Helpful Landscaping & Home Improvement Articles
August 3, 2015
Landscape design will help optimize your McHenry property
All Posts, Landscape DesignAnother McHenry summer is upon us, though it’s hard to tell by the weather. In any case, there’s lots to do – Green Street Cruise Nights, Fiesta Days and more. But, between all those activities, you’ll probably want to enjoy some...
July 29, 2015
Enjoy your curb appeal before you decide to sell: with the help of a landscape designer, you can turn your property into a private paradise
All Posts, Curb AppealGuests are expected any time as you rush about trying to get everything ready. Tables are setup out back. Some are surrounded by chairs while others are ready for trays of food. All of them are carefully lined with tablecloths. At one po...
June 17, 2015
Brick pavers are valuable landscape asset for Williams Bay homeowners
All Posts, Brick Paver ConstructionDo you ever find yourself looking out at your Williams Bay yard and thinking your landscaping could use something; it just doesn’t quite measure up to your expectations? Maybe you’re not sure what it needs but you’re convinced ther...
June 15, 2015
Landscape designer can maximize Huntley home’s curb appeal
All Posts, Curb AppealThinking of selling your Huntley home? Or do you see your home as an extension of yourself and insist that your property is kept in pristine condition? Either way, landscape improvements can make a world of difference; they can have your p...
June 4, 2015
Quality Woodstock landscape drainage design can keep water out of basements
All Posts, Landscape DrainageThe snow is gone but, to some degree, the ground is still soaked from the melting snow. And now, with spring showers putting more water into the soil, Woodstock residents are discovering if their landscape drainage is a problem or not. W...
April 13, 2015
Time to replace that rotting wooden Walworth patio with a brick paver patio
All Posts, Brick Paver ConstructionThat wooden patio behind your Walworth home has seen better days. Boards are broken and rot is eating away at the posts. Your once-proud patio is now a memory, replaced by a shabby and decrepit loose assembly of lumber. Of course, it’s...
April 9, 2015
Key landscape lighting considerations bring Lake Geneva property to life at night
All Posts, Landscape LightingThe landscaping at your home in Lake Geneva is beautiful, isn’t it? Mornings, with the sun glistening on the dew-touched grass, your property seems to have a glorious glow. You enjoy it – relaxing, barbequing, entertaining – any ti...
April 2, 2015
Time to start thinking about landscape improvements and a brick paver patio
All Posts, Landscape DesignIf these last few days are any indication, spring may have sprung here along the Northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin border. Of course, winter may yet have a trick or two up its sleeve but, at this point, there’s reason for optimism. ...
December 30, 2014
Walworth County has a snow removal alternative no matter how much snow falls this winter
All Posts, Snow PlowingLast winter, there were at least 25 days when residents of Walworth County had reason to grab their shovels and clear snow from their drives and walkways. Nearly 60 inches of snow fell in the Southern Wisconsin region last winter. Some s...
December 27, 2014
Shoveling snow is an avoidable risk and inconvenience
All Posts, Snow PlowingIt’s not just about the inconvenience. Shoveling snow is actually a hazardous activity. According to the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital research institute, there are approximately 100 deaths e...