Getting the most enjoyment you can out of your yard can be directly related to your home’s hardscaping. A patio, stairs, or other features are easier to maintain than grass and help keep insect pests to a minimum, while adding a beautiful appearance to your backyard, and the easiest way to add these features is …
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If you’re considering updating your home’s outdoor spaces, you may be wondering what’s new for Kansas City landscape design. At the same time, you want to make a change that creates a beautiful outdoor space you can really enjoy during your downtime. In this article, we’ll take a look at the best of new trends …
When you’re considering making improvements to your home, improving the outdoors can make a big difference in both your enjoyment as well as curb appeal. If you have a sloped lot, however, it can be difficult to really enjoy your home’s outdoor space. One option is adding retaining walls, which allow you to reduce the …
Though most people think about plants when they’re considering their home’s landscaping, there’s another aspect, hardscaping, that covers many home improvements. Including projects such as paver patios, water features, fire pits, outdoor living spaces, retaining walls, walkways, an outdoor kitchen and similar features, a hardscape restoration or renovation can make your home’s outdoor spaces more enjoyable …
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When most people think of landscaping, they think about hardscaping and landscape plants. However, one area you shouldn’t overlook is quality landscape lighting. Home and landscape lighting brings out architectural features of your home, makes it safer and more secure, provides lights illuminating your outdoor living space, or providing curb appeal for your front door. …
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When it comes to yard drainage, homeowners in the KC area can run into some serious issues. Poor landscape drainage can cause a wide range of issues, from making your yard boggy when there are heavy rains to standing water that can increase your mosquito population and allergy problems. But what are your options to …
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Fire features are a popular part of outdoor living spaces for many people around our region. When considering the types and design options, homeowners are often left with questions about what will work best for their area, needs, and style. Whether you’re considering a wood-burning or gas-fueled fireplace or fire pit, we’ll help you determine …
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If you’re considering adding a patio outdoor space to your home, you’re not alone. Today’s urban society returns to its natural roots through outdoor living spaces, so adding a patio outdoors at a home is a pretty common project. But what kind of patio design works best in the Kansas City area? Do you need …
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I’d like to think that both of my grandmothers, gardeners that they were, would have appreciated these new varieties of Sambucus nigra. But there’s no denying that these two cultivars were unlike anything they would have encountered in a 1960’s garden center. Both Instant Karma® and Laced Up® Sambucus have the durability and hardiness that you expect from …
The common name is chaste tree, which should clue you into some of the folklore around it. Yes, its berries were believed to help monks keep their thoughts pure. Conversely, it has a long tradition in folk medicine for helping women with reproductive system issues. More recently it is valued simply as an ornamental, particularly in …
