Straight answers on landscaping, hardscape and yard drainage from Dallas and the New View crew — no fluff, just what actually holds up in Dubuque yards.
Freeze, thaw, ice and heavy snow are hard on a yard. Here's a practical fall checklist for the grade, lawn, trees and the edges of your house.
The season isn't over yet. Here's what you can still get done before the ground freezes and what's better left for spring.
The best landscape projects start months before the first shovel. Here's why planning in fall gets you a better result in spring.
Freeze-thaw, snow removal and de-icers are the real threats to hardscape. A few fall steps keep a patio looking right for years.
Not every bed needs the same fall treatment. Here's what to cut back, what to leave alone and when mulch actually helps.
Thin, patchy lawn? Early fall is when seed actually takes in our climate. Here's what to do in September and what to skip.
Most people have never gone through a full landscape project before and don't know what to expect. Here's the actual sequence, from the first walk-through to the last plant going in the ground.
Every yard is different, so there's no honest flat-rate answer. Here's what actually moves the number up or down, so you know what you're looking at before you ask for a quote.
Not a matter of one being better than the other. Mulch and rock solve different problems, and picking wrong means redoing the bed sooner than you should have to.
Everyone thinks spring is planting season. For trees and shrubs in our climate, fall usually gives better results, and the window is shorter than people expect.
Iowa winters are hard on patios. Here's the real difference between pavers and poured concrete once freeze-thaw cycles are in the picture.
Landscape lighting is usually the last thing people add and the first thing they wish they'd done sooner. Here's when it makes sense and roughly what it runs.
A retaining wall is only as good as what's underneath it. Here's what actually makes a wall hold for twenty years instead of five.
Standing water after every rain almost always traces back to grading, not sod. Here's how to tell the difference and what actually fixes it.
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