Category Archives: General Landscaping

Mulch Isn’t Your Only Option: Using Variety in Your Landscaping

Your yard’s landscape can either support or destroy a guest’s first impression of your home. If you want to transform the appearance of your home, creating a beautiful and cohesive landscape is the best method. Aside from selecting the trees, plants, and sod that will compliment your space, you also need to consider mulch.

Mulch serves the vital purpose of enhancing the visual appeal of flowerbeds and other landscaping features, holding moisture, protecting plant roots, and so much more. Though most homeowners utilize wood or bark mulch, there are many alternatives that can serve the purpose you need while also offering unique aesthetic and maintenance benefits. Read More →

Springtime Mulching

Nothing says “Spring is here!” quite like the sight of new mulch being installed in flower beds. Springtime Mulching is a very important part of your landscape’s upkeep, especially after the winter season. If you’re not sure where to begin, this guide will give you a start.

Why Mulch?

In addition to soil, mulch is one of the most important components of a healthy and attractive landscape. It’s a natural concept inspired by the leaves, needles, twigs, pieces of bark, and other organic materials that fall to the ground and create a natural type of mulch around trees and plants. Now that homes are built with their own separate landscapes, mulch needs to be added separately in order to provide this important protection and nutrition. Read More →

Best Poolside Landscaping

When you have a swimming pool in your backyard, it’s really more than just a place to cool off. It’s a statement of your entire home, which means it deserves the best poolside landscaping that nature has to offer. There are countless ways to utilize stunning landscape designs to give your pool area a definite “wow” factor to neighbors and visitors alike. The following landscaping principles will help you make the most of your yard and pool simultaneously. Read More →

Prepping Your Yard

Many northern states are still shrouded in a heavy blanket of freezing cold temperatures, but by February people in the warmer southern states are stashing away their sweaters and lining sandals by the door. Spring is just around the corner, and in addition to cleaning your house and revising your wardrobe, you also need to remember to prepare your yard for the new season. The milder your winter, the easier this process will be.

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Landscape Investments

If you want to improve the appearance and value of your home, landscape investments is the way to go. Not only can a beautiful landscape increase the property value of your home, but it will transform your space to look even more attractive than you thought possible. According to The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), placing 10 percent of your home’s value into landscaping translates into an increase of 20 percent to your home’s estimated sell price. Read More →

The Most Majestic Trees

When it comes to improving the curb appeal of your yard and helping your home look more distinguished and attractive, the right majestic trees can make all the difference. Of course, trees also serve the practical purposes of providing shade, keeping cooling costs down, and serving as an exterior sound barrier against traffic and neighbors. Even more importantly, trees offer wildlife habitats and symbolize the best of nature. The following trees are iconic, majestic, and perfect for your own landscaping purposes. Read More →

Rehabilitate Your Landscape

Hurricane Matthew is still fresh in the minds of Florida residents, especially as rebuilding efforts continue. If your own home was touched by Matthew’s strong wind and heavy rain, then you may find yourself facing the task of landscaping restoration. There are certain steps you can take yourself, but others should be left for a professional landscaping company to handle.

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Irrigation Mapping

Living in the south comes with many perks, but it also means coping with a hot and humid climate. In terms of your commercial landscaping property, this hot and humid climate can often threaten to hurt your plants and fry your lawn. An irrigation system is the critical piece of infrastructure that will help keep your landscape consistently watered during the hottest months of the year. But unless you know the layout of your irrigation plan and purposefully implement it, your landscaping will continue to suffer. Read More →

Create Your Own Tropical Paradise

If you’re like so many other Americans who are watching their wallets and trying not to spend on big ticket items like cars, vacations, and electronics, then you probably know the value of a “stay-cation,” a vacation that you can take without going anywhere. Rather than spend money on the plane tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, and overpriced food just to visit the tropics for a week, why not create your own tropical paradise right in your own backyard? One that you can enjoy every day for no charge!

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Landscaping Ideas

Most homeowners are trapped in a curious contradiction in which they want a beautiful yard but rarely go outside to enjoy their beautiful and impressive landscaping. In fact, a recent survey indicates that adults spend less than 15 minutes per week out in their yards! If you fall into this category, perhaps it is because you’re missing certain landscaping elements that could help you go outside and feel comfortable and relaxed landscaping ideas are sure to lure you outside in no time. Read More →