Showing posts with label landscaping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label landscaping. Show all posts

Monday, May 19, 2014

Determining Your Property Lines


Do you know the parameters of your property line? The specifics of your property line directly affect many of your decisions as a home owner. Landscaping ideas must abide by the property lines. This includes the placement of fences, garages, pools and driveways. This article shares three ways to determine the specifications of you property boundary lines.
Aside from not holding late-night band practice in your garage, knowing the location of your property lines is one of the best ways to avoid disputes with your neighbors. Property lines are the defined points where one owner’s land ends and the neighboring property begins. A property owner Picket uses boundary lines to determine where to legally place features such as fences, pools, garages or driveways. Erecting a structure on or partially on another person’s property can lead to disputes and, often, lawsuits.



Monday, April 28, 2014

22 Seasonal Gardening Tips

Beautiful homes go hand in hand with beautiful landscaping. If you have a green thumb and a lot of DIY pumping through your veins this article is definitely for you. Check out these 22 super gardening tips which will carry you through every season of the year. Side note: If DIY green thumb tips just aren't your cup of tea pass these great ideas on to your landscaper. Trust us they'll be grateful you did.
Follow these 22 seasonal grass care tips to ensure your lawn looks healthy and green spring, summer, winter and fall.Spring Spring is the season when a lawn really needs some tender loving care as temperatures rise and the grass starts to grow, increasing its reliance on water and fertilizer. Early spring is a good time for laying turf because the risk of frost is lower, making the soil more workable. Spring is also the ideal time for sowing seed as the soil warms up and rainy days speed germination.