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Installing your own artificial turf not only saves you money, but also provides a low-maintenance, long-lasting, and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional grass.
Adding plants around your foundation is a great way to elevate the curb appeal of your home. From proper plant
Design your own landscape refresh A landscape refresh can make all the difference in the appearance of your home. Whether
Creating a Professional Landscape Refresh Learn to design a landscape refresh that increases your property value and overall landscape aesthetics.
Homeowner’s Guide to Tree Maintenance Learn to stake trees and prune trees like the professionals. How to Stake a Tree
How Much Water Do Arizona Trees Need? Give your new Arizona trees the water they need to thrive. This is
How to Plant a Tree Planting a tree is a simple but powerful action that can change the course of
Paver patios do not fail overnight. They give warnings, small at first, bigger with each winter, until replacement is cheaper than continuing to patch. Knowing
A backyard fire pit in the southwest Twin Cities is governed by city code, not state law. That means every city has slightly different rules
Major landscape renovations go smoothly or badly based almost entirely on what happened in the two weeks before the crew arrived. Here is the realistic
Minnesota is a cool-season grass state. The four species that work here are Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue, tall fescue, and perennial ryegrass. Choosing the right
A wet yard in the Twin Cities almost always traces to one of three problems: bad grade near the foundation, a low spot that collects
Minnesota retaining walls fail for predictable reasons. The failures are not random, they are not acts of God, and they are not just the passage
Doing work at the water line on a Minnesota lake means working with the Minnesota DNR. The permit process is less intimidating than homeowners think,
Minnesota winters are a brutal test of hardscape materials. The difference between a 30-year patio and a 10-year patio often comes down to whether the
A pergola on a Minnesota lot has to survive 50 PSF snow loads, wild temperature swings, and pressure from wind off open fields or lakes.
