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  • 3 Key Elements In Landscaping Your Luxury Home

    If you're finishing the design or construction of your new luxury home, you're likely excitedly looking forward to moving in and enjoying the fruits of your labor. But there's one more thing to do: landscape. While many luxury homeowners don't give the landscape as much thought as the interior of the home, it can be one of the key elements in your home's success. Here are three things to accomplish with your luxury landscape design.
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  • Why Power Raking Is Good For A Lawn

    Does it seem as though nothing that you are doing to improve the look of your lawn is working? The problem might be that your lawn is covered in thatch, which is basically a mixture of dead grass, leaves, and possibly roots. Thatch sits on top of the soil and prevents grass from getting the nourishment that it needs to grow in a healthy manner. You can get rid of thatch by hiring a power raking service.
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  • Blurring The Divide Between Your Patio And Landscaping

    The patio is the center of your outdoor living. You cook, eat, and even entertain there. Yet the patio should feel like a transition space between the indoors and your backyard. Create a patio with a seamless transition to your yard. Container Garden The most obvious way to blur the lines between the patio and landscaping is with plants you bring onto the patio itself. A container garden can come in many different forms.
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  • Marine Landscaping 101: 3 Popular Seawall Materials

    Owning a waterfront home comes with its own set of problems. Sure, the view is breathtakingly beautiful. However, you'll need to prevent the water from eroding your land – especially if your home sits along saltwater. Luckily, marine landscaping can help. With a well built sea wall, your home and property will stay safe from water erosion. Sea walls can be built with a variety of materials. So which materials are the most popular?
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  • 2 Reasons To Hire A Sprinkler Repair Service

    Your sprinklers are one of the most essential aspects of your landscape design. They are used to not only make sure that your grass gets the amount of water that it needs, but they can also be used to water your plants, such as your trees, shrubs, and flowers. Because of this, it can be a big deal if something happens to go wrong with your sprinklers. You are going to have problems getting the amount of water that you need to your grass and other plants, which can cause them to go downhill quickly.
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  • Three Ways To Make Your Lawn Magically Appear (Or Make It Seem That Way!)

    Lawns are complicated things. You have to get all of this green grass to grow from seeds, stay green, cut it, keep it tidy, fertilize it, etc. It is definitely not easy to do if you cannot be right on top of it all the time. No one would blame you for a spotty lawn, but if you want your lawn to spring from the ground and look instantaneously stunning, you do have options.
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  • Choosing Native Shrubs For Your Prairie Landscape

    Living in the Midwest brings hot summers and chilly winters, but it is one of the most fertile areas of the country. This makes landscaping a particular challenge, because, while most things grow well, choosing components for a sustainable prairie landscape can be tricky. Here are some prairie shrubs that tend to do well in natural prairie landscapes.  Dogwoods Dogwoods have brightly colored bark that looks pretty against the winter snow, even after the shrub has lost its leaves.
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  • Want Beautiful, Yet Low-Maintenance Landscaping? 2 Tips For A No-Fuss, Attractive Yard

    Do you find yourself gazing longingly at those neighbors' yards that are filled with plush plants and beautiful flowers, but just don't think you would be able to find the time or energy to maintain beautiful landscaping like that around your home? The truth is that your yard can look just as beautiful with little to no maintenance when you choose the right features and plants. Here are two tips to creating the yard of your dreams that is as beautiful as you desire, yet needs little to no daily maintenance!
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  • 4 Factors Of A Good Drip Irrigation System Installation

    Drip irrigation systems can be extremely beneficial for your outdoor needs. Because they deliver water at a low pressure and close to the ground, they are typically more efficient than sprinkler systems. If you're having a new drip irrigation system put in or if you're doing it yourself, here are four factors to keep in mind before beginning the job to make the installation go smoothly and to have healthy crops.
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  • Increase Home Value And Protect The Environment With Landscaping Upgrades

    A lush, green lawn, colorful flowerbeds, and flowing trees are important for your home's curb appeal. Not only does landscaping offer passerby and guests a first impression of you and your family, but it can also add 28 percent to your home's total value.  In addition, certain updates to your landscape can help conserve your local water sources and decrease energy usage, benefitting the environment and your finances. If you are a homeowner hoping to improve your home's curb appeal and value in an eco-friendly manner, consider a few landscaping updates.
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