The winter months bring about a huge demand for ice and snow melters, especially in the northern states. You have likely used these products at some point in your life to clear your driveway, sidewalk, and walkway, or at least make them easier to walk on. No matter how convenient these products are, many of them are dangerous to your pets. Let’s take a look at the importance of pet-friendly salt in the winter.
Your lawn plays a major role in your home security. A simple change in your hedge line could be all a burglar needs to move onto the next house on the block. Before you allow your shrubs, trees, weeds, and other lawn care features determine the safety of your family, follow these simple landscaping tips that improve home security.
As the snow starts coming down more readily, we suspect that shoveling the walkway in freezing temperatures is probably pretty low on the list of things you want to do. To avoid that tedious chore, some homeowners are turning to heated walkways. If you or your family spends any time outdoors in the winter—particularly if you enjoy winter grilling or have a hot tub—it’s definitely something to consider.
Having a great design is just the first step in any hardscape project such as an outdoor kitchen, walkway, patio, fire pit, fountain, spa, deck and/or pool.
There are upwards of 1.5 million car crashes per year associated with poor driving conditions caused by winter weather. The following are five helpful tips which will aid you and yours from being included in that statistic.
“We are going to find a way to get through this winter.”
That is a quote from Steve Faulkner, a spokesman for The Ohio Department of Transportation, in an interview conducted towards the end of last winter. As the first real snow of this season has made an appearance we’re all reminded of the importance of being prepared for winter weather.
If you live in Chesterland, Chardon, Pepper Pike or Chagrin Falls, then you may be thinking more about the upcoming holidays and the snow that hits Northeastern Ohio than springtime home landscaping design projects. Believe it or not, this is the best time of the year to get your landscape design started. Here are just a few types of projects that can be planned now:
In the fall, cooler weather means that falling leaves, debris and storm damage can leave your yard looking less than tidy. While you may be tempted to leave your Moreland Hills or Beachwood yard alone until the fall, there are good reasons to make sure that your yard has been thoroughly cleaned up in the fall. Here are four reasons to make sure that your Gates Mills and Hunting Valley yard has a thorough cleanup:
While planning for your spring landscape may be the last thing on your mind, this is the best time of the year to work with a landscape architect. If you live in Moreland Hills or Hunting Valley, use these tips to create a vision for your yard that you can implement this coming spring.