Country home driveway landscaping is an important part of your home and property presentation. The driveway gives guests and neighbors a first impression of your home. Your driveway is used every day, and it is nice when it looks beautiful and taken care of. In addition to looking good, your driveway design needs to be durable, functional and comfortable to drive…
A path to the front door is one element that no front yard can be without. There are two main options: a path that comes from the street, bisecting the yard, or one that comes from the driveway, taking a shorter route that goes parallel to the house. A path from the street is typically set at a right angle between the street and the house and gives a more formal…
Scenic Landscaping of North Jersey has won “Best Of Customer Service” on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The premiere landscape design and build firm was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals…
Growing up, our aspirations to the ultimate backyard playground probably looked like this. A modest slide, a few swings and a sandbox - what more could you ask for? But then we realized not all playgrounds are made equal. Some, like this one, are fashioned out of nature itself using wood and stone - literally. Some even resemble fortress-like complexes decked…
For more than a century, landscaping with railroad ties has been a quintessentially American solution to just about every garden quandary. As the railways expanded across our country, trees were cut for ties and ties were used and replaced in order to maintain the safety of the rails. Now, ties are everywhere. Need to build natural stairs into a hill? Frame a…
Prior studies have proposed tectonic and climatic mechanisms to explain surface uplift throughout the Bhutan Himalaya. While the resulting enigmatic, low-relief landscapes, elevated above deeply incised canyons, are a popular setting to test ideas of interacting tectonic and climatic forces, when and why these landscapes formed is still debated. We test the idea…
What makes a plant popular for winter landscapes in the snowy regions of the globe? Are conifers the sole contestants? Which landscaping plants are automatically disqualified? Which shrubs are best for attracting wild birds? Answering such questions should help generate landscaping ideas for dealing with that Scrooge of the seasons, horticulturally speaking:…
A lot of homeowners keep their gardens close to the house. But here’s a different idea: Park some of that homegrown beauty closer to the curb, where it can be shared with others. We started with an ordinary suburban yard. After marking off a corner between the driveway and the sidewalk, we removed the sod and amended the soil with peat moss and compost. Then…
Redbud leaves give good summer shade and provide fall color. The west side of a house presents challenges for homeowners and landscaping plants. Subjected to sun for the hottest afternoon hours, this area is harder to cool in summer. Shrubs that shade the area help save energy, but they must withstand half a day s full sun, heat and drying conditions. In winter…
• Use informal hedges and flowers that require less pruning. • Opt for more grass and fewer flowerbeds, or create a rock garden. • Ask an associate at your local store for ground cover varieties that can provide greenery that rarely needs mowing. • Don’t randomly place flowers and plants on a whim. • Avoid scattered placements so that you don’t end up with a…
EP Henry provides assistance with patio paver design and paver installation services in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Whether your tastes lean more traditional or modern, EP Henry provides Cherry Hill patio paver design professionals to help you create a functional and beautiful addition to your outdoor landscaping. Our Cherry Hill patio paver installation services…
You’re yearning for longer—and warmer—days. You’re dreaming of rapidly disappearing snow and ever-greening grass. And you’re chomping at the bit to pull on gloves to help you garden, not keep your fingers warm. Yes, winter may have officially only just begun, but the passing of the Winter Solstice also signals the rapid approach of the New Year. What does 2017…
7700 SW Garden Home Rd Portland, OR 97223 (503) 347-1182 Late last spring my husband and I decided to get some opinions about our back yard drainage and design issues. I found Lisa on YELP and other internet sites, checked out her website and reviews for her design services, then hired her. She provided us with the consultation where she came to our yard and…
Swipe to view slides Evergreen trees planted in a tight row can provide much needed privacy. A single closely planted row of deciduous shrubs or trees produces a dense privacy hedge that loses much of its screening value in winter. This oleander hedge planted beside the property line wall adds two feet to its height, but also demands a depth of six feet from…
BHG: Obviously many gardeners already landscape with rocks and stones. Where do we typically see these materials? BP: Many people start the same way I did, by collecting stones they really like and using them as accents in high-visibility beds or even containers. Building a stacked-stone wall is also lots of fun, and you don t need concrete if it s less than…
A home with a gorgeous yard isn t just easy on the eyes: Well-landscaped homes also sell for 5.5% to 12.7% more, according to research at Virginia Tech. Only problem is, professional landscaping costs an average of $3, 219, according to HomeAdvisor.com. But pros aren t the only way to go. Here s proof: seven cheap landscaping ideas that provide all the lush greenery…
Does anyone have any suggestions for an inexpensive landscaping border ? We want to turn the side and front of our house into a semi-raised bed for various herbs, but we have found the cost of ready-made materials obscene. And we just don t have a couple hundred dollars to drop on just the landscaping materials. Can you help? LSN in Baton Rouge, LA Concrete for…
Louisiana Native Plant Society - This is the website for the official Louisiana Native Plant Society. They offer a variety of events, programs, links, and other resources to help you develop home landscaping ideas of your own using the native plants of Louisiana. Wildflowers of Southwest (Beauregard Parish) Louisiana - Here, you will find a list of native plants…
In the breathtaking catalog spreads on home and garden sites, page after page display perfectly level yards with expertly installed plantings. If you’re lucky enough to have a magazine-ready, flat area as our outdoor space, you have a great start. But if you are facing the seemingly Sisyphean task of beautifying a hill, it can feel like there aren’t many options…
Congratulations to the winner of the 2016 Landscape Design Competition Professional Image Landscaping and Luxury Outdoor Living Gary Brown Enterprises, producers of the Northern California Home & Landscape Expo, has developed a reputation for not only having the best home show but also the most landscaping for gardening enthusiasts to enjoy! This year…
Pure misery: Woodland plants forced to grow out in the open in prairie settings. One of the most unnatural yet common landscape practices is how landscapers and gardens plant individual trees in expanses of lawn. It flies in the face of how these communal plants prefer to grow – and it often stunts them for life. It looks fine, of course, because we are used…
Xeriscape landscaping or, simply, xeriscaping,by definition, is landscaping designed specifically for areas that are susceptible to drought, or for properties where water conservation is practiced. Derived from the Greek xeros meaning dry,the term means literally dry landscape. Note that xeriscape is pronounced as if it began with the letter, Z, which sometimes…
Homeowners can quickly tire of the way their yard is landscaped – or maybe not even landscaped at all. Everyone wants a pretty, well-kept yard that looks planned. So what if you’ve never landscaped before? Many people are scared to try it themselves, thinking that landscaping is best left up to professionals. Good news: it’s not! There are plenty of simple ways…
Buying a cottage on Cape Cod was the homeowners dream but the weedy, wooded, spider- and mosquito-filled lot had become a nightmare. After: Dream Realized Chris Lambton and crew push back the wilderness and clear the weeds and fallen, rotting trees then extend the deck to create designated dining and food prep areas. Insect-repellant flowers and herbs, like…
If your home is your castle, but the area right outside looks like a blackened, scarred landscape worthy of a medieval battle scene, you know you have work to do. Your home s landscape wasn t meant to be abandoned, abused and neglected; it s an asset. In fact, a functional, beautiful yard can increase a property s value by as much as 20 percent [source: Colorado…
Small yard landscaping is no easy task. Despite less surface area, homeowners, or apartment owners who want a flashy curb appeal, need to work that much harder to make their yards stand out. Fear not, as there are five easy and simple small yard landscaping tips you can do to make sure your home or apartment doesn’t get lost in the neighborhood chatter. Add Flowers…
A Birmingham, Ala., couple couldn’t believe their luck when a larger townhome down the street came up for sale. Before moving, they wanted to have both the new front yard and new backyard redesigned and landscape plans drawn. The busy professional couple were not gardeners, so low maintenance was a priority. They wanted year-round good looks, so evergreens were…
