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. [Read More]

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: [Read More]

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: [Read More]

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. [Read More]