If you're interested in improving the look of your backyard, the addition of a gazebo can be a good start. This structure is ideal for backyard entertaining or just a quiet evening with your spouse. While many home improvement stores sell gazebos, you'll often find that some landscaping services can custom build a structure for you. Although there are advantages to bu
- If you love gardening, a good sprinkler system must be among your go to tools. Although they come in many forms, their uses are pretty much the same: to irrigate agricultural plants, lawns, landscape, and golf courses, act as a deterrent against homeless people pitching camp on a lavish green lawn or run off intruders. Sprinklers can generally be classified into two c
- Do you want to make sure your young shrubs and trees survive winter not just alive, but thriving? Winter can be hard on plants, even those as sturdy as landscape trees. The following are a few things you can do to ensure they make it into spring healthy and ready to grow. #1: Remove the weakest wood Fall isn't generally the time for heavy pruning, but it is a good tim
- Rubber mulch is recycled landscaping material. If you plan to install rubber mulch, it is somewhat controversial since it may increase the heat in some plant, and it can be more costly than other mulch types. However, rubber mulch has many advantages that make the cost worthwhile. Rubber mulch doesn't have to be constantly replaced like organic mulch, and it provides
- If you're about to move to an area that gets substantial winter snowfall, you're probably excited about the idea of gathering with family and friends around a roaring fire on a snowy evening, going sledding and then coming inside for hot chocolate, and building snowmen with your children in the front yard. However, there are certain things you should know about landsc