Shrub and pebble-lined path behind house

Pathways to Landscape Perfection

Every property has pathways, whether planned and created or cut by the continual foot traffic to get from point A to B. Pathways have both practical and aesthetic purposes. They keep your feet dry and provide safe and easy access to your home, garage,…
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Late Summer Landscaping To-Do List

For most enthusiastic homeowners, the month of August signals the downhill slide into colder seasons. While there’s still plenty of time to simply sit back and enjoy the greenery and blooms you’ve put so much hard work into, it’s not a bad time…
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multi-colored flowers and evergreen foundation plants

Foundation Plantings

Simply put, foundation plantings are those closest to your home. They have an important job – they make your home more welcoming, soften your architecture’s hard edges, and ties together your house to the surrounding landscape of your yard. Unfortunately,…
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Best Summertime Plant Watering Tips

Watering the shrubs, trees, and plants in your yard is a judgement call that depends on your yard’s soil, the weather, and the drainage on your property. Getting watering right also depends on observation and experience. So when watering, it’s important…
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Patio Dining Area

Patio Planning – Your Outdoor Living Space

Building a patio will help you take full advantage of the warm weather and beautiful landscape of your yard. Going back centuries in early architecture, a space to enjoy the outdoors was a regular home feature. Called patios in Spanish architecture…
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7 Smart Sloping Yard Solutions

Most people think of the sloping part of their yard as a problem. Hard to mow- impossible to enjoy, it often suffers from neglect. If your front or back yard includes a hill or slope, you need a plan that gives you maximum beauty with minimal maintenance.…
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Lawn Care Basics

While buying a home might be the American dream, keeping up with one’s lawn just might be every homeowner’s nightmare. A beautiful lawn begins and ends with proper annual care and each yard comes with its own set of unique characteristics that make…
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hydrangeas

The Beauty of Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are classic. Their appeal is clear – it’s all about the delicate flowers and how they cluster to form big showy globes. Native to southern and eastern Asia, there are about 75 different species. Their colors range from snowball white, purplish…
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