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Improving Your Home Landscaping

Few things are more frustrating than a messy front yard. In addition to disrupting your curb appeal, overgrown, messy landscaping can also harbor pests and make it look like you don't care about your property. Fortunately, tidying up your yard doesn't have to be difficult. I have spent years learning more about landscaping, and this blog is all about how to become a landscaping enthusiast. Check out these articles about fun topics like planting flowers, perfecting pruned trees, and decorating your yard with whimsical additions. After you know more about landscaping, your yard might become the talk of the town.

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Improving Your Home Landscaping

    Tips For Designing A Four Season Yard
    A beautiful yard isn't just for the warmer seasons. With some advance planning, you can create a four-season landscape that looks lovely no matter the time of year. The following tips can help you develop a landscape design you will love: Tip #1: Take advantage of hardscaping Hardscaping refers to any permanent "hard" features, like sidewalks, retaining walls, statuary, and structures. The beauty of hardscaping is not seasonal. By adding low walls and some benches, your lawn will have depth even when most of the plants are dormant in winter.

    Eliminate Fire Ants And Mounds And Plant A Grass Seed And Fertilizer Mixture
    If fire ant mounds are dispersed throughout the front of your yard, eliminating each colony of ants and destroying the homes will help prevent you from being bitten by ants when you go outdoors. The following steps will teach you how to treat the ants, remove the mounds, prepare the soil, and plant grass seed in bare spots on your property. Materials Needed rubber gloves long pants plastic sheeting fire ant granules large shovel hoe rake seed spreading machine fertilizer grass seed watering can garden hose nozzle Administer Pesticide And Break Up Mounds

    3 Signs You Need To Have A Tree Removed
    Having trees on your property can have several benefits. They provide a great deal of shade and privacy, and they are also very beautiful to look at. However, there are some cases in which the trees on your property may need to be removed. This article will discuss 3 signs that you need to the help of tree removal services: It Hangs Over Your Roof If you have a tree that has grown so large that it actually hangs over your roof, this may be an issue for you.

    Four Exciting Ways To Add More Non-Greenery To Your Landscape
    When you think of landscaping, the first thing that comes to mind is probably lots of green bushes, flowers, and trees. But landscaping is not just about the greenery. You need some non-greenery to balance it all out! If your landscape is looking a bit heavy on the greenery, here are some exciting ways to add more non-greenery to the space. Build a Boulder Wall Consider building a wall with a few large boulders down on side of your property or even to one side of your grilling space.

    Getting Your HOA's Approval On A Fence Project: What Homeowner's Need To Know
    If you own a home in a neighborhood with an established homeowner's association, then there are most likely some regulations in place regarding the type of fencing homeowners can install on their property. If you're thinking about having fencing installed at your home, then, you'll need to get permission from your HOA's governing board before you get started. Otherwise, you could end up facing fines or even having to tear your fence down if it doesn't comply with neighborhood regulations.

    Hydroseeding Versus Sod: Can Hydroseeding Give Better Results at a Fraction of the Price?
    Hydroseeding can give you a vibrantly green lawn at a fraction of the cost of sodding a lawn; with hydroseeding, a blend of grass seeds, binders, fertilizer and mulch is sprayed evenly over the topsoil. This provides even coverage of a natural bed for your grass seeds to germinate and grow in. In addition to being much less expensive than sod, hydroseeding usually gives you more attractive results and has less risk of not adapting to your soil.

    Tips To Assist With Cleaning Your Brick Home's Exterior
    If you live in a brick home and grass clippings, mud, and other materials have stained portions of your home's exterior, improve the appearance of your residence by completing the steps below. Afterward, maintain the cleanliness of the bricks by occasionally removing dirty substance from each one's exterior. Supplies ladder safety harness broom long-handled scrub brush (stiff bristles) plastic sheeting gas or electric-powered pressure washer detergent water hose oxygenated bleach Eliminate Loose Debris And Prepare A Cleaning Solution

    Tips For Installing A Cottage Garden
    A cottage garden evokes charming images of a profusion of plants. The combination of traditional flowers and leafy greenery creates a romantic atmosphere. You don't have to transform your whole yard into a cottage garden – you could get the same effect with a pretty planting bed. Develop a quaint cottage mini garden that makes guests feel right at home. Choose the Location A cottage garden typically features plants that require at least some sun.