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  • 4 Tricks of Lawn Maintenance to Work Around Watering Restrictions

    Drought conditions and strained public water supplies make it hard each summer to keep lawns watered across the country. Water restrictions come and go in many states like Florida, California, Nevada, Texas, and more. If you're trying to keep your yard green this summer and must work around limitations on how often and how long you can water, try these long-term lawn maintenance tips that improve the lawn's resilience in any conditions.
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  • The Basics Of An Often Overlooked Lawn Care Need: Dethatching

    Even the most consistent lawn mowing and upkeep efforts are going to prove insufficient if you're not dealing with the thatch in your lawn too. Many homeowners have heard of thatch, but they often don't fully understand what that is. Understanding the basics of what thatch is and what you need to do to deal with it can help you to protect your lawn and encourage it to thrive. What Is Thatch?
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  • What Are The Roles Of Landscape Design In Sprucing Up Your Property?

    Is it time to update your outdoor living space? Whether you are on a new property and need lawn care or are looking for a way to add more of a backyard oasis feel to your property, hiring a professional landscaper is the best way to go. They can help you with all aspects of designing your lot and yard, planting trees and bushes, installing walkways, and even adding those long-lasting flowers that will make your home beautiful all year long.
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  • Is Landscape Edging Necessary?

    Many homeowners took up landscaping when the coronavirus pandemic hit. The quarantine sanctions gave residential property owners ample time to transform their outdoor spaces with greenery and other exterior furnishings they had been meaning to invest in. If you're one of the homeowners who brought your yard to life with plants, you've probably noticed that your lawn gets bushy quickly. And since life has resumed normalcy, you might not have time to keep your lawn trim and presentable.
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  • 5 Style Options for Complementary Patio and Driveway Designs

    Underlying themes and structure can really pull a landscaping design together. This is especially true when it comes to the most common paved surfaces in a yard—the driveway and patio. Using similar decorative pavement techniques on both surfaces isn't just attractive, it ensures you have a cohesive design.  1. Color Tinting Adding color to concrete is one of the simplest ways to up the wow factor while tying the look of the two surfaces together.
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  • Garden Landscape Design Tips For A Rustic Look

    If your home has a rustic look, then you probably want your landscaping to match. So, as you design your garden beds, you want to make sure they take on a rustic, country-like appeal. How do you achieve that while still ensuring your garden beds look tidy and polished? Here are some ideas and tips. Include a Trellis So many country homes have trellises with vines growing up them. As such, this is a great element to include in your garden bed design.
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  • Upgrading Your Property's Runoff Management With French Drains

    If you are to effectively manage the runoff from your property, there are some upgrades that may need to be made. The installation of French drain systems can be a solution that will enable you to have more effective control over the runoff from your property during rainstorms and landscaping watering. French Drains Can Discretely Improve Your Ability To Manage Runoff A homeowner may be leery of installing gutters throughout their property as this will potentially have negative impacts on the appearance of the landscaping.
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  • Pipes Burst And Have Water Damage Inside Your Home? Tips To Get It Repaired

    If your pipes burst, this can quickly cause a lot of water damage. This is especially true if you were not home when this happened. Fortunately, there are things you can do to get things repaired to get your home back to normal. Keep reading on how to do this. Repair the Pipes The first thing to do is to contact a plumber to repair your burst pipes to stop more water from getting into your home.
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  • 3 Services Your Landscaping Company Can Offer In Winter

    Winter is definitely the slow season for landscaping companies. In most areas, you do not have any grass to mow. Homeowners have generally winterized their garden beds, so there aren't any flowers to care for, either. So, how do you keep business coming in once the snow starts flying? Here are some landscaping services worth offering in the winter. Tree and Shrub Trimming A lot of trees and shrubs do better when trimmed in the winter than in any other season.
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  • Uses For Gravel In Your Landscaping

    Gravel is an extremely versatile material that can have a wide range of uses with your landscaping. Due to the wide range of uses for landscaping gravel, it can be easy to overlook some of the more common uses that it can have. Create Definition In The Landscaping Design One issue that people will often have with their landscaping design is that there may not be a sufficient amount of definition between the various flower beds and other portions of the landscaping.
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