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This Is Why A Screened Porch Is A Perfect Home Improvement

You have experienced one at a beachfront vacation home, ski lodge, or hunting cabin. Screened porches or 3 season rooms are timeless lifestyle home improvements. They can be easy on the budget too. This makes them perfect home improvements that bring families and friends together in a space that makes you feel like you are on vacation. Plan Your Screened Porch To Stretch the Budget Like any other indoor or outdoor room, your planning process starts with imagining how you will use it. Your lifestyle and the activities you enjoy will determine the size and shape of the room and

3 Insider Landscaping Winterization Practices You Should Know

This is the time of year when the usual landscaping winterization practices have been completed. These seasonal routines amount to tidying up the landscape. Leaves are raked and loose branches and debris are picked up. This maintenance clears the deck for one last mowing to give that green canvas a crisp appearance. It’s a celebratory end of the season for homeowners. For professional horticulturists and arborists, this is when plans for springtime success begin. Harsh Minnesota winters can dump a truckload of challenges at ornamental landscapes. Implementing a few insider winterization practices, such as dormant pruning, wind barriers, and snow

How to Hire a Standout Landscape Contractor

Landscape contractors are people, too. Due to this not so surprising observation, it is vital that we consider that all people are different when we decide to choose a landscaper to help us achieve our landscaping goals. Some people are annoying, a few are lazy, others are flakey, some people take too long selecting an orange which causes us to be late for our family dinner, and some people are hilarious. The point is, landscapers, like all people, offer us a variety of personality spectrums, and some of those spectrum ranges may grind our gears. Just because landscaping takes place

5 Ways to Properly Prepare Your Garden for the Summer Heat

Last summer was a scorcher, and this one is predicted to be no different. While there are some plants that thrive in high temps, the searing heat can do a number on a garden if it’s not properly prepared. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to help your garden get through the worst of it. To protect your carefully chosen and nurtured plantings, read on for five top tips that can help. Mulch Is the Word Mulch is an important part of any garden. Not only does it keep weeds down, but it will also keep the soil around your

How to Keep Your New Outdoor Patio Cool in the Heat

Summer is here, and that means soaring temps and lots of sunshine. While both are very welcome after the long, cold Minnesota winter, they can be a much when you’re trying to enjoy your new outdoor patio. Ideally, it should be a good 10 degrees cooler than the surrounding air for optimal comfort, but is this achievable? Absolutely! Just check out the tips below for a variety of ways to keep your new patio comfortable in almost any heat. Awnings Awnings are a must if your patio faces west or south, or if it doesn’t have a lot of shade around

3 Incredible Ideas For Your Outdoor Areas

So you have already built the outside area of your dreams. You have the deck you have always wanted. You have even decorated it to perfection. Now what? How exactly will you use your deck? Good question. This post will give you three things you can do on your deck this year. Rest And Relaxation If you need a better way to relax, your deck can provide the perfect solution. In the spring and summer months, a relaxing patio can give you the ambiance you need to let the stress melt away. There are a few things you can do

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This Is Why A Screened Porch Is A Perfect Home Improvement

3 Insider Landscaping Winterization Practices You Should Know

How to Hire a Standout Landscape Contractor

5 Ways to Properly Prepare Your Garden for the Summer Heat

How to Keep Your New Outdoor Patio Cool in the Heat

3 Incredible Ideas For Your Outdoor Areas

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