Archive | August, 2009

Foundation Planting In Narrow Space

Not Every Foundation Needs To Be Hidden This homeowner has taken the past few years to restore this house, first on the inside, then on the outside.  You can see the newer fieldstone foundation where an addition was made.  This is real stone, just like the original foundation, and should darken in color over time [...]

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Ornamental Trees – A Key Element In Landscape Design

Used As A Corner Plant This is only one of several ways an ornamental tree can be used in the landscape, and I look forward to illustrating others in future posts.  The basic principle behind planting on the building corner is to help visually blend the vertical line of the building with the horizontal plane [...]

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Waterslide Installation – RB Project #7.6

Appearance vs. Specifications This is not to say that one should win out over the other, but rather both should be considered for the end result. And yet it often comes down to a competing situation in a way. In all construction and home improvement projects, you should have the concern that what you’re doing [...]

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Mechanical Tree Spades Are Amazing…Most Of The Time

Dug In Minutes Although mechanical tree spades have been around for some time now, they’re not too common a piece of equipment for most contractors. Why? Because tree spades are specialized equipment that cost alot of money, and for most contractors it’s not something they would use often enough to justify the expense.  Landscape contractor [...]

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