Most homeowners spend tens of thousands of dollars renovating kitchens and bathrooms, and then completely ignore the yard. That’s a costly mistake. Real estate professionals consistently rank curb appeal as one of the single most powerful factors in both perceived home value and final sale price. A neglected yard doesn’t just look bad; it quietly …
Landscaping
Tick season is here—and it’s delivering more than just itchy bites. With Lyme disease cases quadrupling over the last 20 years across the U.S., ticks pose a growing risk to families, pets, and even pollinators. But you don’t have to sit back and wait for bites. With a little awareness and guidance, you have options. …
They might look cute at the nursery, but some trees bring more trouble than they’re worth. Weak branches, root systems that lift sidewalks, and nonstop leaf litter are just the beginning. A tree that seems perfect in a pot can quickly turn into a yard-sized problem once it matures. Some trees may look appealing when …
The arborvitae hedge lining your fence, the bark mulch you refreshed last spring, and the ornamental grasses swaying beautifully at the edge of your patio are some of the most common landscaping choices in America, and in wildfire-prone regions, they may be among the most dangerous things on your property. It’s not a comfortable thought, …
You have beautifully landscaped your house, carefully designing and implementing the garden of your dreams. But the unsightly utility box continues to stick out, seemingly mocking you every time you step outside to enjoy your lovely garden. How can you possibly disguise the necessary eyesore? After all, it’s designed for, well, utility, not aesthetics. As …
Pollinators are small creatures with a big impact. In fact, they are responsible for about one of every three bites of food we eat! Most of the flowering plants on earth–including the ones we depend upon for food–rely on bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and other animals in order to reproduce. Unfortunately, many of these important …
You step outside one morning, coffee in hand, and spot a small rabbit tucked beside your garden bed. A few weeks later, there are two. While rabbits can be a beautiful sight, they can also be quite destructive. Then a tiny nest appears under the shrubs. Suddenly, your patch of green doubles as a rabbit …
It’s officially fire season, with the devastation affecting families across the country. Many fire experts and news outlets like The Dirt say that a smart “landscape approach”—careful planning of vegetation buffers and home hardening—can significantly slow wildfire spread and protect neighborhoods. Wildfires are, well, wild. If a flame catches the edge of your property, everything …
A Chesapeake, Virginia, homeowner was fined $50 after he failed to appear in court on July 8 to answer for a debris-filled yard that neighbors have called a junkyard, according to WAVY. Blair Hess now faces a civil charge of debris accumulation on his property on Tyre Neck Road. Now it’s up to the city …
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it still make a sound? While we may never know the answer to that age-old question, we do know what happens when a man cuts trees down without a homeowner’s permission. That’s because a Kentucky man is facing thousands of …