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Flood damage can vary, even within species, depending on soil, tree type, and flood characteristics.
Be sure to consider your budget, desired upkeep, patio usage, and the style of your home when selecting your materials. Use this simple guide to help you find your ideal fit.
Homeowners wanting to add texture, sound, and movement to their landscaping can do so by including a pondless water feature in their overall landscaping plan. Pondless water features allow you to put a waterfall in any spot in your yard that needs a focal point. It can be designed for a small area, or it can occupy a large area that is otherwise not making a contribution to the overall design of your landscaping.
Pondless water features are sometimes called "disappearing ponds" because they don't have an open pond at the bottom of the cascade. Instead, they use a water reservoir, a recirculating pump, and some type of rock or other material that the water flows out of. The water trickles (or gushes) through a rock base over the reservoir and disappears, and this cycle recurs endlessly.
There is nothing quite comparable to spending an evening dining or entertaining outdoors. What could be greater than being able to cook and serve from your own custom outdoor bar? Extending your living space to the outdoors is a natural lifestyle choice more homeowners are turning to each year. Creating that extension of your home for dining and entertaining can now be accomplished in half the time, at a reduced cost and without the excessive masonry work and construction mess with the use of modular outdoor kitchen cabinets.
Now is the time to make plans for your landscaping project. If you've been thinking that your landscaping needs some renovation or distinction, consider adding a cedar pergola or arbor to your backyard. Cedar pergolas add a solid, vertical focal point to your landscaping. They're durable and natural-looking, and they provide a pleasant setting for entertaining friends or for just relaxing with the family. Here are some other surprising ways cedar pergolas can enhance your landscaping.
Now is the time to make plans for your landscaping project. If you've been thinking that your landscaping needs some renovation or distinction, consider adding a cedar pergola or arbor to your backyard. Cedar pergolas add a solid, vertical focal point to your landscaping. They're durable and natural-looking, and they provide a pleasant setting for entertaining friends or for just relaxing with the family. Here are some other surprising ways cedar pergolas can enhance your landscaping.
Looking for an affordable way to update your patio and give your backyard a custom look? Try a stamped concrete patio.
A flagstone patio can do wonders for an outdoor area that needs a more natural look. Flagstone is a generic term for sedimentary rock split into flat layers. Rather than the name for a particular mineral, "flagstone" describes various types of stone laid as "flags" in patterns on outdoor surfaces. The following types of stone are typically quarried and laid as flagstone:
Retaining wall block creates an artistic definition and segregated texture to any landscape or garden. The more beautiful and appropriate to the scene the materials and design of the retaining wall, the higher the quality of ambiance is added to your landscape design.