The best solutions from around the world
In conditions of all-consuming self-isolation, even inveterate citizens have become summer residents. Several generations gather in country houses at once to wait out a dangerous virus not in apartment confinement, but in the fresh air. There is a reasonable desire to surround yourself with the usual comfort, first of all […]
In the construction of a log house, jambs are a mandatory element. But not everyone can make them correctly. Our author – an experienced carpenter with a lot of experience – explains how to make this task as easy as possible for those who build a house with their own […]
Recently, an integral part of the garden and the house has become, on the one hand, a very ceremonial, representative, and on the other — a cozy, secluded place, which was called a patio. What is a patio and why is it needed Although the history of the appearance of […]
No one likes to clean country toilets or septic tanks. As a rule, this work is difficult, unpleasant, and often expensive. How can we make it so that the cleaning of the street restroom is necessary as rarely as possible, and it would be better to do without it at […]
The chemical industry offers gardeners more and more new preparations to protect plants from pests and diseases. But often the simplest, inexpensive and long-known tools that are always at hand can very effectively solve suburban problems. One of such familiar resources is tar soap. Its special properties come from the […]
Good manure is not to be found now in the village during the day with fire. The days when cows and horses were in almost every farmstead have long since sunk into oblivion. For lack of anything better, proponents of organic farming have turned their attention to bird droppings. And […]
I have long wanted to have a good, strong stool at the dacha. I’ve been trying to make it out of polypropylene pipes for the last couple of years. The created stools did not cause much delight among my friends, and my wife will not get used to them in […]
When purchasing a suburban (garden) plot, you should be careful and circumspect. It happens that you can’t build anything on it, and a vegetable garden is the only thing it is suitable for. Let’s study the main nuances associated with the purchase of suburban land. We study the documents According […]
The concept of “decorative vegetable garden” came to us from the distant Middle Ages, when pharmacy gardens began to appear in monasteries, and in castles and fortresses — vegetable gardens for growing herbs and vegetables for the master’s table. As a rule, rather modest-sized plots were allocated for them, but […]
When building and repairing a house, it is not always advisable to purchase or rent bulky prefabricated scaffolding. Sometimes, especially with a limited budget, can help out hinged scaffolding, which is easy to make yourself. Why are they needed? To paint a pediment or nail a board somewhere at a […]