How to cut stone caps for a curved retaining wall [with photos]
Step by step instructions for fitting and cutting capstones that will fit over a curved stone wall or border.
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Garden
Love gardening, landscaping and increasing your curb appeal! These posts are perfect for gardeners and landscapers looking to pick up a few more tricks.
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…
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry: a Tree for all Seasons
From early spring blooms to edible berries in the summer to fiery red fall foliage to branches that catch falling snow, the Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry is truly a tree for all seasons.
My front yard landscape plan this year & ideas for year-round color in your garden
My landscape plan this year includes a combination of yellows and blues for the foundation planting along with a pop of red for some interest in the winter months.
Welcome guests with a simple “hello”.
A few weeks ago I purchased a new basic black mailbox. I’ve been procrastinating installing it, even though the old one is rusty and gross.
Chimney Paintin’ kinda day
Giving the chimney a fresh coat of paint is something every home owner can do. But, while it sound easy enough, there are a couple snags you need to prepare for before you begin.
DIY Hanging Address Plaque
After hours and hours of painstakingly scouring the internet for the “perfect” hanging address plaque, I decided to make my own.
Another busy weekend!
Two productive weekends in a row! This weekend we finished the priority to-do list by installing my new front storm door and replacing the leaky kitchen faucet.
Rusty Wrought Iron Remedy
So, my next outdoor project is repainting my rusty wrought iron railing around my front porch. Here are my instructions on what to do: Scrub the wrought iron with a steel wire brush. This will remove any loose or flaking rust. I used a brush from Sherwin Williams with a little “ice scraper” attachment at…
Completed the landscaping… just in time for FROST!!
Mother Nature, are you kidding me?? This past Friday my dad helped me out by tilling the soil in front of my house and near the lamppost to get ready for the landscape. Since it was so hard and clay-like, he mixed about 4-5 bags of Miracle Grow topsoil in as he was tilling it….