Sitting around a fire on summer evening making s’mores or on crisp fall nights sipping cocoa can be an excellent way to relax with family and friends. A permanent fire pit in the backyard ensures you have a safe space dedicated to backyard fires and entertaining guests. The following are three things you should consider before investing in the fire pit.
1. Fuel Type
When most people think of a fire pit they think of wood, but this isn’t your only choice. Read More»
You have many styles of landscape lighting to choose from, including a choice of bulbs. One of the top bulb choices for outdoor lighting is halogen bulbs. Halogen has many advantages when it comes to landscape lighting. However, it also has some disadvantages. Here is more about halogen bulbs and their pros and cons.
What Bulbs Are Commonly Used in Landscape Lighting?
The four top landscape lighting bulbs available on the market are compact fluorescent, LED, halogen, and incandescent. Read More»
If you’re like many modern homeowners, growing your own food means cultivating a backyard vegetable garden — and you’d be surprised at the dent that can make in your family food bill, not to mention that homegrown fruits and vegetables are generally far more nutritious and delicious than their counterparts sourced from the aisles of the supermarket. However, housing lot sizes have decreased significantly in recent years, and not everyone has the room for backyard vegetable plots. Read More»
When you are planning the way that you want your yard and garden to look, there are a lot of things that you have to think about. That includes what kind of mulch or covering you want to have on your garden. There are a lot of options that you can look into.
Landscaping Gravel
Landscaping gravel is one of the options you can use in your garden. Generally, people don’t think of gravel as mulch, but it does the work of helping to keep the weeds down and the moisture in. Read More»
Raised gardens are preferred by many home gardeners because the beds are easy to tend and to keep contained. The main challenge posed by this system is dealing with the paths between the raised beds. Even if the paths are wide enough to mow, the mower won’t be able to get the grass around the bed walls. This can result in overgrown grass, which is ugly and spreads seeds into the garden beds. Read More»
