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  • Water Feature Ideas For A Modern Landscape


    If you want your yard to have a modern look, including a water feature is definitely one way to achieve your goals. Water is calming and naturally beautiful, and there are so many ways to integrate it into your outdoor space. Here are a few backyard water feature ideas. Blue-Tiled Foot Pool If you want a place to cool your feet and maybe wade a little in the summer, but you don't want to install and maintain a full pool, then this water feature idea is for you.
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  • Want To Change Up Your Landscaping This Spring? 2 Tips To Help You Do This


    If you are tired of the way your landscaping looks, spring is the perfect time to change things up. There are many things you can do, and many are inexpensive. Keep reading for two tips on how to landscape your yard. Plant Flowers Flowers can turn a boring yard into something that is colorful and beautiful. When it comes to flowers, you have many options. Some common perennials include sedum, daylily, foxglove, coneflower, lavender, aster, peony, and much more.
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  • Landscaping Your New House — 4 Things To Focus On First


    As the construction of your new home winds down, it's time to start thinking about how to handle the landscaping of your bare lot. This step can be intimidating for new house owners who may already have a lot on their plate and are now faced with what often feels like a blank canvas to fill up. To help you get the best start on your new landscaping, here are four key things to focus on first.
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  • New Sod And Poor Drainage Guide


    Although new sod needs moist soil, too much moisture causes the roots to rot rather than establish in the ground. Within days, the grass will yellow and die if the site has poor drainage. Special care is needed to counteract this problem. Drainage Issues and Sod Poor drainage in a lawn is likely caused by a combination of issues. Soil type is the most important consideration. Soil with a high clay content is dense, which means it retains water and doesn't allow the soil to drain well.
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  • 5 Low-Maintenance Yard And Garden Tips You'll Love


    If you're like most homeowners, you're a busy person who cherishes their time at home, and although you don't mind doing routine household chores, you don't want them to absorb the majority of your time on weekends and during the evening. However, you may be feeling that yard chores are eating up more of your time than you'd like. If this is the case, you'll be glad to know that strategies exist that can lower the amount of yard work necessary to keep the average outdoor living space attractive and functional.
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  • 3 Tips To Maximize Long-Term Satisfaction With Irrigation System Installation


    Owning and maintaining a home is something that often demands a lot of your time between all the routine responsibilities such as cleaning and watering your plants. If you do not have an irrigation system to help with watering, you may use a hose and several manual sprinklers. When you are interested in saving time on watering, you should install an irrigation system as it can drastically reduce how much time you have to put into landscape upkeep.
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  • Recommendations To Help You In Clearing Excess Growth From Your Property


    When you think about clearing land from your property, you may think that it is only needed during a new construction process. However, anytime your property becomes overgrown around your existing home and buildings, you will need to bring in the right process to remove the growth safely and efficiently to restore your property and take back the area in your yard you can use for other purposes. The following is a helpful guide to clearing your land of brush, weeds, and overgrown trees from your property.
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  • Landscaping Recommendations For A Well-Planned Out Yard Design


    When you have the opportunity to plan and install your own landscaping, whether on your own or with the help of a professional landscaper, there are many types of vegetation and hardscaping you can use to design a beautiful and enjoyable outdoor space. However, to help you complete your landscaping project successfully, here are some recommendations that you can use when you plan and install your yard's landscape design. Plant Trees for Protection
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  • Here's Why You Should Invest In Professional Lawn Maintenance


    Sure, you can take care of your own lawn in your own time. But why not invest in professional lawn maintenance instead? There are many good reasons to do so, including the following: Save Some Time and Money One great reason to invest in professional lawn maintenance is to save yourself some time and some money in the long run. You won't have to spend any more time working in the yard yourself than you want to.
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  • The Advantages of Investing in Pre-Construction Soil Stabilization


    The soil that lies under your construction project can significantly determine your project's value and outcome. Without proper preparation and treatment, it can cause the ground under where you build to collapse. However, you can prevent the loss of time and money in a project by first using pre-construction soil stabilization on the worksite. Adding Strength to the Ground Soil stabilization is critical to adding strength and endurance to the ground on which you build.
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