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Elaborate Water Garden Idea - Old-Fashioned Water Wheel

November 19th, 2006

old-fashioned water wheel as a water garden accessory

I found this water garden landscape idea on Landscape Network.

Now, an old-fashioned water wheel may be too eleborate for some. But, if you are wanting that perfect backyard conversation piece, this may be for you.

Contact us today, and we’ll help you design this intriguing feature into your landscape.


Landscape Solutions for Problem Areas

November 12th, 2006

David Beaulieu of About.com provides these landscape design ideas of “problem areas:”

  1. “My Land is Too Rocky”: Rock Garden Designs
  2. “My Land is Too Hilly and My Soil is Eroding”: Retaining Walls
  3. “I have a problem area pounded by the sun, and it dries out”: Landscape Solutions for Drought
  4. “I have a wet spot on my land”: Dealing With Drainage Problems
  5. “I have a spot too shady to grow plants”: Coping With Shade
  6. “My Neighbors Can See Everything I Do in the Yard”: Landscaping Solutions for Privacy
  7. “Something Keeps Eating My Plants”: Pest Control Strategies
  8. “Weeds are taking over my yard”: Mulch as a Landscaping Solution
  9. “I don’t have much time for maintenance and prefer a long-lasting landscaping solution”: Hardscape

Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid in Home Landscape Design

November 5th, 2006

David Beaulieu of About.com considers these the Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid:

  1. Piecemeal Planting: Failure to Have a Plan
  2. Having a Lawn Just Because “Everyone Else Does It”
  3. Insufficient Fall Color in Your Home Landscape Design
  4. Lack of Winter Interest in Your Home Landscape Design
  5. Failure to Irrigate
  6. Planting on a Hillside Prone to Erosion
  7. Failure to Work With What You Have
  8. Failure to Incorporate Deer-Resistant Plants in Your Home Landscape Design
  9. You Never Get Anything Done in the Yard Because Tools Are Never Handy
  10. Forgetting Functionality in Home Landscape Design