Best Affordable Snow Blower

In my small garden, you wouldn't expect winter to be too spectacular, but sometimes it is. Everything seemed like a very complicated ice sculpture which someone patiently made during the night!The ice thawed in a few days, but snow was on the way and...

The calligraphy of tree shadows across morning snow tells old stories, new each day. Their contribution to the calligraphy of winter shadows is a huge block that shades the south side of the house when we most need the sun.The wildlife landscape contribution...

This is an exception to the rule and these storms are rare indeed. We're not quite in the Deep South (where the milk and bread panic reaches a truly insane level) but snowfall is so infrequent that it is still a novelty.

I can't even count how many storms we've had this year. When I was a lot younger, before CDs and iPods and the internet or any of that, I heard a song about spring on the (analog) radio that perfectly expressed the way I felt just then.

Philosopher Rene Descartes (famous for “Cogito ergo sum,” or “I think, therefore I am”) also contemplated snowflakes, recording descriptions and drawings of various types of crystals.

However, a 5-inch deep edge will usually keep this plant in its borders.Don't let Cerastium silver carpet ground cover go unnoticed. Mature plants grow to 6 to 12 inches and have a spread of 12 to 18 inches.Snow in summer ground cover is very easy to...

I don't know who took the picture from South Dakota;ge1836 left the patio furniture out and my husband got the icicles reaching the snowbank! 11, 2011!But, you may say (as did I), I thought the earth was getting warmer! Whether you believe humankind has...

In fact, it was more likely to snow on Easter than on Christmas. A family picnic might be nice for apartment or condo dwellers. Outside circumstances just provide cues. However, outdoor decorations were at a minimum at my parents house.

We laughed, my children threw more snowballs and our noses turned as red as Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer's. While I rest from the hard work of tending the warm season garden, I take advantage of the free time for activities like making flowers in the...

The most common glory of the snow bulbs produce blue flowers, but they also come in white and pink cultivars.Flowers finish blooming by mid to late spring but the bright foliage persists until early fall.

Clip them back to 2 inches in height and the plant will rapidly produce new foliage and stems.Luckily, snow in summer plants have no serious disease or pest issues. The narrow leaves are evergreen and the plant will produce a 6-inch tall mat.

Both machines have pros and cons that make them better suited to some tasks over others. You might not be able to get a powerful plow truck to all of these locations. Then again, if you need to clear all amounts of snow from all sorts of terrain, maybe...

Many growers think the flowers detract from the attractive foliage and pick them off as they appear, but removing the flowers isn't necessary to keep the plants healthy.After the bloom period, run a lawn mower over the plants to rejuvenate them.

After all, it's just as attractive. If your bishop's weed is losing its variegation, read on for information.Why is my snow on the mountain losing color? This form, (‘Variegatum') displays small, bluish-green leaves with white edges.

I swept and I swept that snow, but it was crusted and I wasn't making any headway at all until I thought of my dad's shovel. Plants got to have the same rest, and the snow is just like your blanket.

Fortunately, the ice did not damage the tree which was over 80 years old and quite sturdy. Site selection is paramount. Branch loss reduces the total leaf area, which reduces the carbohydrate available to the roots.

Or a plan of action will need to be implemented to acquire the needed skills.” In short, if you can already handle driving a front-end loader , you'll have a small learning curve for a new-to-you loader.

Let it snow, let it snow! How snow cover can benefit your dormant trees and shrubs. As with watering, don't pile your mulch up against the trunk of the tree, where it will only attract such destructive rodents as mice and voles; spread it over the root...

With the corrugated plastic on the inside of this composter, two people can easily pick up the composter and move it to the side while you turn the compost with a front-tine-tiller or the bucket on your tractor.

Under the program, housing developers raise the capital needed to build or preserve affordable rental housing by selling the tax credit to investors who can then claim the credit to offset their federal tax liability.

In the really rural parts of New England and southern Canada, where there is snow cover for months, finding snow while there is fresh syrup is not a problem.Where I grew up near Boston, however, it didn't snow every year, and if it did, the snow was usually...

These all-black chickens might be startling to look at, but if you want to keep them on your farm, you'll have to pay a lot. “The single most important piece of evidence to support their claims would be a valid USDA import permit showing the origin...

I didn't say a word about them to anybody. Habits, good or bad, are formed early. Of course it also eases the guilt of knowing that I have drawers filled with little packets of seeds.But trust me, as soon as spring is here, they will be planted, and the...

The name comes from the fact that the presence of said snow indicates that it's time to head out to the garden and plant your onion sets. Earlier this week we had our “onion snow.” Not sure if the whole world knows what “onion snow” is, but it's...

I guess it's a lean year for all the birds around here. Perhaps a trek in the snow with some more netting is in order for the coming days. What I haven't protected from the deer, and it appears that I probably should have, is my oakleaf hydrangea.

With 3,500 applicants and three new hires, we think they're off to a good start! The Farmer's Daughter Country Market/Facebook The cool part is that anyone who takes the deal will be much more than tenant farmers—or rather, tenant shopkeepers.

I can already feel in the air that the shifting of the seasons is coming—and believe me, I'm ready to welcome spring with open arms! Winter is a time to relax and recharge, content in the knowledge that the grass isn't growing too long and that you...