Tag: Landscaping

Posted on 04/02/2024

Increase Curb (and Indoor) Appeal With These Springtime Flowers

Make the most of plants that bloom in the spring. Use these 5 best flowers to boost your curb appeal (or your indoor space): Pansies Pansies are always an excellent choice for landscaping and growing in pots because of how hardy they are. Available in an entire rainbow of colors, pansies will last well into the hottest parts...

Curb Appeal

Exterior

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Posted on 07/10/2023

How to get rid of weeds in grass: Organic methods

Every homeowner with a lawn will someday wonder how to get...

Landscaping

Lawn Care

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Posted on 06/22/2023

Rain gardens: Design & benefits

When it comes to rain gardens, design matters for more...

Gardening

Landscaping

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Posted on 05/01/2023

Great Annuals for Beginner Gardeners

When it comes to flowering plants, gardeners have the choice of annuals or perennials. Annual plants have a single-year life cycle and must be replanted again if you want them to return. Perennials, however, will grow again year after year - sometimes decades in the right conditions. While perennials might seem like the go-to for low maintenance flowers,...

Annuals

Beginner Friendly

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Posted on 05/09/2022

Tips for using lawn fertilizer in spring

Many aspects of caring for a lawn are seasonal, like using lawn fertilizer in spring. However, in most climates, fertilizing multiple times a year is the key to a healthy lawn. To help you accomplish your lawn goals, here are some tips for applying lawn fertilizer at the right time: What’s the best fertilizing schedule? Many homeowners follow...

Fertilizer

Landscaping

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Posted on 05/05/2022

Tips & tricks for designing container gardens

If you’re low on outdoor space, creating container gardens might be the perfect solution. Planting multiple varieties of plant in the same container saves space and gives you the opportunity to flex your creativity. However, there’s more to container gardens than just sticking several plants in one pot. If you want to design beautiful and healthy container gardens,...

Container Garden

Container Gardening

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Posted on 07/21/2020

Landscaping for Energy Efficiency

Image by Tom from Shutterstock Energy efficiency isn’t just for the inside of your home. What you plant outside can affect the bottom line inside. Choosing the right trees, grasses, and shrubs can help. Location, location, location Well placed trees can help to reduce your heating and cooling bills. Trees can keep your home cooler in the summer...

Landscaping

Efficiency

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Posted on 05/27/2020

How To Live Big In A Small Yard

When you have a small yard, you may feel like there’s not much you can do with your landscaping scheme. The good news is that there is plenty that you can do to perk up your yard and give it some character. Read on for tips for your small yard. A Yard With A View First, you should...

Landscaping

Outdoor Living

Posted on 03/18/2019

The Best Grasses for Landscaping...and the deer don't eat them!

Xeriscaping, or dry-scaping, is a method of gardening intended to minimize the need for irrigation and ongoing watering. You can develop a xeriscape in any climate, using the right plants, but it most commonly appears in drought-prevalent areas with more mild winters and hot summers. If you live in a desert or southern climate, this might be the...

Ornamental Grass

Landscaping

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