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Stone Edging as a Landscape Border

Stone Edging as a Landscape Border

Boosting curb appeal takes only a weekend or two with this great DIY stone edging solution for your landscape border. What’s the purpose of stone edging, or any garden edging? The main purpose of adding edging to your landscape or garden borders is to make it look nice and add some curb appeal. But there are other reasons, too! Here are some other reasons you may consider garden edging: make it easier to cut your grass – less trim work keep your grass, soil, and mulch in place accentuate parts of your garden so they stand out define the shape and form of the landscape you’ve created keep your dog, kids, neighbors, or mailman (this is big for me!) from trampling your garden Landscape Edging…

How black, grey, and brown makes purple — a quick lesson on color theory!

How black, grey, and brown makes purple — a quick lesson on color theory!

This past weekend I was finishing up my basement stairs project (more on this later). I sanded the stairs and wanted to give them a fresh coat of paint.  Instead of going out and buying a new gallon, I decided to use some of my leftover paint to create a unique color. With a little understanding of color theory, you can create your own colors from paint you already have!