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    Did you know that as tall and bushy as bamboo get, they are actually grasses? Well bamboo is a member of vast family of plants that grow wild thorough out the world that is known as true grasses. A few of these grasses are grown as lawns in gardens but many grasses are valued for…

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    Ever heard that ominous sound of a dripping tap in the dead of the night or turned on the tap only to be met by a slow trickle of water? Plumbing problems seem to always crop up at the most inconvenient of times. These could be leaky pipes, clogged drains, dripping taps, low water pressure…

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    We all have experienced that irritating trickle of water  that you cant block from your ears. Sometimes you will put a rag or a container under the  leaking tap to  collect the water but no matter what the echoes of trickling water cant be ignored. It only gets louder. Then it is time to call…

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     Whether   you are moving into a new house, or just want to enhance the appeal of your existing house, there are tweaks and tricks you can use to give your home a fresh new look-sometimes at a negligible cost. Below  are  10 hot   home improvement tips that will give a new your property a new…

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  • how to use grasses in LANDSCAPINg

    Did you know that as tall and bushy as bamboo get, they are actually grasses? Well bamboo is a member of vast family of plants that grow wild thorough out the world that is known as true grasses. A few of these grasses are grown as lawns in gardens but many grasses are valued for…

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