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Selecting the Right Plants for Your Poolside Landscape
Selecting the Right Plants for Your Poolside Landscape Nothing beats having a private pool to enjoy on a hot summer day. Pools are often a centerpiece of the Santa Barbara homeowner’s backyard, boasting [...]
From Touches to Trenches: Making Your Garden Space Shine
From Touches to Trenches: Making Your Garden Space Shine When your garden space feels uninspired and underutilized, it might be time to consider a multi-step process to evaluate and consider design updates at [...]
Front Yard Garden Flair
Front Yard Garden Flair It’s a common habit to save all your wildest outdoor living ideas for the backyard where only you and your guests can enjoy it. Where our properties are the [...]
Pressure or Power Wash?
Pressure or Power Wash? Whether you plan to DIY or hire out this job, it’s important first to know the difference between pressure and power washing. But first, the similarities: Both are generally [...]
Do This Before You Power Wash Anything
Do This Before You Power Wash Anything When outdoor surfaces get grimy, it’s tempting to think “power wash” and then run out to rent the equipment. But there are a number of precautions [...]
No Planter? No Problem
No Planter? No Problem It happens. We’re browsing at the hardware store or even the grocery store and find just the right seasonal flowers that we Cannot. Live. Without. But oh, to have [...]
Installing New Sod – What You Need to Know
Installing New Sod - What You Need to Know If you’ve done all the prep work you are now ready to install your new sod. This is the exciting part for sure, but first it’s [...]
The Tenets of Good Lawn Care
The Tenets of Good Lawn Care When it comes to pondering the level of maintenance a home landscape might require, it’s common to favor lawn over large garden beds. The thinking, of course, [...]
Lawn Care Trends for 2020
Lawn Care Trends for 2020 A recent national survey of homeowners revealed that many struggle in knowing how to care for their lawn. Whether they are stuck in old fashioned ideas about when [...]
Rolling Out a New Look – How to Prepare to Lay Sod
Rolling Out a New Look - How to Prepare to Lay Sod To seed or sod? That is the question. And while many landscape professionals will suggest that seeding is better for a [...]