Make Your Holiday Green The winter blues are fast approaching, but The Landscape Design Center has the perfect solution: Buy an indoor plant or two to add freshness and color to your interior space, and lighten the mood this holiday season. Quickly dropping outside temperatures put a halt to landscaping activities yearly. Since more time [...]
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It’s beginning to look a lot like winter! The cold weather is setting in and right now is the best time to get a head start on winterizing your front and back yards or gardens. By making sure you properly protect and clean up your lawn, flowers and trees, you will save yourself lots of [...]
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Fall has arrived! The summer heat and humidity have moved on to the south and the annoying mosquitoes and other insects are starting to die off. The spectacular colors of the trees and the autumn flowers are breath-taking. It would be such a great time to sit on your patio enjoying the crisp air and [...]
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Plants play a huge role in our lives whether we know it or not. Without plants, we would have no fresh air because there is nothing to create the oxygen that we breathe. Because plants are so important, many people invest a lot of money into them; either with growing, harvesting or selling them for [...]
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The stress of everyday life and work takes its toll on the best of us. Many people await the holidays with a mixture of agony and anticipation for a chance to take a vacation and get away from it all. While the vacation can be a great way to lose some of the stress and [...]
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As we swelter and simmer in the searing sun, we must stop for a moment to think of our fellow heat victims… our lawns and gardens! Unlike us, they can’t sit in the shade sipping lemonade or relax in front of the air conditioner. They rely on us to help them stay refreshed during dry [...]
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It is hard to generalize for every place on the earth, but chances are if the weather is warming and the grass is green, weeds are poking through the earth and taking up all the extra space in the dirt. Weeds like crabgrass, dandelions, morning glory, poison ivy, and pig weed are just some that [...]
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It is a great time to plant an herb and veggie garden. It is not just trendy, it is health smart. Good health practices are on the rise, including organic herbs and vegetables. Growing fresh vegetables and herbs assure a good diet free of chemicals and pesticides used by mass food producers. Flowering herbs can [...]
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April showers might bring May flowers, but that rain can also be harnessed for use in the dry summer months that can follow, or rerouted to your garden. Avoid getting caught without enough water to water your lawn or wash your car in the dry months by harnessing April rainwater in a rain barrel or [...]
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Those of us with a plan usually have more successful results, regardless of the goal. Planning your landscaping and your yard can help you be more successful with the budget you have set aside for landscaping and save you money. ,hen you just haphazardly put in plant material without some planning, and it dies, you [...]
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