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Celebrate National Picnic Day with Picnic Tables
It is national picnic day! Celebrate this invitation to go outdoors by getting your picnic table ready for the summer season. A Good Cleaning Start by giving your existing picnic tables and other outdoor furniture a good end-of-spring cleaning. Once they are clean and dry, check out their overall condition. If screw need tightened or Read More
Add Curb Appeal with Window Boxes
In just one weekend you can transform the front of your landscape from barely landscaped to bursting with color, just by adding window boxes. This quick weekend project adds instant curb appeal to your home. You can add them to just your first floor windows or all front-facing windows for a more unified look. Here Read More
3 Backyard Games to Play this Summer
Offer your guests plenty of entertainment when you outfit your yard with any or all of these fun summer games. With 4th of July fast approaching, it is the perfect time to purchase a new outdoor game set. Guests of all ages can play all three of the backyard games in this list. Which one Read More
Planting a Dogwood Tree
Flowers have the ability to evoke memories from our childhood. The beauty of the flowering dogwood can bring us back to springs of long ago. This is one of the most common trees to be used in residential landscapes because of its showy blooms and low maintenance needs. May 16th is Love A Tree day. Read More
A Garden and Home Décor with School Spirit
College graduations are upon us and many recent graduates are making that exciting, yet terrifying transition to adulthood. Just because you are graduating doesn’t mean that you have to say goodbye to the past four years of your life. You can have a grown-up space and show your school spirit at the same time. Outside Read More
The Beauty of Magnolia Flowers
If you live in the south, you know the beauty of seeing a magnolia tree in full bloom. These deciduous trees produce showy flowers, most commonly a soft white color. These trees also produce large leaves that are a rich green on the top and a light brown or brownish-green underneath. These southern staples come Read More
How To: Pick the Right Summer Mulch
There are two primary times to mulch, the summer and the winter. It is important to remove the mulch between seasons to allow the soil to regulate to a normal temperature. Functions of Mulch Winter mulch is laid in order to keep the soil temperatures warm. Products such as pine needles and shredded leaves Read More
Oriental Landscape Design Ideas
Do you love the beautiful and tranquil feeling that Oriental landscape design evokes? You can get the same look in your back yard with these simple DIY projects. Pick and choose the ones that work for you or do all three. Be sure to send in finished pictures of your projects. Bamboo Fence Bamboo Read More
Add Privacy to an Apartment Balcony
Balconies are an important extra space to any apartment or condo. Not only do they offer the perfect place to grill but also it gives you a private outdoor space when you have already sacrificed a yard. Unfortunately, most of these balconies lack privacy. Your neighbors can see you and you can see them. Get Read More
Hide Trashcans and Boost Curb Appeal
Most Home Owner Association rules clearly state that you are not allowed to have your trash and recycling bins visible from the street. Unfortunately, storing them in your garage just brings that trash smell into an otherwise very usable area of your home. If you are looking to get these messy and stinky receptacles out Read More