Home Improvement Project: Installing A Gravel Rock Strip Around Your Home
Adding a gravel rock strip around your home has many benefits that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
In this article you’ll learn the benefits of installing a rock strip around your home, how to achieve this, and then we’ll give you information on where you can source your rocks, how much gravel or rock you’ll need, and the best time to lay your gravel.
DIY: A Sloped Rock Garden
Understanding how to landscape on a slope can create a beautifully unexpected landscaping feat that will impress onlookers. A sloped rock garden can boost curb appeal if you’re trying to sell your home or it can be the perfect way to spruce up a trouble spot in your otherwise gorgeous garden.
On a slope or hillside, water and nutrients will simply slide down your incline making it hard to grow plants. Building a rock garden on a slope creates the ideal natural barrier to slow or stop the loss of essential water, nutrients, and fertilizers.
Read until the end to find out how to build your hillside rock garden.
How to Keep Your Plants Happy with Better Soil
Did you know that the number one cause of struggling plants is poor soil? Healthy soil and good soil preparation is important so that plants have the right balance of all things needed for optimal growth. Plants need the right balance of air, water, and nutrients. You’ll want to make sure your soil is healthy prior to planting, if possible. In Oklahoma, many of us have clay soil which isn’t ideal for a vegetable or flower garden.
Read on to find out how you can keep your plants happy by bettering your soil.
Spring Gardening Tasklist
Spring is here and that means it’s time to start preparing and planting your flower beds. The days are here where there is bound to be a nice day warm enough to give your flower beds the attention they deserve.
Here are 5 Steps to a Gorgeous Spring Garden.
Using Limestone Screenings for Your Home & Garden Projects
Limestone Screenings, or F5 is composed of crushed limestone that is a by-product of the rock mining process. When rock is crushed it is passed through several screens to catch the larger pieces. The limestone screening is what falls off and can be used for other purposes.
Here are 3 ways to use your limestone screening.
3 Early Springtime Mulching Tips from the Experts
Spring is upon us and if you’re looking, you can already see the first signs of it here in Oklahoma. Annuals are beginning to sprout even though the ground is still cold and we are still seeing freezing temperatures in the OKC Metro area. This means it’s almost time to prepare your garden and landscaping for the season.
Here are 3 of our best Springtime mulching tips to help you make a game plan for your seasonal garden prep.
How to Install a Pole-to-Pole Clothesline in 5 Easy Steps
If you have extra concrete leftover from your last home improvement project, adding a clothesline on your property is a great choice. Not only does a clothesline come in handy for multiple uses, it also helps you cut energy costs by providing the perfect space to dry your clothes. There is nothing like line-fresh linens and if you have extra concrete, it’s the perfect way to use it up so it doesn’t go to waste.
Read to the end to find out how to install a pole-to-pole clothesline in 5 easy steps.
5 Clever Landscaping Ideas to Reduce Your Cooling Costs This Summer
As summer approaches, we are already starting to see triple digit temperatures in many cities and suburbs of America. You may be wondering if there is anything you can do to keep your energy costs down during the hot season.
Here are 5 helpful landscaping tips to help you keep your home cooler this year.
DIY: What To Do With Extra Dirt After a Landscaping Project
Here are 3 ideas to use up leftover dirt from your DIY home landscaping project.
DIY: How to Install A French Drain
Here are 7 steps to make your own French drain.
Ring of Mulch- 3 Steps to Adding a Ring of Mulch Around Your Tree
Here are 3 Steps to Adding A Nutrient-Rich Ring of Mulch Around Your Tree.
4 Tips for Gorgeous Spring Flower Beds
Here are 4 ideas that we feel could be your best and most beautiful options for your Spring flower beds.
Cold Weather Composting Simplified
Here are four tips for composting during the winter months that are useful if you already have a general idea of how to compost.
DIY: Building Your Own Backyard Sandbox
An 8’X8’ sandbox can provide hours of quality playtime for the young ones in your family. It’s a great option for enjoying the outdoors, adds valuable sensory play into daily rotation, and is excellent for stimulating curious and young minds.
How to Plan and Install a Gravel Path
Here are 4 steps to successfully plan and install a gravel path in your yard in a way that won’t break your budget. Gravel paths are great because they can be planned in many different directions and angles without needing to cut stone.
The 4 Best Trees to Plant Along Property Lines and What to Know Before Getting Started
Don’t let planting a tree become a major catastrophe! Let’s take a look at some of your options when it comes to planting trees and plants along property lines.