Whether your outdoor lighting is installed to light up the front of your house, or throughout your backyard, there is nothing that can create as much elegance, charm, and peacefulness. Trees and architectural elements with uplighting and spotlights provide a sense of calm and stillness.
So you've been considering a pond? Or maybe you've got some lawn space that you'd like to replace with something other than grass. We'll we've got one of the top water features for you to consider: a pond. With a pond in your backyard there is no question that a little less lawn means a lot more fun and relaxation. Here are five benefits to help persuade you!
One of the biggest values of owning a home is having some space to enjoy the outdoors. Upgrades to outdoor areas also tend to be less expensive, less time consuming, and overall less intrusive than making upgrades to interior spaces (e.g. home addition). In addition, in a competitive market, having great outdoor living areas might mean the difference between someone purchasing another home that they like and purchasing your home. When interiors are fairly similar, it's the outdoor areas that become the tipping point between a sale and a home sitting on the market a bit longer.
For most Orange County, NY homeowners, the words “retaining wall” conjure images of pesky slopes, soil erosion, and runoff horror stories. In plenty of instances, retaining walls are absolutely necessary to stabilize and hold earth in place. Often foregone, however, are the ways in which retaining walls can elevate your landscape’s design and functionality. Not yet ready to give them a chance? Read on for the six creative uses for retaining walls beyond battling gravity.
There's a famous saying (typically via a poster) out there with the iceberg. You know, the one that shows the tip as success and then all the obstacles that took to get there (at success) are labeled underneath the iceberg tip (in the water). Well, that's kind of how beautiful, perfect landscaping works. There is a lot of behind the scenes work - from proper planning, careful material selection, to correct installation, and of course, maintenance. If a landscaping project is in your future, here are the seven mistakes you need to avoid.
When trying to determine how to landscape swimming pool areas, homeowners often overlook the benefits of grass. This is because most people assume that the term “grass” refers to the turf grass only, and this just isn’t the case. There are several different types of grasses that won’t work for turf but does add some character to the area around the swimming pool (such as those around the patio or the pool edging). Adding grass to the pool landscape provides many benefits - including improving the appearance of the area and even acting as a privacy screen.
