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Gardening with Burlap
If you are a fan of a natural looking garden, take a look at burlap for inspiration to recreate your surroundings outdoors. When you purchase plants, trees and shrubs from stores, their root balls are...
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Sheet Mulching with Burlap
Sheet mulching is a great way to convert any grassy or weed-riddled area into a rich garden bed by layering compostable material over the area and allowing it to sit for several months. This mimics...
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Burlap and Canvas Shade Screens for the Summer
The applications of shade screen fabrics like jute and cotton based canvas and burlap are endless. Shade mesh is commonly used in agricultural and home garden settings to protect plants from...
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Burlap: Practical and Decorative Uses Outdoors
As the hot summer months begin, thoughts turn to the yard and garden. Burlap really comes in handy for mid-summer heat. It has practical uses in the garden and decorative uses in outdoor living...
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Permanent Flood, Debris, and Erosion Efforts Using Jute and Landscape Design
The previous article dealt with temporary ways to avoid flood damage. You are responsible for maintaining your yard and slope areas. Every effort should be made to restore a damaged hillside and...
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Jute Blankets Provide Warmth for the Landscape
Blankets are not just for decorating your bed or keeping you warm on the couch. Tender plants need seasonal protection too. Whether it is from snow, ice, freezing, thawing, high winds, and harsh...
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Biodegradable Plant Fiber Pots and the Environment
Plant fiber fabric bags and pots have been used commercial nurseries for many years and now these fiber containers from manufacturers have become popular with home gardeners too. Instead of buying pots...
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Burlap Protects Plants from Spring’s Last Minute Cold Snaps
Everyone knows that plants die if temperatures are too chilly for them to endure. Spring can bounce back and forth with bouts of cold, windy, or rainy weather before getting to the more consistent...
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Using Burlap or Polypropylene Tarps for Landscaping Debris
Many landscapers have learned the best way to clean-up debris from lawn and flower bed maintenance is having a few tarps on hand. Large jobs can generate loads of grass clippings, trimmings, and leaves...
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