If you are selling your home and you haven’t taken the best care of the exterior, you want to make some changes before you put the property on the market. If you live in an area where most people keep up with manicuring their lawns, washing the house, and making sure that their home looks great from the street, you don’t want your house to stand out because it doesn’t look up to par.…
Read More »You love your roses and have several varieties of these beautiful, classic blooms adorning your landscape. While most of the time your roses are robust and vibrant, you’ve noticed that a few of your bushes appear to be tired, wilted, and lacking in color. What’s worse, some of your roses appear to be blooming poorly, resulting in lots of dead-heading and empty bushes on your part. Your roses should thrive with tender and knowledgeable care.…
Read More »Although a garage’s main functionality is to provide you with a safe place to park your vehicles, you may feel as if you want more from your garage. After parking one or two cars inside, you may have a lot of open space that you can use for creating a workshop or storing your belongings. To enjoy using your garage for several purposes, you may want to invest in remodeling. Once you have added features or improved on existing ones, you can finish up with pressure washing.…
Read More »Now that the 2017 holidays are a thing of the past, perhaps you are thinking about getting your garden ready for spring or summer. If you look outside, it may seem impossible that those warm, sunny days will ever arrive. Well, they will, and you more than likely will enjoy them a great deal if you have gotten your outdoor spring work done ahead of time. From checking out your landscaping equipment to planning your garden, here are some ideas that might help you.…
Read More »Are you tired of having a lawn that’s brown and ugly? Have you been thinking about things you can do next year to ensure that your lawn is green, vibrant, and the best one on the block? Having a great lawn can seem, at times, to be impossible. Fortunately, this isn’t the case. Maintaining a beautiful lawn can be easy if you take the right steps ahead of time. Some of the things that you should include:…
Read More »Water, wind, and gravity can cause soil to drift from one part of your property to another one. As a result of erosion, the surface of land may appear to be uneven. If you have noticed the effects of soil erosion along the front of your home’s exterior, planting vegetation and installing a retaining border can stop erosion from occurring any longer. The following project describes how to install a basic border and plant perennials inside of it.…
Read More »If your yard feels a little unkempt, the solution might be easier and lower maintenance than you thought. Landscape curbing can fix many imperfections in the yard and even make it more efficient. How? Here are four ways to make things better in any yard with landscape curbing: Border the Lawn. Few things make a lawn look nicer and more manicured better than a solid edge of curbing. Unlike many other forms of edging, concrete curbing forms a solid, unbroken, and unblemished line around the grass.…
Read More »Do you enjoy spending time outdoors? Perhaps you love to do outdoor entertaining with friends and your family. If so, you might be a little sad that summer is over. Even though summer of 2017 is a thing of the past, this might be the very best time for you to plan next summer’s landscaping. From making an evaluation to your existing landscaping to including a swimming pool installation, here are some ideas on how to plan a beautiful back yard during these cooler months.…
Read More »For many homeowners, with the coming of winter begins a battle against ice and snow buildup. In most cases, the goal is to prevent the buildup from posing a safety hazard as well as keep it from blocking exits and other areas that need to be reached. The following tips can help you better manage the white stuff once it starts falling this year: Tip #1: Install some snow fencing…
Read More »Whether your yard has problems with the way water flows, erosion, or you want to add to the look and feel of it, you should consider building a retaining wall. This can be made from bricks, stones, or wood to compliment your home. If you aren’t sure about having one built, consider the following as you walk around your property: Water Flow Having a yard that slopes down toward your home is not good.…
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