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Grand Entry
Nov 10th
Stone entries add beauty, are eco-friendly, and add value to your home.
So many of us who love plants have a keen eye for placement in the landscape, but often we forget the overall picture. When we step back and look all we see are foliage and flowers, but we neglect to see the hardscaping that could really set the plants off.
Stop for a minute and look at the entry to your house. Is the driveway or walk cracked? What about discoloring? Has the wooden porch rotted, or is in need of repair? You can have the most beautiful gardens and More >
Decorating Your Outdoor Space
Jul 31st
Many times outdoor spaces don’t get used much, because they aren’t inviting. You throw up a couple of folding chairs and a cheap plastic table and leave it at that. In today’s market there’s no reason to have an ugly, uninviting, nearly useless outdoor space. With the development of outdoor fabrics that can last for years you can fill you space with furniture, just as comfy as you have inside.
That’s not all that’s needed to make a space really inviting though. It’s the little touches that go a long way to making you attracted to a room. Brightly colored throw More >
Quick Outdoor Spaces
Apr 28th
Quick Easy-Up Getaway
As the cool days of Spring turn into the warmer nights of Summer our thoughts turn to an enjoyable evening outside listening to the night sounds, drinking lemonade, and enjoying the calming effects of the dark. For some Summer is the harbinger of the firefly, for others all they can see and hear are the sounds of mosquitoes.
If you feel trapped in your home by summer pests, erecting a simple screened gazebo could be a quick and fairly inexpensive fix. Gazebos range in size from around 10’ square to 15’ or sometimes even larger. Pricing begins around $200 More >