CONDUCT YARD MAINTENANCE

”‡…‡– ”ƒ‹• Šƒ˜‡ –„Š‡ƒ‡– ‘ƒ—”‰‡Š‘–—Ž‡•‡”•‡•Š‹‘†—‡Ž†” HE

„‡ ‹ ‘”†‡”ǡ Ž‹–‡”ƒŽŽ›Ǥ ‡‡‹‰ „”‹†‰‡• ƒ† ”‘ƒ†• ™ƒ•Š ‘ˆˆ ‹• ƒ †”‡ƒ†‡† ‹‰Š–ƒ”‡ ƒ† ƒ •‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‹‡• –Šƒ– ›‘— —•– ’”‡’ƒ”‡ –›Š‘‡—”’Š‘‘••‹‡„‹ˆŽ‘‹–”›Š‡‘ƒˆ˜›””‘ƒ’‹‹…•ƒǤŽ Ž—›•Ǧǡ …Ž‘‡ ”‡††› ‹• ƒ •‘—† ”‡ƒ•‘ ‡‘—‰Š –‘ –ƒ‡ •ƒˆ‡–› ’”‡…ƒ—Ǧ –‹‘•Ǥ

—–…‡‘”•–ƒ”‹—†…Ǣ–‹Dz‘– •‡‹š’‡Ž‡”–ǡ ”‡ƒƒŽ”Ž›ǡ ƒ• ƒ Š‘—•‡ ‘™‡” ›‘— Šƒ˜‡ –‘ ‰‘ „ƒ… –‘ –Š‡ „ƒ•‹…•Ǥ

Dz ›–Š‹‰ –Šƒ– ‹• Ž‘‘•‡ ‡‡†• –‘ „‡ –‹‰Š–‡‡†ǡ „‡ ‹– ”‘‘ˆ •Š‡‡–•ǡ †‘‘”• ƒ† ™‹†‘™•Ǥdz

Š‡… ›‘—” †‘‘”• ƒ† ™‹Ǧ †‘™• ƒ† ƒ‡ •—”‡ –Š‡›ǯ”‡ •Š—– –‹‰Š–Ž›Ǥ ‘— …ƒ ‡˜‡ •‡ƒŽ –Š‡ –‘ –”› ƒ† „Ž‘… ™ƒ–‡” ‘” „”‡›†—•…‹‡‰–Šƒ‡ –ƒƒ”’‘—ƒ–†–Š•‘ƒ–‰‡‡–†•—‹…– –ƒ’•‡—Ǥ ƒŽŽ›ǡ Š‡ •ƒ›•ǡ –Š‡ ”ƒ‹ ‹• ƒ……‘’ƒ‹‡† „› •–”‘‰ ™‹†• ƒ•Š‡†‡‹–ˆ•ǡ››‘‘——”‡‹‰•Ž‡…–‘––Š‡‘Ž‘Ž›‘•Š‡ƒ˜”‘‹‘‰ˆ •–”‘‰ ™ƒ–‡” Ž‡ƒ• „› Šƒ˜‹‰ –Š‡ ”‘‘‡ˆ„Ž‡‘™„‡‘”ǡˆˆŽǤ‘‘•‡ •Š‹‰Ž‡• ’”‘Ǧ ˜†‹‡†”‡ ›•‘’—ƒ…”‡”ˆ‘‘”ˆǤ™ƒ–‘‡”‹•–—‘”•‡‡‡—’†—‡”Ǧ ›Ž‡‘ƒ—”•”Ǥ ‘‘Šˆ‡…•ƒ‡……ƒƒ—•‡ƒ”‘‡–›ǡ ‘—‘”Ž†Šǡ‘ƒ†‡ —•—ƒˆ‡–‡ˆ”‘”•ƒ›‹‘†—„ƒ—–†›‘‘™—ǡ”›ˆ‘ƒ—‹Ž›Ǥ‘™

T‹™–ǯŠ•‡‹”‡ ›‘—” Š„‘‡—••–‡‹Š–ƒ‡•”‡Ž‡•ƒ––•‘ƒˆ‹†š ‰–Š‹˜‡‡ˆŽǡ‘–‘‘† ™‡ƒ•–—‡”‡ƒ …–Šƒ–…›‡‘–—‘ †‘ƒǯ‡– Š‹–ƒ˜‹‘…›‘‘—›”‘Š—‘” —ˆ—•”‡‹ƒ–—†”‡Ǥ™”‡…‹‰ ‹ Ž›—‘•—ǡ ”›‘Š—‘””‘‡‘ǯ•ˆ …’—Žƒ”›„• ƒ’Š’—‡‰ƒ‡Ž ”ƒ‘Ž†‡ Š‡Ž’• ƒ‡ ›‘—” Š‘‡ǯ• ˆ‹”•– ‹Ǧ Š‹• ‹• ‘– Œ—•– ƒ ƒ‡•–Š‡–‹…ƒŽŽ› †‡–ƒ‹Ž ‹ ›‘—” ›ƒ”†ǡ „—– •‡”˜‡• ‰”‡ƒ– ’—”’‘•‡ †—”Ǧ …’—”‡”„••‹ƒ‘’’Ǥ ‡‘ƒŽǤ”‡•–‘”‡‡›Ž‘‡…—–””‹Š…‘ƒ—Ž •‡šǯ•Ǧ …’‘‡”–’ƒ‘†˜‡‹•‡–•Ǥ ‡DzŽ‡Ž˜‡ƒ…–”‹‹…‰ƒŽ‡Ž•‡‘……–”‹‡…–ƒ•Žǡ •‡™˜ƒ‹–‡…Š†‡Ǥ • ƒŠ‹•†”™‡†‹”—‹…‡‰••–ŠŠ‘‡—Žƒ†„‘‡—‡Ž–Ǧ ›‘‘ˆ —†”ƒŠ‘ƒ‰ ‡ǡ ƒƒˆŽ†‘‘‹–†’…”ƒ‡˜‡…ƒ–—• •›‡‘—–‘” Š‘‡ ˆ”‘ „‡…‘‹‰ ƒ •ƒˆ‡–› ‹‰ Š‡ƒ˜› ”ƒ‹Ǥ Š‹• …ƒ †‹”‡…– ‡š…‡•• ™ƒ–‡” ƒ™ƒ› ˆ”‘ ›‘—” Š‘‡Ǥ

Š‡•‡ †”ƒ‹ƒ‰‡ •‘Ž—–‹‘• ƒ”‡ …‘‘ ‹

CREATE A DRY RIVER BED

‘Š†ƒœǤdzƒ”† †—”‹‰ –Š‡ ”‡…‘˜‡”› ’‡”‹Ǧ †‡‡ƒ”™‹–Š‹ƒŽ‡ǡ Žƒ•‡†•‘…ƒ•’ƒ‡‹†ƒ‹–†‹•‰‹ƒ”Ǧ ’Š‘™”–ƒ™–‡Ž–Ž‘‹–ƒ•…•ƒ‡•••–›ƒ‘—†” –›Šƒ‡”†”ƒƒ‹•†Ǥ ‰ƒŠ”‡†‡•ƒ›•–‘›‘—ƒ……ƒ‘‹†ƒ’–”‡‘˜‡ š›…‘‡—••” ™ƒ–‡” –Š”‘—‰Š –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ‡šǦ

•Š‘Š—‡Ž†ƒ†˜…‹‘…‡†•—–…Š–ƒ–››ƒ‘”†— Dzƒ‹”‘–’ƒ‡”…‡›Ǥƒ”† ƒ‹–‡Ǧ †”ƒƒ‹…‡ƒ…‰ƒ‡‹•Š•‡—Ž‡’•’ƒ”‡†˜‡”‡–Ǧ †—…ƒ‡•”‡—‘‘ˆˆ•ǡdzŠ•ƒŠ”‡••ƒ‹–†ŠǤ‡ –ˆ‘ŽŽ‘–‘™‹‰ƒš‡‹ƒ•‹•›‡ ™›ƒ”›†• –†‡”…ƒ–‹‹ƒ‰‰‡ ›‘™—Š”‹Ž‡™ƒ’–”‡‘”Ǧ ™ƒ›•ǣ

”—”ƒŽ ƒ”‡ƒ• ƒ† ”‡•‹†‡–‹ƒŽ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”Š‘‘†•Ǥ ‰”Šƒ‡•›• ’‘”‘•˜–‘‹†‡‡•‰‡–‘–’Ž‡”‡•˜Ž‡‘’–‡•†‘•‹Ž‹†‡‡”‘Ž•‹‹‘‡†Ǥ ™‹–Š

Keep your yard well maintained.

(Courtesy pics) Make hay while the sun shines: Prep your home for heavy rains.

A dry creep bed is good to provide excess water pathway. Plus, it adds beauty to the garden.

A dry well or catch basin is something you might want to consider, if water tends to pool in one place on your yard.