As an alternative to paving your driveway with concrete, brick driveway pavers offer a viable means of providing a parking and walking space without the need of mortar. Driveway pavers come in a variety of sizes, colors and shapes. If you compare the cost of either hiring a concrete crew to pave your driveway or paving it yourself with buying a number of interlocking driveway pavers, you’ll find the advantage is with the pavers. When you factor in labor, laying brick driveway pavers cost less. [Read more…]
Brick Paver Patterns
Narrow Down Your Style for Brick Walkway or Driveway
When it comes to brick paver patterns for a patio or walkway, there is almost no limit to what can be created. With use of a variety of brick paver colors, and pattern techniques some paving projects become admirable works of art. But even with straightforward common projects such as a paver driveway or a brick paver walkway, the design alternatives can be a bit overwhelming. Here’s how to narrow down the options. [Read more…]
Paver Patio Design
A brick paver patio design is important because it has the potential to transform the aesthetics of your property in an amazing fashion. It creates interest and appeal that draw people to that special space. Near the home, it creates transition from indoor living to outdoor living, and in remote parts of the yard, it creates transition between divergent elements and unique vantage points from which to take in the surrounding landscapes. [Read more…]
Choosing a Landscape Contractor
Well designed and installed landscaping adds considerable value to your home (14 – 17 percent), allowing you a return on your investment of 100 to 200 percent. Choosing the right landscaping contractor can determine the success or failure of this important investment. The following guidelines should be used when evaluating choices for your landscape installation.
Determine the scope of the project, and which services you’ll expect from the landscaping contractor – install plant material, build decks and paver patio, install retaining walls, install irrigation systems and landscape lighting are some of the services provided by landscape contractors. You may wish to work on some of these projects yourself – is your contractor agreeable to this? [Read more…]
Landscape Design Basics
In landscaping, the success of your project not only depends on how beautiful the plants are that you are planning to include, but also knowing the principles of landscape design. Understanding landscaping design and its principles is a very important factor that you have to keep in mind if you want to see your garden beautifully landscaped.
Here are the basic principles that you have to remember when choosing your landscaping design; [Read more…]
Landscaping To Increase Your Homes Value
There are few home improvements that a homeowner can undertake that add as much increased value and marketability to a property as dramatically as landscaping does. Landscaping provides a number of remarkable benefits. According to studies done by the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association, landscaping can actually increase property value by 14 to 20 percent. A simple landscaped patio can add an additional 12.4 percent to the value of a home. Even smaller projects can raise the value of the property significantly; landscaped curbs add up to 4.4 percent in value and the addition of hedges raises value by as much as 3.6 percent. Landscaped properties also sell an average of six weeks faster. [Read more…]
