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    Let’s fix up this desperate landscape: My Prosper Loan Request 1

    When I submitted a request for funds for my landscaping project to Prosper, one lender had a very interesting question. I considered it carefully, and then discovered my ultimate answer was far too long for Prosper’s format. I shortened my answer, but the lender who asked decided not to fund the loan request.
    I can’t help [...]

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Let’s fix up this desperate landscape: My Prosper Loan Request 1

When I submitted a request for funds for my landscaping project to Prosper, one lender had a very interesting question. ...

Growing A Butterfly Garden

What is butterfly gardening? Simply put butterfly gardening is the art of growing flowers and plants that will attract these ...

Preparing To Plant A Woodland Garden

Many suburban lawns have bare patches beneath the trees --- sometimes, grass just won't grow under the trees because it ...

Taking Care of Business

Suburban Ecology 1

Suburban living consumes more resources per-capita than urban living. The distances are longer in the suburbs, mass transit is not as readily available, and you are compelled to drive a car to conduct the simplest errands.
People take up more room in the suburbs — they live in larger houses with bigger lawns.
Longer distances, lower population [...]

Landscaping

Let’s fix up this desperate landscape: My Prosper Loan Request 1

When I submitted a request for funds for my landscaping project to Prosper, one lender had a very interesting question. I considered it carefully, and then discovered my ultimate answer was far too long for Prosper’s format. I shortened my answer, but the lender who asked decided not to fund the loan request.
I can’t help [...]

Energy Conservation

Landscaping To Save Energy

If you’re serious about cutting your home energy costs, you might want to take a second look at your home landscaping. You may not be aware of it, but energy-efficient home landscaping can reduce your household’s energy consumption for heating and cooling by as much as 25 percent. Proper placement of trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, [...]