Plant the wrong tree too close to your house, and you could be living a scene from a Godzilla movie: your foundation cracked, your house heaving, roots on a rampage!
Is it OK to plant trees near a house? What kind of trees won’t damage your foundation?
If you’ve traded your flip-flops for hip waders for your stroll out to the backyard grill, you could use some help with lawn drainage.
Too much water lingering on your lawn is bad news.
Sure, it’s a place to park your car, but a paver driveway is like a work of art — an instant high-end upgrade to your home. The whole place suddenly looks better.
While poured concrete or asphalt are cheaper driveway materials, pavers pack some significant benefits.
Everybody thinks about flowers out front when it’s summer, but when it comes to attracting attention to your commercial property, think bigger.
Selling your house? You’re probably surrounded by cans of paint and busy clearing out closets.
Don’t forget your front yard. Landscaping plays a huge part in selling a house.
Think about it. Potential homebuyers see your lawn, your garden beds and your front walkway long before they get a peek at that half bath you just remodeled.
But you don’t want to invest a ton of money in a house you’re leaving, right? At the same time, you know your home will sell faster and for a better price if it has impressive curb appeal.
What are the best landscape projects to increase resale value? And how much of a difference can sprucing up your curb appeal really make?
