3 Subtle Ways Landscape Design Can Help The Customer Experience

19 January 2022
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Is your commercial landscape doing everything it's supposed to do to help your business? While most business owners expect their landscape to be cost-effective and attractive, it can actually do a few subtle things to help customers and boost the business. How? Here are three of the most important — but often overlooked — jobs it should be doing. 1. Brand Building The landscape can help develop a consistent and clear branding for any business. Read More

How A Professional Landscape Design Service Can Help You Create A More Luxurious Lawn

22 December 2021
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If you have a luxury home, you probably want to have landscaping that will match and complement your home. Even if you don't have a luxury home, you might be interested in creating a really beautiful lawn. This is a good thing to do if you want to be able to enjoy your outdoor area more than ever and if you want to give your home more curb appeal. If you'd like to create a more luxurious lawn, you should definitely think about hiring a professional landscape design service. Read More

5 Drip Irrigation Maintenance Tips

2 December 2021
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Drip irrigation is an effective way to provide plants with water right where they need it, which allows you to conserve water in the landscaping. Some general maintenance is needed to keep the system running properly. 1. Filter Cleaning Most drip systems have a filter just in front of the main control valve, which is designed to filter out any particles in the water that could clog the small system emitters. Read More

Recommendations To Help You Manage Your Yard’s Drainage

10 November 2021
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Yard drainage for natural rainfall and snowmelt throughout the year is an important element in your yard's planning, especially when you are dealing with a steep slope and one or more low spots in your yard. Here are some recommendations to help you take care of your yard's drainage problems with the right installation. Adjust Your Yard Slope When your yard is experiencing a high amount of moisture within the soil that causes soil erosion and saturation, especially around the foundation of your home, you need to correct the problem by modifying and improving the soil's slope. Read More

5 Benefits Of Good Topsoil

19 October 2021
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Although topsoil technically refers to whatever type of soil makes up the top couple of inches of dirt in any given space, most people use the term to refer to high-quality soil that is conducive to healthy garden and lawn growth. A good topsoil provides a lot of benefits in the yard, which is why it makes sense to have some delivered if the current soil conditions are less than to be desired. Read More

Landscaping Plans For A Wet Climate

About Me

I love plants, and I love creating gardens full of colour. Not too long ago, I moved to an area where it rains a lot, and during the winter it gets really cold. It was quite a challenge to redesign the garden into a place where plants grow well. Because it was such a challenge, I started this blog as a way of sharing advice with other people who need to landscape their own garden. For example, one of my posts will cover incorporating drainage into your landscape design because without good drainage your plant roots become waterlogged and rot. Have a look to see which of my blog posts are most relevant to your own property.