10 Tips For Successfully Using Plants In Interior Design

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Interior design includes a vast assortment of styles, but all styles benefit from indoor greenery. Countless research has found that plants make us happier, more productive and even healthier. Even if you have killed off a plant or two (or more) in your day you shouldn’t steer clear of potted plants all together. There are a number of hearty indoor …

Interior Design Trends For Healthcare Facilities

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Today’s world is hyper-focused on quick, and accurate results. The rise of technology is largely to blame for this increase in customer expectation. Interior design trends for healthcare facilities are growing and changing along with these new demands. The latest trends for healthcare design revolve around providing responsive, needs-specific facilities. Something as ordinary as furniture can be made far more …

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Pros and Cons to Adding A Garden Pond to Any Landscape

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A garden pond is a beautiful addition to any landscape design; it adds a visual, and also auditory element, the sound of water is soothing, and can even help drown out noisy neighbors. A garden pond can be simple and small or it can be very complex, involving waterfalls or serious depth—some even add fish to their pond, creating a …

Large Planters

5 Tips For How To Fill Perfect Looking Large Planters

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Filling a large planter with a variety of plants is a great landscaping design element used by novice gardeners and professionals. While the end results can look incredible, there are some unique challenges when it comes to arranging the perfect large planter.  The following tips will help you fill a large planter that blooms beautifully, flourishing for years to come. …

5 Great Ideas For Landscaping On A Busy Street

5 Great Ideas For Landscaping On A Busy Street

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Living on a busy street has plenty of advantages, such as close proximity to great restaurants and shops. Living on a busy street is convenient and fun; one of the only issues is the noise. In fact, one of the greatest concerns regarding living on a busy street is how to block out road noise with landscaping elements. Noise really …

Planting Trees

How To Safely Handle Large Root Balls When Planting Trees

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A root ball is the main mass of roots located at the base of a plant. Root balls are particularly important when transplanting a tree to or from a pot. The size, quality and actual preparation of the root ball directly impacts if the tree will survive and flourish. The root ball includes the actual string of roots, as well …

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7 Inspirational Ideas For Outdoor LED Landscape Lighting

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Lighting adds a whole new level to any landscape. Lighting provides enhanced safety for people wandering around outside past dark, it deters criminals, and it can also turn bland landscaping into ‘wow.’ Lighting helps you show off the best features of your landscape long after the sun disappears to the other side of the world. LED is the future of …

4 Trees That Flourish In Large Planters

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Planting trees in large planters has become a very popular practice, especially in areas where there is not adequate land or soil to plant directly in the ground. Certain trees flourish beautifully in planters, while others will only cause you headaches and eyesores. There are a couple of things to consider before planting a tree in a pot and calling …

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Save Money With These 5 Water Landscaping Tips

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How much do you currently spend watering your landscape? Irrigation costs can vary considerably depending on the size of your property, the types of plants you have, as well as many other elements. To get an overall idea of how water-wise your current landscaping is, break your yard down into three different zones: regular watering, occasional watering, and natural rainfall …

Landscape Safety

Landscape Safety Checklist For 7 Common Landscaping Issues

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Is your landscape design safe for everyone that visits your location? Managing corporate landscaping is a lot of work, and there are a variety of crucial errors that can turn nice landscaping into a potential danger zone. Landscaping is almost always completed on a tight schedule, and when trying to meet deadlines short cuts can lead to future complications. Budgetary …