If you need some quick landscape design tips, consult the following FAQ resources. Each individual FAQ resource in this series focuses on a different aspect of landscape design or yard care:
How to Prune Trees
The main purpose of this FAQ series is to answer questions about pruning trees, but along the way I also treat a few other, basic issues regarding trees. For instance, many homeowners seek recommendations for trees that would have the greatest impact on a landscape design:
Best Time to Prune Shrubs
Shrubs are a diverse lot, and that's generally a good thing. But that very diversity also poses challenges when it comes to pruning shrubs. This FAQ distinguishes between four types of shrubs for the purpose of determining when to prune them; I also address some cases where shrub pruning procedure may be especially confusing to beginners:
Bamboo Plants
One of the landscape design tips most requested by readers is how to provide privacy for their yards. Growing a hedge of bamboo plants is one way to make your yard more private. But growing bamboo has its caveats, so first read this introduction to bamboo:
Landscape Design Tips for Beginners: Yard Care 101
The landscape design tips in this Q & A are geared to beginners, answering questions such as:
- What is landscaping?
- Why bother with it at all?
- Where do you begin when landscaping a yard for the first time?
For the answers to these questions and more, please see the following FAQ:
Landscaping 101: Landscape Design Tips For Beginners
Fall Gardens
Don't think that, when summer ends, your work is over. Not only will you be raking leaves out of your fall gardens, but you'll also have to perform certain yard care tasks to get ready for winter:
Spring Landscaping Maintenance
If you're like me, spring is your busiest time of year in terms of yard care. Between taking care of what you already have and making new plantings, there won't be enough hours in the day to get everything done! Expedite matters by consulting these handy landscape design tips:
Spring Landscaping Maintenance
Selecting a Lawn Mower
Having the right lawn mower can make yard care much easier. Explore your options in this FAQ:
Selecting a Lawn Mower: What the Different Types of Mowers are Good For
Lawn Mower Care
Once you have a lawn mower tailored to your needs, learn how to care for it properly:
Lawn Care
Many of my landscape design tips revolve around the lawn -- whether it be alternatives that help reduce lawn space or strategies to cope with lawn maintenance. For that latter, I offer the following FAQ:
Lawn Irrigation
If you don't already have an automatic irrigation system and you live in the fast lane and/or in a hot climate, you'll want to familiarize yourself with the information in this yard care FAQ:
Mulch
It's hard to imagine a series on landscape design tips that doesn't address how to use mulch. Mulch is the unsung hero of yard care:
Hardscape
Turn to these landscape design tips regarding hardscape (i.e., patios, walkways, etc.) for help in getting going with that do-it-yourself project you've been putting off:
Hardscape: Landscaping With Rock
Building Fences
Security. Privacy. Style. You have much to consider if a new fence is part of your yard makeover plans:
Rock Gardens
Not only does this resource discuss how to build rock gardens (without breaking your back!), but also landscape design tips that will help make your rock garden a focal point:
Driveway Materials
Need a new driveway? Perhaps you're curious about the qualities of the different driveway materials from which to choose. This FAQ addresses their pros and cons; you'll also learn landscape design tips to enhance your driveway's appearance:
Driveways: Pros and Cons of the Different Driveway Materials
Heated Driveways
Imagine never having to shovel again, never having to maintain and house a bulky snowblower again, never risking damage again to plants and driveway alike by relying on snowplows. Now stop merely imagining all that and read this FAQ on the snow-melt systems technology that's as real as winter itself!
Snow Melt Systems or Heated Driveways
Garden Shrubs
This FAQ provides a brief introduction to that staple of landscape design, garden shrubs. Included are tips on selection, planting, pruning and winter protection.
Shrub Problems
If shrubs are a staple of landscaping, then solving shrub problems is, clearly, a high-priority matter. While online advice is no substitute for on-site advice, this FAQ on shrub problems may help, at least, to point you in the right direction.
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