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Show Install A Garden Patio To Beautify Your Property ' One of the best ways to beautify your property is to build a patio. It not only enhances property value but adds to your living space, gives the land a finished look, and enables you to entertain outside. Patio construction takes time and work, but the project can be completed by the home owner who selects the right paving material and creates a layout that harmonizes with the existing terrain and plants. The materials most frequently used in patio construction are brick, concrete, flagstone and wooden planks. Before you get started, research the cost, ease of installation and durability of each and, uppermost, the look you want your yard to have. While cost is always a factor, the ' - aesthetic quality will be most important in the long run. While concrete is relatively cheap and easy to install, it lacks the diversity that brick offers. Available in many sizes, shapes, textures and colors, brick enables you to create varied patterns and can be installed over ter- - Combat Insect Trouble Lawns are home to a huge variety and number of insects, most of which do little damage to the lawn itself. Some of them. are so small you probably wont even know theyre there. But there are a few evil pests that, if left unmolested in sufficient numbers, can quickly wipe out a lawn. The first defense against insects is a healthy lawn. That sounds simplistic, but a healthy lawn will not only be less appealing to prey, it will be able to bounce back more easily if it is attacked by insects. Diagnosing lawn damage is no easy chore. A dead spot of grass could be caused by chemicals, dog urine, gasoline, disease or insects. To find out which, get on your hands and knees and take a close look. Try to see any little pests in action. But remember that some insects for example sod may feed only at night. . Some insects, such as chinch bugs, leafhoppers and spider mites, live above the soil and suck juices from the grass. Others, like grubs, may live below the soil surface and feed on the grasses roots. A good reference book on lawn care will help you classify the habits of insect suspects. Knowing which insect is attacking your grass is important for combating it, so do the most thorough detective job you can. When youve identified your culprit, buy a counteractive insecticide. Mow your lawn and remove all clippings before you spray. For insects that live above the soil line, water the lawn heavily a day or two before you spray. Then apply the insecticide in the later afternoon. Orthos new Orthomatic Lawn Sprayer will make the application easier. inWhen attacking before apsects, dont water the lawn plying the insecticide. Instead, water heavily after the insecticide has been sprayed to soak the chemical into the soil. web-worm- rain that is not perfectly flat, while concrete must be formed, mixed, poured, and allowed to cure. According to Orthos book How To Design Decks and Patios, when estimating the quality of brick needed, you should allow five bricks per square foot for bricks laid on their flat side. To calculate your patios square footage, measure the width and length in feet; then multiply the two figures to get the total. Some patterns will require you to cut bricks to fit along the patios border edges; if youll need to, purchase or rent a broad cold chisel for cutting and a power cutter to smooth rough edges. Bricks are laid over a thick mortar bed, or simply set in place on a gravel sand bed. Whichever base you use, first mark off the area you plan to pave with stakes and strings. If you are covering a grassy area, spray the ground with a grass retardant or lay a sheet of polyetheylene plastic to deter weed growth. to the After the area is cleared, outline the portion you wish to pave with 2 by 4s. If you use sand as a base, make a base, level with a screen and then spray the sand until damp. Begin installing rows of bricks and, when the area is finished, pound any bricks that arent level with the patio with a rubber mallet. Finish the project by spreading a layer of sand over the bricks and then sweeping diagonally across th paved area to fill in the cracks. two-inc- h May 23, Enjoy beauty outdoors on a new cm mmi EL RANCHO EXTERIOR STAINS popular colors. Available in Latex or Oil base. Reg. $14.95 to $16.33 FROM In ELKESP s, below-groun- d FROM I JTTS PER GALLON WEATHER PLATE EXTERIOR PAINTS Quality exterior paints. Reg. $19.50 to $22.60 Sale $13.49 to $15.99 Quality durable exterior paints LEISURE LIFE INTERIOR PAINTS Quality interior paints. Reg. $18.65 to $22.25 Sale $12.99 to $15.99 weatkeb puaE FROM Quality intewor paints PER GALLON one cn gallon one gallon PHILS GLASS 635 NORTH MAIN PLUS PAINTING SUPPLIES ON SALE 882-49- 76 TOO! 1985 |