Tag: Landscaping

11 Fall Chores That Are A Must!

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This Wednesday was the first day of Fall. If you’re anything like me, you’re super excited for cool weather, sweaters, autumn leaves and campfires. To celebrate the season, we have found a list of specific jobs to do during the fall.   1. Plant bulbs This is the time to plant spring-blooming bulbs like tulips, [Continue]

14 Ways to Use Ornamental Grass

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Ornamental grass can be used for many different things when it comes to landscaping. Today we are going to touch on the top 14 uses!   Add Privacy: Tall grasses bunched together can create a perfect solution for screening! For the best effects, chose tall species such as big bluestem, moor grass, or ravennagrass. Keep [Continue]

7 Tips for Landscaping Beginners

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Whether you are completely new to landscaping, or you have some knowledge and are looking to refresh an outdoor area, here are seven useful tips to help you get started! 1. It can seem overwhelming if you’ve never tackled a landscaping project before, but the first step is to make a list of your needs [Continue]

The perfect DIY Project for Spring

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Adding Sta-Rite Edging to any outdoor project can create very defining lines and define an area. It is easy to install and can be ordered directly from yardproduct.com for free shipping and delivery to your home anywhere in North America! The idea of installing it yourself may seem like a daunting task, but this DIY [Continue]

Pondering Ponds

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Every landscape needs a “Wow Factor”. (Click to Tweet). What says more, “Wow” than water? A backyard pond can turn any bland back or front yard into a yard others would envy. If done right, it can also be very little maintenance. In order for it to be so, you need to do things right the [Continue]

When to Prune

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Prune is not just a food (Click to Tweet). Eating prunes helps to digest food and get rid of the “bad” in our bodies; the process of pruning is to get rid of the “bad” off plants. As soon as you notice anything dead, diseased or damaged you’re going to want to get rid of [Continue]

8 Reasons to use Landscape Edging

This week we deiced to focus on the importance of landscape edging! So here they are… Eight reasons why you should use landscape edging! Landscape Edging creates very defining lines between flower beds and other areas. Check out this before and after photo! Although Landscape edging can be most visible between a lawn and the [Continue]

February Gardening and Landscaping Tips

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Despite the massive amounts of snow we have received within the last week, today we will be talking about some gardening tips for the month of February. It is never too late to start preparing for spring and lightening your to do list for the warmer weather! (Click to Tweet) Prepare Yourself Do inventory and [Continue]

Twenty Terrific Plants for Winter Landscapes

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It is very difficult to imagine what a yard would look like in the winter, but the winter brings an entirely new landscape with colours, textures, and shapes that cannot be seen at any other time of the year. What if the coming winter meant five months of beauty without staking, pruning or watering a [Continue]

Winter Yard Work Checklist

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During the winter months, landscape and yardwork is usually the last thing on the minds of homeowners. But during these times are actually the most ideal times to renovate the lawn and eliminate the brown spots and crab grass left over from last summer. Lawn Renovation Lawn renovation begins with raking to the open ground [Continue]