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Ready for the Holiday Season? Lighting Tips for Your Residential Property

Are you thinking about hanging your holiday lights soon? Invite the holiday season with a beautiful lighting display in your front yard and from your roof. Before you put anything up on the roof, be sure to run through a safety checklist. With the right combination of lighting, a little bit of creativity, and some necessary safety regulations, your house can be the envy of the neighborhood. Be a festive part of the community while staying safe with these tips for hanging and maintaining your holiday lights. Before Adding Your Lights   Before you start the installation of your holiday

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5 Steps To Using The Natural Elements To Feng Shui Your Landscaping

Feng Shui is, to put it quite simply, the art of maximizing the good energy while minimizing the bad. Its focus is to help people live in harmony with their surroundings. The Chinese believe that the ancient art of Feng Shui-ing your landscaping will balance out the Ch’i, the animating force behind all living things. Using The 5 Natural Elements In Your Landscaping Design The five natural elements are the main components of Feng Shui – wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Landscape designs are often centered around these elements and are easily incorporated into the finished product. Wood Incorporating wood

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Focus Your Design with a Landscape Design Master Plan

Before you embark on a large project for your home, it is always advisable to start with a plan. If you create a plan for the interior design of your space, why wouldn’t you make one for your landscape design project? Invest in your home with intention and focus with a master plan for the project. Design Your Project in Phases The purpose of a master plan in landscape design is to go into every project you undergo with a greater vision in mind. Landscape work isn’t as simple as taking on random projects and expecting your yard to transform completely.

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Landscaping to Add to the Resale Value of Your Home

Are you getting ready to sell your home? Do you have a scheduled appraisal for your home? No matter the reason for adding to your resale value, there are many tactics one can use in boosting curb appeal and resale value. Get people interested in seeing your home when you invest in an exterior update to your structure and yard. When you look at the exterior of anyone’s home, you likely judge the exterior to mimic the interior. If potential buyers are doing this for you, it increases your resale value for a future buyer. #1 Invest in a Landscaping Update

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Four Stylish Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Options

Are you in need of lighting to keep your home looking good even at night? Landscape lighting enhances the look of your home, makes it safer, and also highlights the beauty of your carefully curated design. The right option for a contentious homeowner is to select low voltage landscape lighting when making a choice to illuminate your house. Once you’ve decided to purchase low voltage landscape lighting, it is just a matter of choosing the right look for your home. Benefits of Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Now more than ever, low voltage landscape lighting comes recommended by professionals. They are easy to

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Lawn Grass Alternatives

Traditional grass used in lawns have their shortcomings. Even though plush, traditional grass requires gallons of water, stringent upkeep, and maintenance. Not only is it cumbersome, but maintaining a lawn can be costly, especially in temperamental regions like Minneapolis, where summers can be harsh, and winters are below freezing. Thankfully, there are a myriad of grass alternatives that will work with your current landscape, with grass variants that are winter and insect resistant, and even varieties that will grow slowly over time, reducing lawn maintenance. Here are the more popular lawn grass alternatives that have been growing on many lawns

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