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Ever driven through a neighborhood where the houses looked pretty much alike, but some were clearly more interesting than others? Take a closer look next time and you’ll soon spot the difference: landscape design. The grounds that surround a home can often make the difference between the ordinary and the spectacular. And that, according to [...]
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Whether for resale value or just the daily enjoyment of your home, sustainable landscaping designs are great investments. Sure, you can create your own garden and landscaping plan. But starting with a professional’s design ensures that all of the latest developments are incorporated. After that initial stage, handling maintenance yourself will be simpler and more enjoyable. [...]
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If you are like my family, you enjoy spending time outdoors, grilling, playing, gardening, and entertaining. Some months we are outside far more than in, so we make sure our yard is more than just a place to grow grass. Landscaping, social areas, and an area to cook and eat are all areas that you [...]
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The many intricate details of landscaping which people need to consider when selecting the right design for making their property look more aesthetically pleasing.
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Seems like everyone has discovered outdoor living spaces. Many homeowners are even tearing out their lawns to create these “living room extensions.” Not only do they give you additional space to entertain and spend time with your family, they often add significant value to your home. Versatile outdoor living spaces can be as simple or [...]
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A severely sloping yard and poor drainage made one Pacific Northwest family’s yard the last place it wanted to spend time. The children couldn’t use it for play and there was no place for the adults to entertain. Enter ProGrass Landscape Care & Design of Wilsonville, OR. This full-service landscape firm offers not only design [...]
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Everyone has heard landscaper disaster stories. You know the ones – where your neighbor hired a landscaping contractor and gave them a big deposit to build a pathway, or install a pond, or re-landscape the whole front yard…and then they vanished, with the work half-done. If that happens, your money may vanish, too, unless you [...]
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Ask Phil Thornburg, founder of custom landscape firm Winterbloom near Portland, OR, about his biggest complaint about his industry and he’ll tell you it’s other landscapers trying to buck the system “for a buck.” He takes issue particularly with firms that cut corners or pay workers under the table to keep costs low. Inexperienced homeowners are often [...]
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Many homeowners have discovered that their front and back yards can be used as outdoor rooms, before and after dark. It follows, then, that a homeowner should take outdoor lighting design as seriously as their interior design. Low-voltage landscape lighting has become very popular. Jim and Tracy Landsiedel own NiteLites of Cincinnati, OH, which puts them in [...]
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It’s an all-too-frequent mistake new homeowners make. They move in and immediately begin the process of making the home “theirs.” I’m not talking about slapping some paint on the walls and pulling up or installing carpeting. The changes I’m referring to are major – walls taken down, kitchens dismantled, bathrooms ripped out. If the homeowners [...]
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