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Posted by Joe Mouad on Oct 16, 2020, 8:55:45 AM

Landscape Lighting Design: Tips & Ideas for Orlando, FL Homes

Everybody loves pro tips. You feel like you suddenly have an edge — the elusive secrets that will make your neighbors gawk in envy at your sheer wizardry.

When it comes to landscape lighting design in Orlando, FL, you want all the pro tips you can get. This isn’t really a job for newbies.

Here’s your crash course in landscape lighting design bright ideas.

Posted by Joe Mouad on Sep 18, 2020, 9:14:56 AM

6 Professional Landscape Design Tips for your Orlando, FL Home

There’s a reason professional landscape designers get college degrees.

Man, there’s a lot of stuff to keep in mind.

When Orlando landscape designers study landscape design, they learn about mass, form, line, texture, and color. Then they combine these elements to transform your yard.

Sounds kind of fancy. But it’s why your new paver patio could have such graceful lines. It’s why your yard could be filled with plants with a variety of intriguing colors and textures.

Posted by Joe Mouad on Sep 14, 2020, 9:52:29 AM

Is Laying Sod Hard? Should You Try DIY or Hire a Sod Installer in Orlando, FL?

If your back is killing you, you’re in charge of watching five toddlers, and it’s 97 degrees, laying sod is hard.

If you’re 20, there’s a cool breeze, and you have a whole weekend ahead of you with nothing to do, laying sod isn’t as hard.

You see what we’re getting at here. The concept of “hard” is pretty subjective.

Parts of DIY sod installation are hard, like wrestling with the sod cutter machine you need to remove your old grass.

Posted by Joe Mouad on Sep 2, 2020, 10:50:27 AM

7 Things to Know About Drip Irrigation Systems in Florida

Drip. Drip. Drip.

Uh oh. A constant, steady dripping usually means something’s wrong at your house.

A leaky faucet, perhaps, or a leaky roof. 

Not this time. With a drip irrigation system, a steady drip ensures your plants receive water perfectly, with no wasted water.

Posted by Joe Mouad on Aug 28, 2020, 10:29:09 AM

Is Bahia Grass Good for Florida Lawns? What You Should Know

We’ll be honest here — Bahiagrass isn’t usually a first choice for a residential lawn in Florida.

It’s a mix of grass types that can also include wild grasses and weeds. 

We can’t guarantee the quality, because high quality isn’t exactly its claim to fame.

It can even be full of fire ants. 

But Bahia grass has some qualities you might like, if you’re the no-maintenance type, don’t want to fuss with irrigation, and are fine with a wilder, pasture-like look.

Is Bahia sod right for you?

Let’s take a closer look.