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Win The Yard Battle With Landscape Curbing

Concrete curbing uses are almost limitless. From lining a driveway to a patio border they can be used for more than just landscaping.

Filed under: curb appeal, Curbing, Curbing Applications by OlympicLawn
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More Great Tips On Landscaping To Sell Your Home

If you’re planning the sale of your home you know about curb appeal. We’ve written about it before but you can’t have too much information so we’re adding a few more tips. These days a house can be on the market for longer than we might want so your best bet may be to consult [...]

Filed under: curb appeal, Curbing, flower beds, Uncategorized by OlympicLawn
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Spring Flowering Trees

With spring approaching at a gallop we are finally rewarded for waiting out the winter. Tulips, daffodils and hyacinth arrive in an explosion of color and fragrance and then the flowering trees bloom and reaffirm our love for the Midwest. Trees dress up any landscape and enhance your home’s curb appeal. Flowering Dogwood. The Missouri [...]

Filed under: At-Home Patio Kit Assembly, Curbing, Decorating, Garden, Trees, Uncategorized by OlympicLawn
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Curbing for Curved Landscape Patterns

A blog post about landscaping small yards recently caught our attention. Professional landscapers in Baltimore gave several tips for how to make a backyard space look larger through professional landscaping. One great suggestion was to avoid lining the fence with trees and shrubs, and to consider edging in curved patterns and sweeping lines to add [...]

Filed under: Curbing, custom curbing by mikeburgess
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How to Apply the Garden Effect

Our last post talked about the “Garden Effect” and how landscaping can not only increase your home’s curb appeal, but your property values, too. Homeowners who landscaped their yards and took care of their grass experienced up to a $1.8 return on their investments. Don’t miss out on these type of returns. In the current [...]

Filed under: Curbing, edging, Garden Effect, Landscape Curbing, Landscape edging, Landscaping, Lawn Care, Lawn Mowing, Outdoor patio, Property values, Uncategorized, Walkways by mikeburgess
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Caring for Your Landcape Curbing

Landscape curbing is a great investment for your outdoor property values. It not only looks great, but it also has several benefits for your grass and flower bed areas. Having your curbing professionally landscaped only improves the level of return on your investment. Taking Care of your Curbing If you’ve had custom curbing installed, make [...]

Filed under: Curbing, Landscape Curbing, Landscape edging, maintenance-free curbing, Resealing Curbing by mikeburgess
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Transforming your Overgrown Weeded Area

Some homeowners find themselves with a dilemma. They have a beautiful backyard, yet one spot that’s left for the weeds and random, unwanted plants to grow. Sometimes referred to as a “weed garden,” homeowners leave the weeds due to a lack of inspiration for that area. As landscaping specialists, we see a “weed garden” and [...]

Filed under: At-Home Patio Kit Assembly, Curbing, Garden, Landscaping, Weeds by mikeburgess
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Cheap Landscape Curbings Biggest Enemies

We’ve all been there – its tempting to give into the cheap landscape curbing that’s calling your name. Its all curled up, so nice and tight, sitting on the shelf like a good little piece of coiled black plastic. Especially with it’s darling little price tag hanging from the shelf. It doesn’t want you to [...]

Filed under: Curbing, edging, Landscape Curbing, Landscape edging, Landscaping, Lawn Trimming by mikeburgess
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Landscape Curbing

Custom landscape curbing adds great curb appeal and elegance to any lawn. Curbing is perfect for those who’re looking to accent a walkway or flower bed. Curbing is also a perfect way to make your yard stand out, and your landscaping exquisite.  You will have already heard of the benefits of curbing for curb appeal [...]

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What is Curb Appeal?

Curb appeal – you’ve heard of it, but you’re not exactly sure what it is. Flowers by your front door? Landscaping edging around your trees? You know it’s about making your home pretty, but not exactly sure what all it involves.  Lets try and simplify things for you. What is Curb Appeal? Curb appeal (other [...]

Filed under: curb appeal, Curbing, edging, flower beds, Landscape edging, Landscaping, Lawn Care, Lawn Mowing by mikeburgess
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