Irrigation is an important component of planning your landscape. That is because it plays a crucial role in the overall function of your landscape. Irrigation brings water to your plants and without it, your plants will die and the time and energy you invested on building your landscape will be put to waste. There are several considerations when irrigating your…
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Useful Landscaping Ideas for Your Front Yard
The front yard usually requires special attention since it is the part of the house that is seen most often. The beauty of your home can sometimes be judged by how well the front yard is designed. A cluttered front yard can say a lot about what can be found inside the home. A well-kept yet simple front yard design…
Exteriors Make Your Great Outdoors Greater
Keeping wood properly protected is a growing challenge, especially as homeowners have made it a top choice for exterior surfaces–not just siding, but decks, furniture and all the other accessories that are part of the extended outdoors lifestyle. “Homeowners are upgrading their outside living and garden areas with unrelenting zeal,” says Kurt Denman, product manager of Benjamin Moore Paints. “Terraces,…
Do Your Own Landscaping Design
Know what I love about getting the garden all cleaned up, it stays that way for much longer than when you get your home all cleaned up. More and more people are turning to landscaping their gardens, not just planting a tree here and a shrub there but looking at their garden as they would look at the inside of…
concrete landscaping can add so much to your yard
To hear the word concrete you may not think that it would be something to want in your yard but in fact, concrete landscaping has come along way in the last 10 years or so. Now concrete landscaping is all the rage and it is very pretty too. You can use concrete landscaping for many different parts of your yard.…
Beat the Heat – 7 Tips to Help Your Lawn Survive a Drought
With temperatures rising and rain fall decreasing, summer time is putting a serious strain on your lawn. If you are not careful, your lawn could end up dead. No rain and water restrictions can really take a shot at your ability to take care of your lawn. However, there are some tried and true tips that are sure to beat…
Adding a Water Feature to Your Yard
If you feel that your backyard is lacking a certain something, a water feature might be just the thing to bring new life to your outdoors. There are many different types of water features to consider, such as a pond or a waterfall. Flowing or still water has a peaceful relaxing quality to it, and water features allow you to…
Are Robotic Lawn Mowers in Your Future?
Robotic lawn mowers are going to be the next life-style changing appliance in America. Think about it, how many times have you wanted to get away for the weekend or go to some event but yard work kept you tied to the house? I can’t tell you how many golf outings I have missed. Robotic lawn mowers can mow the…
Aerating Your Customers’ Lawns
If your customers don’t have the thick, lush lawns they’ve imagined, you can rack your brain trying to figure out the cause. While you interrogate them about their watering practices and second guess yourself on fertilization, the problem might be a lot simpler. It might be time to aerate. Are there tracks in the lawn? Are there tons of weeds…
10 landscaping design ideas to enhance your home garden.
A home garden is a place, which can give identity to your home building in a neighborhood. You can use very little creativity to enhance to look and feel of your garden so that it stands out from the rest of the gardens in the neighborhood. Here is a list of probable elements you can add to your landscaping garden…