before and after pictures that really highlight the dramatic difference that landscaping and gardening can make. The property in question is an 1890's frame house in Greenwood Heights. There's a play-by-play narration to go with the pic's as well.
Greenwood Heights Gardening Project
If you're looking to go the next level in terms of home heating and cooling comfort, you could do a lot worse than check out Trane's new ComfortLink II Residential Communicating System. Not only to all of your HVAC components "talk" to each other, but you have full access via telephone to see what's happening while you're not at home. This promotes not only complete comfort in terms of the temperature of your home, it also increases energy efficiency. Charles & Hudson has the scoop directly from the manufacturer.
Trane's Components Keep You Cool and Connected
Air Conditioning Companies in New York
Remodelista's latest gallery makes the case for open shelf kitchens with many examples of why some homeowners are opting for the airy shelving that gives you easy access as opposed to closed cabinets. The spread includes a shot of Ione Sky's L.A. kitchen...Ione was the bomb in "Say Anything", wonder what John Cusack's kitchen looks like!
Open Shelving in the Kitchen
Kitchen Cabinet Companies in New York
Labels: 11813, Brooklyn Remodel, Gardening NY, Kitchen Cabinets, Landscaping New York, NY Air Conditioning, Open Shelves
