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Joe Schill
The Right Type of Retaining Wall for Your Landscape's Soil, Structure, and Serenity
When adding a retaining wall to your landscape, you have the choice between varying materials, design, and methods, but how can you ensure your investment holds up over time?
Each retaining wall is designed to provide form and function for your space, meeting particular architectural needs for shaping, sloping, and elevating the soil. However, they are also perfect for incorporating your personal style, adding dimension, texture, and aesthetic beauty to any area.
The Easiest Way to Decide Between Concrete or Pavers for your Perfect Upgrade
Concrete slabs and paving stones are two of the most common methods of paving, but how do you know which one is right for your outdoor living space?
Your walkway, entrances, and patio space offer a reflection of your ideal style while serving a practical use for your outdoor space.
Use this chart to select the perfect material for your next project.
Be sure to consider your desired functionality, aesthetics, safety, and budget when choosing between pavers and slabs. Pavers offer superb versatility and appeal, and are quickly becoming the most preferred resurfacing method among homeowners as they continue to increase property values. However, as an alternative to holding up
your project due to the initial cost alone, stamped concrete can sometimes achieve a similar aesthetic effect to get the job done.
Simple Trimming Guide: When and How to Prune Your Trees Safely
Trees are perfect for enhancing the beauty and recreation of your home, but they also require sufficient maintenance to ensure the safety of your property.
Keeping up with trimming not only protects you and your family from fallen limbs, but also helps maintain the tree's overall health. Cutting away damaged or deteriorating branches strengthens the core while enhancing physical appearance, and even increases flower or fruit blossoms.
What are some noticeable signs that my trees need pruning?
- Sprouting mushrooms as a result of potential root rot.
- Dry or decayed branches with inadequate growth, signaling the chance of disease.
- Branches that are too congested or have grown too close to your house or power lines.
It's important to have your trees cut back at least annually to prevent unnecessary damage and unsafe conditions. However, there are certain circumstances that will require immediate care:
Homeowners Guide to Smart Security Lighting: Protecting Your Home, Not Your Intruders
Designing and maintaining your landscape are vital for the appeal of your outdoor space, but how do you protect your property once the upgrades are taken care of?
Beyond complimenting your yard, perimeter lighting guards your investment, and your family, from the growing threat of crime. By strategically installing the right fixtures, you can extend the use of your deck, patio, or lawn all while deterring dangerous trespassers.
The FBI warns us that acts of crime rise 10% every June, July, and August. Before the busy summer months hit and your valuable estate becomes vulnerable property, be sure to follow these Dos and Don'ts of landscape security lighting.
Quick Backyard Revival Tips for an Impressive Summer Parties
The weather is finally warming up, just in time to host the charming party your loved ones deserve.
The long winter may be behind us, but its effects are probably still lingering among your landscape. Enhance your outdoor space and improve the health of your yard by following these quick tips for an unforgettable backyard event.
Choosing Perfect Spring Annuals Has Never Been So Easy
The winter's frost is finally behind us, and gardeners have been looking forward to the colorful season of spring all year.
Garden centers, online planting guides, and other green-thumb resources have a wealth of information on how to delicately care for each blossom. However, narrowing it down to the best blooms for your climate during this wavering weather can be an overwhelming task.
Don't Let Your Defenseless Landscape Pay the Price of Flooding this Spring
While homeowners look forward to the upcoming sunshine, the changes of spring also bring the real threat of substantial flooding to your property.
During the 2014 water year, direct damages from flooding in Ohio alone totaled $71,149,000, and unfortunately these extensive costs include repairs for vulnerable landscaping. Rather than paying for unexpected lawn, garden, and structural renovations down the road, an established maintenance plan will ensure greater integrity for your yard throughout the entire season, even during excessive rainfalls.
Start Planning Now for Wow-Worthy Landscaping This Spring
Icy temperatures and blustery snowstorms have been in full force, distracting many homeowners from their rejuvenating improvement plans.
However, Spring will soon thaw out our outdoor living spaces, and you don't want to wait to enjoy the pleasant weather in your favorite landscape. Experienced homeowners and professionals know that it pays to get a good head start on planning new, exciting additions to your home.
