Winter is over and spring is here! This is the perfect time to clean and refresh your outdoor living space. Here are some tips to get you started: Clean your patio. Sweep away any dirt, dust, or leaves that have accumulated over the winter. If necessary, wash your patio furniture with a mild detergent and […]
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Are you looking for cost-effective garden ideas? Even if you don\’t have a large budget, you can still create a comfortable and attractive outdoor living space for you and your family. Take a look at these six great garden ideas to inspire and motivate you to make a change. 1 Get creative with pots Outdoor
Adding a bit of greenery to your paved patio area, creates a space that is cool, colourful and reflects your individual style. For those who are keen to leap into the world of growing plants but lack the confidence to do so, here are 4 hardy plants to help you transform your patio. 1. Kumquat
Winter is on its way, with hopefully plenty of rain, and while that might mean that we spend less time out in our gardens, it’s still important to keep everything looking beautiful and tidy throughout the winter months. One of the easiest ways to do that is to utilise paving in hard landscaping designs –
Although it looks fairly simple to lay paving, there is a great deal of expertise required to lay the variety of interesting and sometimes complicated patterns. The right Paving contractor has all the expertise to take on any paving job and they specialise in all aspects of block paving. You will need to do a bit
Although there are many designs when it comes to laying paving, there are four popular patterns to think about, for your garden, with the most popular paving designs illustrated for laying pavers along a path, a patio, for a driveway and around a pool. Popular Paving Designs: Let’s look at the 4 most popular paving
If you intend to install a salt-chlorinated swimming pool, consider carefully how you will deal with the edges of the pool. Clay brick paving, real slate, cast concrete coping and several other types of pool surrounds are subject to a phenomenon known as salt attack, in which salt crystals form when splashed water evaporates from
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Getting the right paving contractor for your specific job is hard work, but essential. Most of us know very little about what is involved in the process, so listening to the jargon from the sales representatives can be confusing. By asking a few relevant questions, you’ll be able to weed out the good from the
Your Driveway paving is normally the first thing you see when entering your home, and as the saying goes, first impressions are lasting impressions. Your driveway is the entrance to your home and sets the ambiance, fashion and style from the get go. No matter whether it’s tarred or brick paving. Here’s a quick list
Have you ever looked at your next-door neighbour’s garden and wondered how they got it so right and you can’t? With a little careful planning and strategizing, you can have as good, if not a better outdoor area. Landscaping Ideas To get some fantastic ideas, research landscaping concepts from house and garden websites or printed