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  • Hardscaping Your Patio: Creating A Retreat In Your Backyard


    Your patio can be more than just a slab of concrete or wood decking you use as a base for patio furniture. With the right touches, you can create a backyard oasis where you and your family can spend your summers. Here are a few ideas to consider for your patio renovation. Raised Platforms Play with vertical height by creating raised platforms in your backyard. Your patio hardscaping service can help build the base structure for these levels as well as dig into the yard to create the depth needed for multiple platforms.
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  • Great Lawn Maintenance Starts With The Right Grass


    If you want a beautiful lawn that will remain healthy without a lot of hard work, you will want to choose the right grass seed for your property. Otherwise, your lawn will not be adapted to the climate around your home and will struggle. For example, you will need to know the difference between cool season and warm season grasses. Foot Traffic Consider how much foot traffic your grass will experience.
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  • Tips To Reduce Your Home's Outdoor Water Usage But Keep A Beautiful Yard


    Drought is a big problem in many areas of the United States and in the world. And with water such an important resource you should do all you can to stop overusing it in your yard and save it for drinking and other essential uses. Here are some ways you can reduce your yard's water usage and conserve water for your community. Install Artificial Turf Having a large expanse of green lawn in your front and back yards creates a soft surface for you, your family, and your pets to walk and play upon, but you don't have to use thousands of gallons of water every year to keep it looking great.
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  • Five Warm Season Lawn Weeds You Need To Know About


    If you've recently purchased a home with a lush, green lawn, you're undoubtedly looking forward to spending many happy hours enjoying your outdoor living space with friends and family. Playing lawn games such as croquet and volleyball is just one of the advantages of owning a home with a yard, and few things feel better on bare feet than well-kept, velvety green lawn on a warm summer day — until you step on a weed.
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  • Four Tips For Maintaining A Yard That's Too Wet


    Does your yard always seem to be a little too moist? Perhaps you get pooling water in spots, or maybe it's always just a bit boggy when you walk across it. Wet yards can be tough to deal with, so turn to the tips below to successfully maintain the landscape on such a plot of land. 1. Look into drainage options like tile and ditches. Contact a landscaping company and have them come out to do an estimate for drainage.
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  • Hiring A Landscaping Company? Make Sure They Can Do All You Need


    Not all landscaping companies are capable of taking care of everything you may need to be done in your yard. If all you need is your grass mowed and any flowerbeds weeded, you can even hire the kids down the street. However, if you have a more involved setting, you need to be choosier if you want to keep everything working and looking good. Here are a few tasks you will want to make sure the company you hire is capable of doing.
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  • 4 Tips To Create Better Outdoor Living In Your Backyard


    If you love entertaining people and the outdoors, you would probably benefit from a great outdoor living space in your backyard. Creating a great outdoor space isn't just about tossing a few chairs on your deck or patio. There are many steps you need to take to create a welcoming, enjoyable environment for everyone. Check out these four tips to help you create a great outdoor living area. Identify and Structure Areas
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  • Tasty And Terrific—4 Tips For Making A Vegetable Garden Look Beautiful In Any Yard


    When planning a vegetable garden, most people simply focus on creating a functional space. But an edible garden can be a beautiful ornament in the yard, as well as a useful addition. Here are four tips to make it look amazing and taste great. Plant in Bunches. Rather than designing long and boring rows of plants, design a garden that bunches items together. This requires some planning ahead of time, so start early for this step.
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  • 4 Ways To Make Your Driveway Look Great


    If you want to have a driveway that makes a statement, there are multiple ways that you can improve your driveway to increase its curb appeal. To start with, you can use mixed materials to create your driveway. Then, you can add landscaping around your driveway to set it off from your front yard. Then, you can edge your driveway and add lights as the finishing touches to your driveway. Consider these ideas when planning your driveway construction.
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