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The particular design of a deck, fence, or arbor is limited only by the imagination of the designer, the talent of the construction crew, and the budget of the client. Synthetic materials can give you the opportunity to build environmentally friendly decks as well as fences. Fences create and define outdoor spaces as well as provide privacy and security. For more great ideas visit WestCoast Gardens in Oregon. Photo courtesy of WestCoast Gardens.

Landscaping consists both of hardscapes, the paved and permanent elements, and greenscapes, plants, trees and shrubs. Landscape themes such as Natural, English, Formal, Japanese, and Modern identify not only your property but also your tastes and preferences. Color, form, line, scale, and texture are primary landscape design elements. Oakleaf-Landscape can help you decide what is best for you. Contact them at www.oakleaf-landscape.com. Photo courtesy of Oakleaf Landscape.

Lawns and landscaping provide that encouraging sign each spring that life is returning, and in summer, that lush green turf becomes an invitingly cool place in which to wriggle your toes. It's that time again, time to start thinking about spring and where you want to be with your lawn and yard. The Landscape Network hopes you'll find valuable tools and choose from our many resources on what will work best for your yard this year. In the Baltimore area ask the professionals at Pro Curb to help get your spring yard awakened in the right way.

Let it snow, when winter gets the best of you, feel confident there are those out there to help, be sure to look on Landscapenetwork.com Snow Removal to find local services to help make your winter days a little warmer. Photo courtesy of Homestead Landscaping.

Don't let the winter months stop you from planning that beautiful outdoor living space for next year. Evolving a new world of landscape design -- creating designs that inspire and integrate people and structures with their surroundings -- that's what Evo Design in Colorado specializes in. Check their web site for many inspiring ideas. Photo courtesy of Evo Design.

When the leaves start to fall, pass up the leaf blower in favor of a good old-fashioned rake. In addition to being great exercise, raking leaves eliminates the noise, odor and pollution gas-powered leaf-blowers give off. Photo by Andrea Lani.

Properly maintaining your landscape is important, especially with winter right around the corner. Here are some ideas to keep your grass happy during winter months. As fall arrives, reseed areas as needed. Fall is a great time for new grass seed to take root. It also eliminates areas for weeds to grow in the spring. Fertilize one more time with a high nitrogen fertilizer to encourage root growth. Rake leaves and debris off your lawn in the fall. Be aggressive and rake out any areas where heavy thatch has built up. After the lawn has stopped growing, and before the snow flies, give your lawn one more cutting. Lower the mower deck to cut your lawn to about one inch. Try to do the final mowing with a bagger to pick up cut grass, stray leaves, and other debris. This will to leave less places for Snow mold to develop. Contact Rick Young Landscaping for other ideas for getting ready for winter or planning that new spring yard. Photo courtesy of Rick Young Landscaping.

Traffic and use dictate the width of a walkway. Four feet of width is enough to walk side-by-side, for instance, but overall, a walkway is wider and more formal than a path. Poured concrete has been the traditional material, but as more and more alternatives become available, plain concrete is yielding to ties, pavers, gravel and even tiles. DJ Landscape Construction can give you some great ideas too, check them out at www.djlandscape.com. Photo courtesy of DJ Landscape Construction.

Just as you wouldn't hang a treasured photo or favorite piece of artwork without a frame, have you perhaps forgotten to frame what others see first when arriving at your home or business? At S. Lynn Landscape Curbing they concentrate on and specialize in decorative brick- and stone-look concrete edging. See their website for more information www.slynncurbing.com. Photo courtesy of S. Lynn Landscape Curbing.

Fire pits are a big part of an outdoor design trend that started in New Mexico and Arizona and has since spread nationwide. Even lower-priced new homes are being equipped with outside fireplaces and can occupy and add charm to very small spaces. Millennium Landscapes in Arizona can show you how it's done, visit them at www.millenniumlandscapes.com. Photo courtesy of Millennium Landscapes.

Outdoor grills and barbecues not only bring meals and parties outside, they extend your outdoor season. The popularity of outdoor cooking and grilling has even brought the kitchen outdoors, as more homeowners equip hardscapes with utensil storage units, gas grills, and counters for food preparation. JB Landscaping in Orange County CA has some great ideas, see their web site www.jblandscapeinc.com. Photo courtesy of JB Landscaping.

Feel the heat, well your not alone but there are so many great ways to make your outdoor living space spectacular, even in the driest areas. Take a look at Territorial Landscape Company in Albuquerque N.M. and see what they can do to make your high desert landscaping stand out among the best of them. Visit their website for more information www.territorial-landscape.com. Photo courtesy of Territorial Landscape Company.

What better way to show off your new home then by having the beauty start when you see it from the outside, a beautifully landscaped yard means all the difference. The people at Matthies Landscape can help you with many great ideas. Visit their website www.matthieslandscape.com for other great ideas. Photo courtesy of Matthies Landscape.

Delivering custom designed landscape plans that exceed your expectations is the goal at Alita VanVliet Landscape Design in Santa Cruz, CA. Visit their web site for some beautiful and inspiring ideas. Let them transform your listless garden into your dream garden. Photo courtesy Alita Van Vliet Design.

The right lighting and a unique style providing a lifetime of outdoor enjoyment for you, your family and friends. Rhodes Landscape Design understands the art and science of creative custom landscape design, planning, management and installation of outdoor living spaces. Visit their web site for many great ideas. Photo courtesy of Rhodes Landscape Design.

Your landscape professional can help you decide what kind of a pond you want to create, and where to put it. Before you select a site, consider what kind of pond and pond environment you want to create and how close you would like it to be situated to your residence. After you settle on a spot, decide what the right features might be. Take a look at San Diego Ponds, they have done some beautiful work and their passion for creating natural water scenes certainly shows. Photo courtesy of San Diego Ponds.

Want a peaceful place to escape, how about your own backyard. Outdoor living is just steps away. Sunwest of Arizona provides homeowners with landscapes that embody timeless beauty and value. Visit their website at www.sunwestlandscapes.com. Photo courtesy of Sunwest Patio Areas and Landscaping.

Super Grass Lawn Care has some helpful tips about watering your yard. Very early morning watering is ideal. Midday watering when the weather is hot and dry can waste water due to excessive evaporation. Evening watering lends to promote disease problems. Keep in mind the key to effective watering is to give your lawn enough moisture to reach the deep roots of the grass plants. Visit them at www.supergrasslandscape.com. Photo by Chris LaChance.

Local contractor Diamond D Company in Santa Cruz, Ca. shows just what you can do with concrete. Taking an 8 x 10 design created by a local artist Diamond D turned that drawing into a 14 foot wave at the new local skate park in town. It is the focal point of the park and looks like a wave crashing in at you...Awesome. Photo courtesy of Diamond D Company www.diamonddcompany.com.

What better way to accent your outdoor living space then with beautiful cast stone sculptures. We found some beautiful work on a new website www.montereybaycaststone.com take a look for some wonderful ideas to enhance your home. Photo courtesy of Monterey Bay Cast Stone.

AZ Professional Lawn Care and Landscape Inc. in the Phoenix Arizona area are very proud to say that listening to their customers needs always helps them create their customers dreams, and yes it does work. They take pride in giving their customers the personal touch and always keep them involved. Visit them at www.azprolandscapes.com. Photo courtesy of AZ Professional Lawn Care and Landscape Inc.

Garden Walls allow you to build straight, curved, terraced walls to fit the contour of you yard. It's not too early to start planning your new spring look. Chapman's Landscaping specializes in garden walls and they have many other ideas that may work for you. Check out their web site at www.chapmanslandscaping.com. Photo courtesy of Chapman's Landscaping in South Carolina.

A panorama of green grass outside our windows seems to be a basic American right, an essential part of home landscaping. Lawns and landscaping provide that encouraging sign each spring that life is returning, and in summer, that lush green turf becomes an invitingly cool place. Lawn and Landscaping maintenance are one of the services offered by Harvey Construction in Tennessee. Check their web site www.harveycc.com. Photo courtesy of Harvey construction.

First impressions mean everything, say it with beauty and value. Campbell Landscapes in San Dimas CA, blend innovative design ideas with their expertise and technical skill to create Landscaping Projects of Lasting Value and Beauty. Visit their website at www.campbelllandscapes.com. Photo courtesy of Campbell Landscapes.

Water features can be small, off-the-shelf elements, or custom-engineered designs that wind throughout an entire yard. Water features bring sound and movement into your landscape spaces, letting you escape to a more tranquil and cooler feeling environment. TLS Landscapes in Colorado can help you create landscapes you'll enjoy spending time in. Visit their web site for more information www.tlslandscapes.com. Photo courtesy of TLS landscapes.

Walls can create pathways, group plants and gardens, add depth and texture to completely change the shape and feel of an environment, even create outdoor "rooms." Your landscape architect can help you use walls to create aesthetic themes and spaces. Sun Valley Tree and Landscape in Arizona can help you do just that, see their web site for other landscaping ideas. Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Tree and Landscape.

The Sharper Cut, Inc. first started off 15 years ago as two young kids just wanting to earn a few dollars. Their first piece of equipment was a 21" mower and the trunk of their father's civic. Now look at them, wow! Their number one goal is to keep the customer happy, and this is part of their company's philosophy. Take a look www.sharpercutinc.com. Photo courtesy of The Sharper Cut.

251 Group, Inc. has a dynamic practice of landscape architecture that addresses the creative problem solving process through research, imagination, and collaboration. They take care to approach each project on its individual merits, the client's desire, and your mutually shared vision. They pride them selves on developing site-specific solutions that are unique to the location and the client. Visit them at www.251group.com. Photo courtesy of Visionlight.

Of all the things you could add to your landscape, a water feature has to be the most dramatic and rewarding. What else could bring you sound, movement, reflection and use plants in entirely new ways? Premium Aquascape is a leader in helping you create the perfect aquascape ecosystem. Visit them to find out more www.premiumaquascapes.com. Photo courtesy of Premium Aquascapes.

Whether you have a completed design and need installation, or you would like to design a natural outdoor habitat utilizing New England's vast array of native plants and hardscape materials, Habi-Scapes can help you make the right decisions to make your landscaping dreams a reality. Photo courtesy of John Lynch.

The solution to the complex environmental problems that society faces must be solved with a higher level of thinking than the level at which they were created. The Biosphere Group in Georgia has many ideas on how to create beautiful, sustainable landscapes from rural wetlands to urban courtyards. Biosphere's website is being updated but worth taking the time to learn what they have to offer. Photo courtesy of The Biosphere Group.

Golf anyone? It's the hottest craze...open a golf publication and chances are, you will see five or six companies offering backyard putting greens and all are successful. Putting at Home, Ltd. can help you create the perfect backyard putters dream. Visit their web site for a great source of information and ideas.

Each morning the world is created, under the orange glow of the sun. Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping is a full-service ecological landscaping company focusing on the creation of beautiful living systems. They offer expertise in sustainability, organics, Permaculture, drought tolerance, and Native plant knowledge. Visit their website for more informative information.

There is no reason why you can't enjoy your landscaping even after the sun goes down. With the proper landscape lighting, your outdoor spaces are more inviting, secure and beautiful. Fig and Vine Garden Design a landscape architecture design and installation firm working in Central Florida can lend their expertise to create the perfect outdoor living space to fit your needs. See their web site for other great ideas. Photo courtesy of Fig and Vine Garden Design.

Whether you need your landscape designed and installed, your trees trimmed or a new driveway, Land Creations is your one-stop-shop for all your outdoor needs. Photo courtesy of Land Creations.

Blue, limpid, mighty, restless lakes, like mirrors beneath the sky. Do you dream of a lake front get away or just have a project you need some help with, look at the many ideas Chapman's Landscaping can give you, their creative use of interlocking retaining walls is just a start. Photo courtesy of Chapman's Landscaping.

You too can have your own back yard oasis. Lending their horticultural expertise and unique approach to design Botanical Visions of the Southern Florida area has a diversified background in all phases of Horticulture, Landscape Architecture and Entomology. Visit their web site at www.botanicalvisions.com. Photo courtesy of Botanical Visions.

There is still plenty of time to get the outdoor living space of your dreams. B & G Landscape Architects can help you bring your yard to life. Since they are landscape architects, a plan for the project is first implemented which is color rendered and then presented to you with a proposal. They have an extensive list of construction services. Look at their updated web site for many great ideas. Photo courtesy of B & G.

Watching little ones play always brings joy to the heart. Make the perfect hide-a-way for the whole family with help from the folks at Avante Yard LLC. Your yard is their canvas, you dream it they create it. Photo courtesy of The Avante Yard LLC.

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. For help keeping your outdoor living space green and lush, see Natural NW Design and Construction's new web site. Photo courtesy of Natural NW Design and Construction.

A tree weaves a story a history of time, look up and listen and together you'll climb. Look to United Landscape Services to help you with you perfect outdoor setting. Photo courtesy of United Landscape Services.

The fresh flow of bounding water can fill the lungs and the soul with living Beauty. By working closely with architects, builders and homeowners, Leone Landscape is able to fully understand the desired outcome of any project. Visit their website for more ideas and information. Photo courtesy Leone Landscape and Construction.

What a way to spend any evening, nestled up around a crackling fire in your own back yard. Millennium Landscaping in Arizona has many ideas on the perfect outdoor setting. See their web site for help designing dreamscapes with your input and budget in mind. Photo courtesy of Millennium Landscapes.

A garden makes a house into a home. Earthscaping's attention to detail, quality and craftsmanship, along with use of unusual materials and plant species gives their gardens an interest, comfort and artistic drama unique to the industry. Visit their website for more interesting ideas. Photo courtesy of Earthscaping Landscape Artistry.

Flagstone walkways can add a finishing touch to any yard. Dooley's provides professional landscape construction and management, with great customer support, and affordable landscape prices. Photo courtesy of Dooley's Landscape and Irrigation Company.

Lawn Tips: If your lawn needs mowing, set the blade at no less than 3-1/2". Do not bag your clippings. They do not belong in a landfill and they can supply as much as 25% of your lawns fertilizer. This tip is courtesy of Landscape Designs by Carl, visit his site for more information. www.landscapedesignsbycarl.com
Photo courtesy Landscape Designs by Carl.

Spring is just around the corner. Many homeowners want a beautiful landscape for their home but are not familiar with plant material and the best placement for those plants. InExscapes will provide a design to make your home stand out from your neighbors and provide year round points of interest. For more ideas see www.inexscapes.com, photo courtesy of InExscapes Interiors and Exteriors.

"I always try to convince my clients to put in an outdoor fire pit or fireplace, because I guarantee they will use it 100 times more than they'll use the indoor fireplace." Photo courtesy of K Morris Landscape Design.

The first impression your guests receive of your home is the exterior landscaping. From unique designer hardwoods to composite wood decks, or concrete, brick or stone walkways, we can recommend a harmonious placement of plants designed for compatibility, seasonal color, texture and variety. Photos courtesy of Environmental Designs.

Weinmayr Associates, Inc. has provided full landscape architecture design and construction document services for over 40 years. In addition to furnishing general landscape architecture services to individual homeowners, we specialize in designing healing circle gardens.

Sustainable serenity -- Evo Design was inspired to create this colorful garden getaway to reflect the client's wishes for a picturesque setting, and indeed, the empty cafe chairs beckon visitors to come sit and relax for awhile. The Steamboat Springs, CO-based design company combines its artist's eye and passion for the natural environment with clients' passions and personality, resulting in an atmosphere that reflects their personal style. Photo courtesy of Evo Design (www.evodesign.biz).

Winter is the time to consider design for your residential landscape plan, or better yet, get some work done while some landscape contractors are offering special incentives such as Millennium Landscapes, in Chandler AZ, which is offering a 10 percent discount on propane or natural gas barbecues and accessories. Look shortly for a feature on this enterprising contractor on LandscapeNetwork.com. Photo courtesy of www.millenniumlandscapes.com.

Time to take the plunge? Plan ahead in the winter months for that pool/spa and pool deck so by summer time you can be ready to get totally immersed in your own backyard oasis. Landscape contractors like Two Hands, of Watsonville, CA can provide fully integrated design/build services based on your needs and preferences. Photo courtesy of Two Hands Unlimited.

More people are relaxing to the tranquil sounds of splashing water cascading from their own backyard waterfall. New Jersey-based Premium Landscape Services, a leading installer of custom water elements, suggests that adding the graceful antics of a couple of koi to your pond can be life-changing -- and help make the most stressful day just melt away. Photo courtesy of Premium Landscape Services.

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