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Perk Up Your Laconia, NH, Landscape with Masonry Steps and Staircases

Maybe you recently visited the home of new friends and noticed how inviting and swoon-worthy their masonry entryway steps were. Later, you learned that the steps were a new addition to their home and were installed specifically to spruce up the exterior. If this made you wonder if you could do the same to your landscape, you can! Here are some ways to perk up your Laconia, NH, landscape with masonry steps.

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3 Landscaping Ideas for Increasing Privacy in Your Amherst, NH, Backyard

Lack of privacy can ruin even the best of outdoor entertaining designs. Even if your neighbors aren’t nosy, nobody wants their gatherings to be visible to the neighborhood. Luckily, privacy can be improved with the right tools and the right know-how. Here are some great landscaping ideas for increasing the privacy of your Amherst, NH, backyard.

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Landscaper's Top Outdoor Kitchen Trends for 2019

The dawn of a new year is an excellent driving force for change, and many homeowners use this time to think about making updates to their homes and landscapes. Various elements of your outdoor living space might require improvement, like the pool or outdoor lighting layout, for example. If, however, you decide to breathe new life into your outdoor kitchen, then read on for a landscaper’s insight into the latest outdoor kitchen trends in Hollis, NH.

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4 Landscaping Tips for First-Time Homeowners in Waltham, MA

Being a first-time homeowner can be overwhelming, considering all of the new responsibilities and maintenance tasks involved with a house. On top of that, you likely want to make some changes, not just inside the house but outside as well. Adding a personalized touch to the landscaping of your new Waltham, MA, house would help make it feel more like home and expand your living footprint. Here are some useful landscaping tips to get you started on improving your outdoors.

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Using Uplighting and Downlighting in Your Laconia, NH, Landscape Design

Various landscape lighting techniques can be used to add more interest and drama to a Laconia, NH, landscape. Through the strategic placement of lights, you can draw attention to parts of the landscape and conceal others. You can create the illusion of space or make focal features appear more dominating with the flick of a switch. Read on for some guidance in using uplighting and downlighting to achieve various goals in your landscape design.

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5 Ways Masonry Features Can Boost Your Westford, MA, Landscape

Driving around other neighborhoods can yield some wonderful ideas for future home and landscape projects. When you see something you like, you can take a picture for future reference when you are deciding which project might be next. Keep in mind that small projects can yield much bigger rewards if the foundational elements of your home are in great shape. This is where stone masonry features can boost any portion of your Westford, MA, landscape.

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Let a Landscaper Light Up Your Laconia, NH, Pergola with Beautiful Outdoor Lights

A pergola can serve many purposes in your Laconia, NH, landscape. It’s an excellent way to define an outdoor room, add shade to a sitting area, or create a focal point in your yard. A landscaper can help transform your pergola into a safe and welcoming nighttime destination by adding beautiful outdoor lighting.

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5 Outdoor Kitchen Island Designs to Consider for Your Concord, NH, Landscape

An outdoor kitchen island can serve as part of a greater whole, but can also be a complete culinary station in its entirety. If your outdoor living space in Concord, NH, is limited, you can rely on an outdoor kitchen island to provide you with the surface area needed to serve drinks and place the finishing touches on food from the grill. Here are a few elements of landscape design to consider when constructing an outdoor kitchen island.

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7 Charming Fire Pit Landscaping Ideas for Your Newton, MA, Patio

While the prospects of toasty fires, romantic evenings, and melted marshmallows might be superbly welcome, keep in mind the permanence of your design as you plan to install a fire pit in your Newton, MA, patio. With some landscaping excellence, you can make sure that your new fire feature is charming and well-suited to your style and temperament.

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How to Add Strength to Masonry Retaining Walls

Expert masonry makes all the difference to the strength and durability of retaining walls built in Milford, NH. Retaining walls can take on a beating from the weather and bear a load burden from the surrounding landscape. So, it is important to make sure the proper precautions are made during the planning and construction phases of masonry retaining walls to lengthen and ensure their longevity.

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4 Front Yard Landscaping Ideas for Creating Steps and Staircases in Hollis, NH

Your front entrance serves as the introduction to the rest of your home and, just like any good introduction, it must leave visitors eager to see more. One way to enhance and improve your front entrance in Hollis, NH, is by furnishing it with a beautiful staircase that leads to your home. Homeowners with sloped entrances are often unaware of just how lucky they are, as steps are one of the most extravagant ways to introduce a home. Here are a few landscaping tips for the kind of steps that will turn heads.

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5 Stunning ideas for Using Masonry in Your Amherst, NH, Outdoor Kitchen

Hardly anyone will turn down an invitation to enjoy burgers and grilled veggies outside, and that is one of the main appeals of an open-air kitchen in Amherst, NH. An outdoor kitchen can bring you the best of all worlds—the ability to chat with your family or friends while cooking over the barbeque. If you love to cook on the grill and have been mulling over adding a kitchen to your yard, here are five stunning ideas for using masonry to create the space you want.

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3 Landscaping Tips for Building a Beautiful Bluestone Patio in Your Laconia, NH, Backyard

A gorgeous patio becomes an extension of your Laconia, NH, home, as a spot to relax, entertain, and enjoy being outside. The beauty of outdoor living is that the spills can be hosed away and the mess can be kept to a minimum. One way to ensure long-lasting, eye-catching uniqueness of an outdoor patio is to make it out of bluestone pavers. Here are three landscaping tips for building a beautiful bluestone patio in your backyard.

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A Landscaper's Tips for a Backyard Herb Garden in Lexington, MA

With their delicate aesthetic, herbaceous smell, and promising tastes, herb gardens bring joy to homeowners in Lexington, MA. However, planting a variety of herbs requires knowledge and the kind of experience a professional landscaper brings to the table. From planting in the right location to proper watering and fertilizing, here are some tips to help you grow a thriving herb garden that will spread its addictive scents all year round.

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Perk Up your Concord, NH, Landscape Design with a Beautiful Fire Pit and Seating Wall

Almost everyone enjoys relaxing outside, especially in the evening when the weather is nice. But it is also wonderful to enjoy the yard when the weather is chilly. A beautiful fire pit and seating wall can encourage your family and friends to get outdoors, away from the laptops, video games and streaming movies. Here are five reasons to perk up your Concord, NH, landscape design with a fire pit and low seating wall.

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3 Ways to Create Stunning Masonry Walkways in Hollis, NH

A walkway is not the first home feature that most people enhance or install purely for beautification reasons, but it can be an incredibly appealing hardscape feature. In fact, with just the right masonry company, a new walkway in your Hollis, NH, yard could be a breathtaking sight.

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A Landscaper's Tips for Winterizing your Waltham, MA, Outdoor Kitchen

As winter weather looms, it’s time to formulate a plan to winterize your outdoor kitchen in Waltham, MA. Neglecting this task can result in potentially expensive repairs once the weather warms and you are ready to cook outside again. So, here are a landscaper’s tips for winterizing your outdoor kitchen and appliances.

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Top 5 Landscape Design Tips That Will Help You Sell Your Home in Lexington, MA

When readying their house for the market, homeowners in Lexington, MA, are more likely to give most of their attention to interior improvements when they should devote some of their focus to what’s outside. The fact is, potential buyers make assumptions about a house as soon as they drive up to it. The state of the landscaping seals their first impression as they quickly surmise whether the overall property has been well maintained over the years. With so much riding on that first impression, you need these landscape design tips for sprucing up and selling your Lexington, MA, home:

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