Creating a beautiful and functional outdoor space is a priority for many homeowners, and one of the best ways to enhance your deck is with thoughtful lighting. Whether you want to create a cozy ambiance, improve safety, or highlight architectural… Read More
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Choosing the Right Drainage Solution for Your Lawn: Tips and Tricks
Choosing the right drainage solution for your lawn is crucial for maintaining a healthy, vibrant outdoor space. Proper drainage ensures that your lawn gets just the right amount of water — neither too much nor too little. Standing water or… Read More
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What Is Your Lawn Really Worth?
I recently came across a brief but interesting article in the San Francisco Chronicle. The article opens with a photo of a rather forlorn looking front yard of a home in Dublin, California. The photo shows the lawn looking as… Read More
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Thinking of Going Organic With Your Lawn? Better Get the Watering Under Control.
If you’ve been giving some thoughts to going organic with your lawn and landscape care, you’re part of a rapidly growing group. It seems that more homeowners than ever before are become increasingly concerned about the dangers of lawn pesticides…. Read More
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4 Mistakes You Might Be Making with Your Lawn Sprinkler System
Modern conveniences make it easier than ever for homeowners to check off their to-do lists, and a chief example of this is the humble lawn sprinkler system. Keeping your lawn lush, green, healthy, and well-watered is much simpler with automated… Read More
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7-Item Checklist for Supplementing Your Landscape Lighting’s Crime Deterrent Benefits
It’s well known that one of the biggest benefits of a landscape lighting system is the crime deterrent effect. That’s certainly important these days. According to the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), a burglary occurs about every 15 seconds in… Read More
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The Artistic Use of Landscape Floodlighting
A lawn and landscape that’s well lit with a great landscape lighting system gives the appearance of a cohesive whole. But in fact, each lighting system is the sum of many different units. Each landscape lighting system is composed of… Read More
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Springtime Four-Step Check for Your Lawn Sprinkler System
Spring is finally getting underway. And that means that soon (before we know it!) we’ll be slogging our way through those blisteringly hot, dry, dog days of summer. You probably have a long list of springtime chores that you’ll be… Read More
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The Dreadful Devastation of Drought
California isn’t quite as pretty as it once was. It’s still the home of Hollywood. And for many, it may still be the land of dreams. But areas of the state that were once lush and green are no longer… Read More
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Outdoor Lighting Key to Home Expansion Trend
Once upon a time – and not so very long ago – inside was inside and outside was outside. They were two different worlds. Two separate worlds. The inside of your home was the living area. The outside was the… Read More