Soil Yourself This Earth Day
Every April 22, the global population stops, thinks about, and gives thanks to this wondrous planet we call home. We worry about pollution and global warming. We think about ways to conserve water. We think about conserving energy by turning off the lights.
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Study Up Before Summer - Wall Installation
Following a tough winter, it's time to build that landscape retaining wall you put on the back burner. Spring thaw lets you study up for installation before summer, time to make this do-it-yourself project simple, solid, and satisfying.
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What You Should Do To Your Landscape In The Spring
Snow and ice melts into spring’s annual promise. We see new life emerging from the soil, green grass rising, and longer, sunnier days. For many of us, though, spring promises yard work. Spring landscape maintenance divides neatly into tasks of plants, soil, hardscaping, water and wildlife.
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Study Up Before Summer - How to Lay Pavers
Pavers can add great new value and usage to your backyard, your front entrance or garden. Laying pavers this summer will be easier and more affordable if you spend a little time studying the process.
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Soil Yourself Today
Triple mix soil is always a combination of some kind of top soil, compost and peat moss. You’ll hear the term triple mix often because it’s the most accurate way to describe this mixture that promotes healthy growth of all your landscape plants.
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Study Up Before Summer - How to Lay Slabs
Feeling cold weather slowly give way to spring feels like a triumph every year, especially after these long Ontario winters. Unfortunately, all that melting snow can reveal cracked concrete and other outdated landscaping elements that will need to be taken care of when summer hits.
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Composting in the Winter - Can it be Done?
The ambient heat of spring and summer are ideal for composting, but that does not rule out winter composting. Do you really want to give up a quarter of the year as unproductive time? That is three long months of adding organic waste to the trash stream instead of the compost pile.
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How to Build Steps with Stone
Natural stone is a versatile material that can help to create an elegant entranceway. From natural and informal steps throughout your landscape to formal entryways, our experts at Legends Landscape Supply have seen it all. Though natural stone may seem like a challenging material to work with, it’s actually no more difficult than any other product. Not to mention that building your own stone steps can be a rewarding and fun project for creative do-it-yourselfers.
In this article, we walk you through the process of building your own steps with stone.
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Tips for Installing Patio Pavers
Building your own outdoor patio is one of the most rewarding do-it-yourself projects for homeowners that enjoy backyard landscaping. While there is some real work involved, building a patio is not too difficult if you have a little bit of know-how. Here are few important guidelines to prepare for and install your patio pavers.
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Pond Landscaping Done Right
Designing and building your own pond or water feature will be more fun and fulfilling than any other landscaping project in your yard. We all enjoy being around water, even something relatively small like a backyard pond. As a living ecosystem it will be constantly changing; a dynamic landscape feature that provides soothing sounds and views into a mysterious world.
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