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5 Ways to Properly Prepare Your Garden for the Summer Heat

Last summer was a scorcher, and this one is predicted to be no different. While there are some plants that thrive in high temps, the searing heat can do a number on a garden if it’s not properly prepared. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to help your garden get through the worst of it. To protect your carefully chosen and nurtured plantings, read on for five top tips that can help. Mulch Is the Word Mulch is an important part of any garden. Not only does it keep weeds down, but it will also keep the soil around your

How to Keep Those Pesky Weeds from Overtaking Your Property

So, you’ve put a lot of effort into that lush green lawn. Your garden is healthy and productive, and your flower beds are the pride of the neighborhood-but then you see it. A weed, and where there is one there are many more to follow. Weeds propagate rapidly and have deep and extensive root systems, which makes them more than a little difficult to eradicate. There is hope though! Read on to see how you can gain an advantage over those pesky weeds. Mulch Mulch is your yard’s best friend. It keeps weeds down and soils cool and moist.

Supplemental Waterscaping Ideas to Make Your Pool Shine

If you have a pool, chances are you put a lot of thought and care into its design and the landscaping around it, but have you thought about waterscaping? Waterscaping is just what it sounds like, landscaping with water. If you have a pond or a fountain, for example, you have waterscaping. Waterscaping can also be used to make your pool a real showpiece rather than just a rectangular hole in the ground. Read on to learn more about how you can use waterscaping to enhance the appearance of your pool. Waterfalls Who doesn’t appreciate the beauty of a waterfall? They

3 Incredible Ideas For Your Outdoor Areas

So you have already built the outside area of your dreams. You have the deck you have always wanted. You have even decorated it to perfection. Now what? How exactly will you use your deck? Good question. This post will give you three things you can do on your deck this year. Rest And Relaxation If you need a better way to relax, your deck can provide the perfect solution. In the spring and summer months, a relaxing patio can give you the ambiance you need to let the stress melt away. There are a few things you can do

How to Hire a Standout Landscape Contractor

Landscape contractors are people, too. Due to this not so surprising observation, it is vital that we consider that all people are different when we decide to choose a landscaper to help us achieve our landscaping goals. Some people are annoying, a few are lazy, others are flakey, some people take too long selecting an orange which causes us to be late for our family dinner, and some people are hilarious. The point is, landscapers, like all people, offer us a variety of personality spectrums, and some of those spectrum ranges may grind our gears. Just because landscaping takes place

The Latest Gardening Trends in 2018 and How to Incorporate Them

The term gardening evolves each year. Today, gardening is a mix of landscaping and small-scale farming. Technology is improving gardening whether your idea of gardening is growing your own food or showcasing your yard. Whatever your goals or needs are, gardening is rewarding. The sheer number of gardening methods, ideas or definitions makes determining trends difficult, to say the least. For that reason, I’ll limit the scope of this post to trends related to traditional gardening such as organic landscaping or growing your own food. There’s no better place to begin gardening than growing your own food. Growing Your Own Fruit,

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5 Ways to Properly Prepare Your Garden for the Summer Heat

How to Keep Those Pesky Weeds from Overtaking Your Property

Supplemental Waterscaping Ideas to Make Your Pool Shine

3 Incredible Ideas For Your Outdoor Areas

How to Hire a Standout Landscape Contractor

The Latest Gardening Trends in 2018 and How to Incorporate Them

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