Garden

A well-planned garden by Mike Carruthers of Carruthers Landscaping www.carrutherslandscaping.ca will add to your property’s value – and curb appeal. But not just a couple of hastily cut out flower beds with a few annuals thrown into it. These days, a home’s yard(s) may become an extension of the lifestyle of the homeowners. With discussion and proper planning, your garden can be transformed into practical living/lifestyle space for you and your family. An oasis need not be only well-manicured…

way! Your landscaper, however, can often provide a solution. Many landscaping companies also offer driveway paving services in addition to lawn care and design. They recognize that your driveway is just as much a part of your outside space as your garden is, and it's their job to make sure you have the most aesthetically pleasing and functional outdoor property possible. In that vein, many landscapers also provide specialized construction services in order to help you craft your ideal outside…

it transformed the trashy lot into a beautiful garden filled with fruits and vegetables. In doing so, the community became united. The book Seedfolks written by Paul Fleischman shows that a real community helps each other, shares common values and also respects mutual interests. First, a community helps each other. In Seedfolks, we can see many occasions of helping each other in a community. For example, Royce protected all of the plants in the garden with a pitchfork from stealing. Sae-Young…

because the house was so big. The house had two average size yards and one large one that was both of the average ones combined. The front yard was mainly empty besides the front boarder of the house there was a small flower garden. In the backyard we had a vegetable garden and lots of trees. When we would plant corn and they would be ready, we honestly made all the possible food you can think of that involved corn; my favorite was “Atole de elote.” The side yard was the huge yard that we would…

The speaker proceeds to discuss Turtle’s first word, bean, which elicits images of new life and growth, something which would not have been possible without the care of characters such as Taylor, Lou Ann, and Mattie. In the second stanza, Mattie’s garden growing alongside is provided as another example of how beauty can stem from the ugly, being described as a “wild wonderland of flowers and vegetables and auto parts.” The speaker follows by describing the experience of Estevan and Esperanza, a…

narrow? No matter what shape it is in, use it to your advantage by placing a small ornamental tree or a sculpture, or something that you like looking at every morning. To highlight it, you can add paths that draw eyes to the focal point and make your garden look attractive. Embracing your odd shape yard isn’t challenging anymore. If you’re still reluctant to recreate it because mowing and watering will be time-consuming and a big hassle, switch to artificial turf. Any design can perfectly go…

h1>Keep Your Paver Patio in Top Shape h2>Top Tips from Your Professional Landscaping and Tree Service Company Summer is right around the corner, and your holiday plans surely include entertaining as well as spending time in the outdoor spaces of your home. You may have already cleaned up your yard, fixed the lawn, done new planting, and treated your deck. However, have you paid attention to another significant portion of your home’s exterior, your paver patio? It is no surprise that…

A beautiful landscape design transforms your backyard into a little slice of paradise. Ocala’s Cecil RPS Landscape is proud to help homeowners throughout Florida’s Marion County create their dream yards. Whether you want to add a hardscape feature like a new patio or retaining wall, or need a new layer of mulch to protect your favorite plants, Cecil RPS Landscape can get the job done for an affordable price. To thank local law enforcement and armed forces service members, this team of…

who would be considered “millennials”. She attributes this to the growth of social media platforms such as Instagram and Pinterest, which allows people to gain inspiration from other’s ideas. The author goes on to discuss how people often come into garden stores clueless about caring for plants, so this increase in demand has allowed for knowledge to spread about proper plant upkeep. Finally, she explains that people often crave the experience of caring for something. Plants are very useful in…

When a poet chooses the right word or collection of words, the reader is carried away into the world they are trying to create. The use of figurative language and imagery are elements of literature that give poets the opportunity to open doorways in the minds of those reading their literary works. They paint the picture, bring back the smells, and give the quiet pages sound. Such is true in the poems “The Lanyard” by Billy Collins and “A Song in the Front Yard” by Gwendolyn Brooks. These…