The patio is often the central focus of a backyard. The base of the patio is part of the the design features in your yard, known as hardscaping. Creating an attractive surface that coordinates with the other hardscaped features, including walkways and retaining walls, provides an attractive continuity throughout the yard. The following tips can help you create the most attractive surface possible.
Choose a Surface
The type of surface depends mainly on your own personal preference and aesthetics, along with the amount of maintenance time you wish to expend.
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Your home's fireplace can be one of its more important amenities during the long and cold winters. However, if you have only recently purchased a home with a chimney and fireplace, there is a strong chance that you may not understand what is needed to keep these systems free of problems. However, you can follow these two fireplace and chimney maintenance tips to help ensure that your fireplace avoids some routine problems.
Have the Interior of the Chimney Inspected for Signs of Cracking
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Does your lawn have standing puddles of water after rain? If you were to pull up a handful of your own soil and mold it into a ball in your hands, would it stay together like modeling clay? Does your soil feel smooth and silky when wet? Most likely, your soil type is clay and your property has poor drainage. To successfully landscape on your property, you'll need to take special measures to ensure that your plants and trees will thrive.
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If you want to add unique character to your backyard, a weeping willow tree is a great choice. Its long, flowing tendrils dance in the breeze and provide plenty of shade. Weeping willows are not tough to grow and maintain, as long as you follow the tips below.
Selecting the Right Site
Willow trees are tolerant of most soil types, but they prefer moist, loamy soil and grow best on the banks of streams, lakes and ponds.
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Concerned that you can't have a beautiful yard and a toddler at the same time? You can plan and create a wonderful outdoor space that meets the needs of every member of your family, even the littlest ones.
And there are dozens of reasons why it's important that you give your children plenty of time to play outdoors. Study after study shows the physical and mental benefits of being outside.
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