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Improving Your Home’s Curb Appeal

Do you desperately want to improve your home’s curb appeal? Perhaps, the front of your home is devoid of any type of appealing vegetation. Or, your front yard might be cluttered with too many tall trees and shrubs. Regardless of what the front of your home looks like, an experienced landscaper can make it look better. For instance, this professional can remove unattractive trees or shrubs and replace them with something stunning and serene. A landscaper can also create a beautiful flower garden on your property. On this blog, I hope you will discover the ways a landscaper can give your front yard the wow factor. Enjoy!

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4 Tips For Using Your New Lawn Sprinkler System
Now that you have a new lawn sprinkler system in place, you are probably very excited to finally have the lush, green lawn you've been waiting for. However, you should know that your lawn will only be green and lovely if you use that sprinkler system properly! Here are four tips for using your new lawn sprinkler system to its fullest. 1. Program the sprinklers to run before dawn. If you have a programmable sprinkler system, make sure you schedule the sprinklers to run before dawn.

3 Material Ideas For Your Sloping Backyard
One of the biggest challenges when dealing with landscaping is the difficulty of a sloping yard. It can be a beautiful accent to your home, but if you don't know how to handle the landscaping challenge, it can be daunting. That is not to say that it is not a really fun project to tackle. You can certainly be creative and turn your sloping yard into something really beautiful. And if you are looking to do more than just plant some beautiful flowers and shrubs, then you will need to get some material to turn the sloping yard into something attractive and interesting.

Enlarge Your Yard By Reclaiming Land From Overgrowth
You may love the woods around your home when you first buy the property. The wooded area provides scenic views and privacy as well. However, you may later realize that overgrown property has its disadvantages too. It puts your house at a higher risk of fire damage, and the overgrowth provides cover for problem animals and insects. You're even limited in what you can do on the land since you can't use it for gardening or in a pool area.

Minimize And Prevent Soil Erosion On Your Property
There is nothing more frustrating than planting a new garden that contains seeds for your favorite crops and then coming outdoors shortly afterward and noticing that soil has blown all over the sidewalks that surround your garden. If you live in a region that is flat and prone to soil erosion, you will need to think outside the box to contain the soil in your garden. Use the following tips to assist with keeping the soil contained:

3 Solutions To Create A Drought Tolerant, Water-Free Space For Your Landscaping
Grass lawns and plants in your landscaping need a lot of water, which during hot weather and droughts, can be difficult. Irrigation to keep up landscaping can also be costly, which is why you may want to consider some drought-tolerant options or even a water-free landscaping design with artificial turf or other surfaces. Here are some of the solutions that you may want to consider for drought-tolerant, water-free landscaping designs:

Are You Landscaping The Front Of Your House?
You're more than likely heard the words curb appeal. That's probably just what you want as you and others go to your house, right? There's just something very special about driving up to a house that is beautifully designed and that has unique landscaping. You may have decided that it's time for you to make some changes to the front of your house, paying special attention to the landscaping. From creating a planting design to adding masonry to your plan, here are some ideas that might help you to landscape the front of your house so that it looks like it could appear in a house and garden magazine.

Three Ways To Avoid Using Pesticides On Your Lawn
If you're someone who wants a lawn that looks impressive but doesn't want to achieve this goal with the use of pesticides, you're in luck. A stunning, pesticide-free lawn is indeed possible, but you'll need to take the right approach. There are plenty of reasons that you might not want to use pesticides on your lawn — perhaps you have pets and children who play in the grass and you don't want the chemicals inside, or maybe you keep a garden next to the lawn and you don't want the chemicals leaching into the garden's earth.

Are You Planning To Landscape Your New Back Yard?
Have you recently moved to a different house? If so, you are more than likely wanting to establish a beautiful back yard where your family and friends can gather for enjoyable times together. Perhaps the back yard is already landscaped in a picture-perfect way. If so, count your blessings. Otherwise, from making a detailed landscaping plan to hiring tree removal services, here are some ideas that might help you as you plan to landscape your new back yard.

Time To Cycle Down For The Drought? How To Protect Your Lawn When Your Water Is Being Rationed
Summer is almost here. If you're on drought watch, you'll need to monitor your lawn closely. During a drought, you'll be restricted as to how often you can water your lawn. That means you'll need to perform a carefully orchestrated balancing act. Too much water and you'll be at risk for receiving a fine. Not enough water and you'll be at risk for losing your lawn. Here are three simple tips you can follow to help protect your lawn during a drought.

Why Is Your Lawnmower Not Properly Cutting The Grass?
If you are like the average homeowner, you probably pull out your lawnmower fairly frequently to trim your grass, and you fully expect your lawnmower to do its job when you do. However, whether you have a push mower or a riding mower, there will come a time when the thing refuses to cut the grass like it should.  Whether you leave behind strips of grass blades that look like a bad haircut or you roll the mower over the grass, and nothing happens, nothing can be more frustrating than a mower that will not cut the grass.