Winter Landscape Prep for Neighborhood Entrances and Common Areas: Setting the Stage for Spring

In South Carolina, winter temperatures are typically mild, but some preparation is still beneficial for neighborhood entrances and common areas. These spaces are crucial for creating a welcoming environment, so caring for them over the winter helps keep the community looking its best and ensures a vibrant return in spring. Here’s a guide to maintaining these shared spaces effectively through the cooler months.

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The Power of a Grand Entrance: Designing Eye-Catching Neighborhood Entrances

The entrance of a neighborhood does more than mark the entryway—it sets the tone, reflects the community’s character, and makes a lasting first impression on residents, visitors, and potential buyers. As the face of a community, a well-designed neighborhood entrance can increase property values, boost curb appeal, and foster a welcoming environment. Here, we’ll dive into the essential elements of a grand neighborhood entrance and why investing in these designs pays off.

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Choosing the Right Landscaping Partner Can Make or Break Your Next Big Project—Here’s Why

For home builders, large-scale projects require accuracy, quality, and timely delivery across various phases. While structural elements and design take center stage, the landscape of a property plays a critical role in the overall success and appeal of the development. Selecting the right landscaping partner for your project can make or break its success. Here’s why it's crucial to choose wisely when it comes to landscaping for large-scale developments.

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Getting to the Nitty Gritty About Soil

While you may feel tempted to jump right into the fun parts of creating your ideal outdoor space— like picking out plants and planning their placement. However, it is important to understand the foundation of your backyard ecosystem before you do anything. Learn about the different kinds of soil typically found in yards in the Midlands!

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Independence Day Outdoor Decorating Tips & Ideas

Fourth of July celebrations are the biggest outdoor events of the season, so why would not want your outdoor space to look their best? We’ve complied an EXCELLENT list of tips and ideas to take any Independence Day celebrations to the next level!

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Summer Landscaping And Decorating Tips

Summer can be rough on landscaping. Learn all you need to know to make sure your lawn and garden not only survives but thrives! Plus, learn some useful decorating tips to take your Summer outdoor bashes to the next level.

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Simple Tips For Sustainable Landscaping

Is the concept of sustainability daunting for you? Not sure where to start? Did you know you can have a beautifully landscaped yard while still being eco-friendly? These are all the questions that we’re answering for you in this blog.With Summer approaching fast, you may be thinking about landscaping your yard but aren’t sure how to do it while saving money and the environment. We’ll tell you how!

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Will Outdoor Lighting Increase My Home's Value?

Why should I get outdoor lighting? When should I get outdoor lighting? How does outdoor lighting effect my home’s value? These are all the questions that we’re answering for you in this blog. Winter time means it gets dark quicker, which means that outdoor lighting is able to benefit you in ways you didn’t know you needed.

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Outdoor Kitchen Ideas You Might Not Think About + Grilling Recipes

Outdoor kitchens are one of the most sought after features of a home. They provide another space for you and your family to enjoy that’s unique to your needs and desires. The beauty of custom outdoor kitchens is that whatever your list of “must-haves” are, you can make it happen. Make sure you think about counter space, counter height, appliances, and storage space.

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Can Indoor Plants Help Improve Your Health?

Having indoor plants seems to have become a trend that almost everyone is onboard with. But, what are the benefits of them and how do we take care of them? We’re here to answer all your questions about indoor plant watering, how much sunlight indoor plants should get, and what indoor plants require less sunlight and less watering for easier maintenance. Plus, get free downloads for easy references on how to care for your indoor plants.

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2021 New Year's Resolutions to Have a Healthier Year

2020 taught us a lot, which means 2021 New Year’s Resolutions might not look the same as years past. We’re all looking for a healthier future and we’ve gathered some helpful tips and ideas on how to accomplish just that in 2021. Make these resolutions a family project or a personal resolution, either way, they’ll pay off and you’ll see the benefit soon.

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Easy design Tricks for Small Backyard Spaces

Small outdoor spaces can be so difficult to make work and feel like you get the most out of them. These tricks for creating an outdoor space that gives your all the amenities and room that you want will help you fall in love with your backyard. It takes a little bit of creativity and thinking outside the box, but small backyards don’t have to be limiting. You can still create a great spot for entertaining and having fun with family and friends. Saluda Hill Landscapes in Lexington South Carolina are experts at turning any space into something amazing.

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7 Things You Need to Know to Grow Better Plants

Growing plants can seem overwhelming at first and you might not know where to start. If that’s the case, this blog is where to start! We’re giving you 7 tips that beginners and experts need to have in their toolbelt in order ot grow bigger, better, brighter plants and flowers. We give you tips on how much sun should your plants get, what type of fertilizers to look for and more. How to know where to plant your flowers. when to plant your flowers and vegetables. What mulch to use. How to protect your gardens and flowerbeds.

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When Should Your Landscape Project Be DIY?

To DIY or not to DIY? That is the question. Sometimes doing a project yourself can go great and make you feel accomplished. However, sometimes it turns out to be way more involved than you thought it would be and you get in a little over your head. During those projects it’s important to have the help of a professional. But what are you getting when you hire a professional? That’s what we’re telling you in this weeks blog so you can know the benefits of having a pro do your landscape verses trying to do the big projects yourself.

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Lawn Care Advice From a Landscape Professional of 30 Years

Learning to care for and maintain your lawn year round can be confusing, frustrating, and overwhelming. If you think all that your lawn requires of you is to cut it, think again friend! We’ll let you in on a secret… your lawn is needy. But just like with any good relationship, you have to understand it in order to take care of it. We asked our owner, Wendell Furtick, his best bits of advice for year-round lawn maintenance and we’ve complied them here for you. There’s a FREE download in here for you so you can always have a reference when it comes to caring for your lawn.

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Perfect Perennial Plants for Fall Blooms

Who says that Fall gardens can’t be colorful! We’re giving you 7 perennial plants that are perfect for adding color, dimension, and coverage to your home’s landscape. Luckily, these plants also double as durable and adaptable, making them great for multiple planting zones. Learn the color varieties, best planting practices, and more so you can know how to take care of these perennial flowers.

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The 4 Biggest Landscaping Mistakes for Fall and Winter and How to Avoid Them

Know what to do and what not to do with your landscape when it comes to the Fall and Winter months is essential in the health of your lawn and landscape. We’re giving you tips and tricks for things that you need to keep in mind this Fall and Winter so that you can have a healthy looking landscape come Spring and Summer. We’re covering topics like irrigation, winter fertilization, how to add mulch to your plant beds and trees, and how to care for your lawn when debris fall on it.

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Increase your home’s value in 6 steps: Landscaping updates that increase your resale value

Landscape is the first and last thing that a potential buyer sees when they visit your home, which means it’s important to give it the attention that it deserves. These 6 steps to building a better landscape that will increase your property value are budget friendly and easily applied to any size or style yard. Your home’s value can increase by nearly 10% or more if you follow these landscaping steps and ideas from the landscape experts themselves.

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The Best flowers and shrubs to plant this fall

It can be tough to figure out what to plant for those colder months so that your landscape stays lush and appealing. Just because colder weather starts making it’s way in doesn’t mean that your beautiful landscape has to make it’s way out. We listed 4 of the best flowers for a Fall and Winter landscape, as well as 4 of the best shrubs to plant for the Fall and Winter time. We also have one crucial tip for finding what to plant in your landscape that could save you a lot of frustration and time.

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