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What Is A Landscaping Berm And How Do You Make One? Berms in landscaping are small sweeping hills that are usually created for the purpose of creating height and interest. Unifying and Separating Landscaping Planting Beds Using neutral colored landscaping plants to create unity or separation in landscape and garden planting schemes. The Secret To Healthy Plants? Let’s Ask My Grandfather. Farmers and gardeners of a few decades ago knew a thing or two about healthier plants and soils. This is what I learned from one of them. Small Garden Design - Creating Illusions Of More Space The efficient use of space is vital in small garden design. You only have so much to work with. And while increasing actual physical space generally isn’t an option, it is possible to make small gardens feel larger than they really are by creating illusions. Properly Watering Hillside And Sloped Landscaping Eliminating dry spots and dead plants due to water runoff on hillside and sloped landscapes. Lawn And Garden Detergent, or Garden Soap, or..... There are few things that our clients question when we go to beautify their lawn, garden, or landscape. Adding soap to our lawn and garden chemicals is one of them. You might like to know this little bit of gardening wisdom as well. Landscaping Pictures - Using Other Peoples Ideas To Design Your Landscape. Most of us look to other peoples landscaping pictures for gathering ideas for our own landscape projects. However, most do it yourselfers search hopelessly and endlessly for an exact picture or design of their own yard. Here’s what you should really be looking for. Landscaping Ideas-Proper Placement Of Trees In Landscape Design A properly planned landscape design requires a little vision and thought into the future. As a professional, it’s my job to also consider the mature landscape including any damage and inconvenience that improperly placed trees could create. There’s a little more to think about than you might think. Landscape Design - Creating Balance In Home Landscaping A sense of balance is necessary in creating a professional looking landscape design. Use these guidelines to create balance, simplify your design, and to ensure that your garden or landscape has a professional finished look. How To Save Your Fruit Tree Blossoms From A Spring Freeze. A single Springtime Freeze can wipe out all hopes of a bountiful fruit harvest by killing the blossoms that are so often premature. If you have a problem with Spring Freeze and just a few trees to protect, you may find this to be an effective method to assure your tender Spring blossoms will mature to ripe fruit. Fall Planting Fall planting of trees, shrubs, Perennials, bulbs, and cool weather grasses such as Fescue can give much better results in the Spring.