Meandering through your country garden delights the mind and the senses. While dirt paths or paving furnishes a servicable path, creating a country style flagstone path better suits the cozy atmosphere. This article explains how to create a country style flagstone path in your garden. Country Style Flagstone Path – Materials Besides common garden tools […]
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Flagstone is one of the most popular rocks for laying walkways for landscaping. It’s relatively flat and the pieces can be shaped to fit just about any combination of twists and turns. Flagstone pieces are usually about a foot long and about an inch thick. If you want to lay a flagstone walkway, the process […]
If you’re building a patio, why not try using bottles? Brown stones are easier to install than concrete and very durable. They have a non-slip surface and a variety of colors to choose from. They come in green, brown, red, pink, gray and other colors in between. You can match exterior-paint with any of these […]
Since living in Sevierville, TN I’ve spent countless days outside our manufactured home improving the landscape. We have a large back yard, but being on a hill is unusable as such. Rock and clay prove difficult to dig in and a constant source of mud and erosion. I’ve combated this problem by burying drainage lines, […]
A house on a wooded lot may provide homeowners the enjoyment of lower air conditioning bills as the trees shade the house in summer. With a wooded lot, kids can play outside with less fear of sunburn, and for those in colder climates, the changing of leaf color on a wooded lot in autumn is […]
A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I decided to eat at a local Mexican restaurant that we’d never been to. As I walked in, a table in the lobby caught my eye. It had a stone top and the base was a large pot. My mind immediately started thinking about how original the […]
If you are looking for a few tips on how to lay flagstone correctly, you have come to the right place. Here you will find the tips and tricks that are needed in order to create your very own successful flagstone patio. Flagstone is an ideal material for your new patio. It’s durable, has a […]
Quaint and charming are two words that can describe a cottage style home. When it comes to typical cottage style home design, you can look at Thomas Kinkade’s colorful and rich-abundant paintings. You can create a landscape design with a huge arrangement of flowers and shrubs to enhance the beauty of your cottage style home […]
For the most of us “average” folks, putting in any type of walkway or patio can be too much. We put the cost of having a professional do it in our budget and get it done. However, if you want to save that money and do a little work, you can. This is the perfect […]