Kent Page McGroarty
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Stories By Kent Page McGroarty
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How To Identify Yellow-Flowering Weeds
How to Identify Yellow-Flowering Weeds. Your lawn can sometimes become peppered with weeds, including those with yellow flowers. Dandelions are one type of yellow-flowering weed found on lawns and turf grass throughout the United States, while other yellow-flowering weeds can appear in more specialized areas. Though dandelions only grow a few inches high, other yellow-flowering varieties can grow as much as 3 to 10 feet. Knowing what weed you are looking at will make you better understand its root system and how best to get rid of it.
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How To Get Rid Of Possums In The Yard
How to Get Rid of Possums in the Yard. That 2-foot, tannish-furred critter knocking over your garbage cans that is neither raccoon nor household pet is most likely a possum, the only marsupial native to the United States and Canada. Also called opossums, these scavengers often visit residence areas in search of food, which includes nuts, eggs and fruit as well as small animals, birds and insects. Keep them away from your yard and out of your pet's food with simple yet effective, and mostly inexpensive, methods.
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How To Transform A Swimming Pool To A Sunken Patio
How to Transform a Swimming Pool to a Sunken Patio. Rather than filling up your old swimming pool entirely with cement or leaving it as an eyesore in your backyard, transform the space into a sunken patio for relaxation and entertainment purposes. Creating a sunken patio also removes potential dangers of small children or animals falling in an unused pool and getting injured or becoming trapped. Whether you opt to paint your sunken patio or create border gardens, numerous options exist for turning wasted space into something practical.
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