Sep
09
2008

Probably one of the most widely used landscaping surfaces around, bark mulch can be used for pretty much anything. I have seen it used for children’s playgrounds, and if you are trying to incorporate a swing set or mini playground into your landscaped space, then bark mulch may be the product for you, and [...]
Sep
08
2008

One belief that most people have is that if you have a pet, or more specifically a dog, you aren’t going to have a nice yard. It’s simple, dogs dig up flower beds, dig holes in the lawn and their urine leaves those wonderful burn marks in the grass.
It is just a horrible thing [...]
Sep
06
2008

I am not a patient woman, at least when it comes to landscaping. I see the end result in my mind and I want to see it right away in my yard. I don’t want to wait for the years that it takes for a tree to reach maturity and I don’t want to [...]
Sep
05
2008

This last summer, I decided that I was going to buy one of those large inflatable pools. They are slightly bigger than a kiddie pool, with 2 and a half feet of water and my kids could go in, swim around and I didn’t have to worry about the water being over their head, [...]
Sep
04
2008

This last summer, I was at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario, Canada. It was my first time to the gardens, surprising since I went to college in that area, and I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it was. None of it, however; was as nice as the Rock Gardens. [...]
Sep
03
2008

I have been to yard after yard and I often see the same thing, the patio furniture fits the space but usually the season that the decor matches is either spring or summer. There is very little change between each season but with only a few items, it is very easy to take your [...]