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		<title>STONEY CREEK</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STONEY CREEK Landscape &#038; Gardening Services STONEY CREEK Ontario Canada landscapers for maintenance grass cutting lawn care design fencing patios and decks in the STONEY CREEK areas. .Reference resource: Click Here.]]></description>
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<p>STONEY CREEK  Landscape &#038; Gardening Services  STONEY CREEK  Ontario Canada landscapers for maintenance grass cutting lawn care design fencing patios and decks in the  STONEY CREEK  areas.</p>
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		<title>Landscaping</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunnyside Gardens landscape artists are experts in the area of trees, shrubs, flowers and soil; as well as zone planting and water conservation planting. Sunnyside offers the community a full service shop for plants, tools, accessories and planning. Try our online landscape planner, or come in to review your design or existing plan with an [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sunnyside Gardens landscape artists are experts in the area of trees, shrubs, flowers and soil; as well as zone planting and water conservation planting. Sunnyside offers the community a full service shop for plants, tools, accessories and planning.</p>
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<p>Try our online landscape planner, or come in to review your design or existing plan with an expert. We will use our attention to detail and expertise to help maximize the potential of any plan for any size yard or gardening space.<br />
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		<title>Landscaping Advices For Your Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is home landscaping really all about? The belowing report includes some diversified information about home landscaping advices you can use, not just the old stuff they used to tell you. Landscaping your home is improving the characteristics of the surroundings for aesthetic or practical use. Home landscaping will be easy for you since you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is home landscaping really all about? The belowing report includes some diversified information about home landscaping advices you can use,</p>
<p>not just the old stuff they used to tell you.</p>
<p>Landscaping your home is improving the characteristics of the surroundings for aesthetic or practical use. Home landscaping will be easy for you</p>
<p>since you know very well what needs to be improved.</p>
<p>Home landscaping is no different than any other kind of landscaping. It is natural for people to want their home to look as fab as it possibly can, who</p>
<p>does not want the kind of yard that the whole neighborhood is envious of? And he beauty of home landscaping is that it does not have to be hard and</p>
<p>much of it can be done by you. All it will take a it a little elbow grease and some time to spare and you can design your own home landscaping design</p>
<p>quickly and easily.</p>
<p>The first thing that you need to do is to sketch your home’s floor plan. From there you can create various designs that will suit your taste. It will be</p>
<p>easier to scale your drawings if you will use graph paper to sketch your floor plan.</p>
<p>There are even products on the market that will help you to find the best home landscaping idea out there. You can choose to use home landscaping</p>
<p>software for one. These programs can be a great help to you as you are trying to figure out what will suit your home and yard the best. With these</p>
<p>types of programs you will get to see a few different layouts and options are always good when trying to narrow down your choices.</p>
<p>If home landscaping software programs are not for you, then you can try doing a search online for some wonderful home landscaping ideas. It is</p>
<p>important to do plenty of research before you start your own home landscaping so that you keep the number of mistakes made down to a minimum. If</p>
<p>you do make a boo-boo, don’t worry about it, any thing can be fixed.</p>
<p>Before you start your home landscaping you will need to also look into any gas lines and electrical lines that may be running through your yard. You</p>
<p>cannot afford to hit any of these things, not only can it cost you a bundle to fix, it can also be very dangerous. Hitting an electrical line with a metal</p>
<p>shovel could put an end to all of your work, your life too.</p>
<p>Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you begin to realize that there’s more to home landscaping than you may have first</p>
<p>thought.</p>
<p>You will also need to find out about zoning restrictions that could affect your home landscaping. In some places you cannot have trees too high and</p>
<p>even some fences are not allowed. Find out these kinds of things before you start your home landscaping work and you could save a lot of time and</p>
<p>money.</p>
<p>Other things that you need to consider when landscaping are:</p>
<p>• A well-planned backyard drainage system can prevent those “wet areas”<br />
.<br />
• The composition of the soil and its quality affects the types of greenery that you can plant in your backyard.</p>
<p>• Check which parts of the house and yard have appropriate sunlight. This also determines where you can place furniture and plants.</p>
<p>• Look at your yard from the inside of the house when designing it. You can appreciate the beauty of your yard from inside your home</p>
<p>• Ask yourself: How big is the planting area?</p>
<p>• How long will it take to finish your redesigning project?</p>
<p>• Make the design functional for the whole family. Each part of the house should be designed based on who uses that area the most.</p>
<p>There’s no doubt that the topic of home landscaping can be interesting.</p>
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		<title>Gardening And Landscaping Careers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working outside in a natural environment is an absolute job requirement for some people. Enjoying both the sun and the rain seems better than a desk any day. Many of these people get into the gardening and landscaping fields. The easiest job to get, but also the most backbreaking, is planting and maintenance for a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Working outside in a natural environment is an absolute job requirement for some people. Enjoying both the sun and the rain seems better than a desk any day. Many of these people get into the gardening and landscaping fields. The easiest job to get, but also the most backbreaking, is planting and maintenance for a landscaping company. These are the folks who are outside every season planting new flowers around office parks, stores, and parks. This work does not pay as much as more specialize work, but it is a good way to get acquainted with this kind of gardening and landscaping task.</p>
<p>With some training in botany and plant care, it’s possible to get a job with a little more independence – and pay. Places like botanical gardens, city parks, and college campuses need managers for their grounds departments that plan, grow, and plant each season’s display. Part of the year you may be running a greenhouse, and part you may spend mostly outside.</p>
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		<title>Landscaping Is So Much More Than Lawn Care!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first things that people notice about your home is its front lawn. So naturally you&#8217;ll want this view to be as beautiful and welcoming as it can be. The problem for some of us is that we just don&#8217;t know where to begin. Isn&#8217;t a well-maintained lawn enough to make an impression? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the first things that people notice about your home is its front lawn. So naturally you&#8217;ll want this view to be as beautiful and welcoming as it can be. The problem for some of us is that we just don&#8217;t know where to begin. Isn&#8217;t a well-maintained lawn enough to make an impression? Would a flower garden do justice? A rock garden? How about a nice assortment of perennial bushes? While these are some really good ideas, your contractor can help you landscape both a front and back yard that not only looks nice, but that will also be easy to maintain.</p>
<p>One thing that you and your contractor should remember is that the layout of your existing landscape could offer some great ideas to build on. Low-ground areas may be well-suited for a pebble walkway. Small slopes can serve as the support for small stone Fences. A big and tall tree would look beautiful over a brick ground cover bed. Even big rocks can look nice if they&#8217;re accompanied by rock plans or surrounded with decorative gravel.</p>
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		<title>The ABC&#8217;s of Designing Your Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 07:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what is Gardening really all about? The following report includes some fascinating information about Gardening&#8211;info you can use, not just the old stuff they used to tell you. Just like the Nike ad says &#8220;Just Do It,&#8221; this is exactly the perspective one needs in getting good at garden designs. You can always move [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what is Gardening really all about? The following report includes some fascinating information about Gardening&#8211;info you can use, not just the old stuff they used to tell you.</p>
<p>Just like the Nike ad says &#8220;Just Do It,&#8221; this is exactly the perspective one needs in getting good at <a HREF="http://www.insidegardening.com/">garden designs</a>. You can always move plants around your gardens and as your ideas and taste change, your gardens can grow with you. There are some simple elements of garden design. Think of designing your garden with living art in mind being creative and free to try whatever suits your taste. There are no limitations to the creativity that&#8217;s&#8217; within, no comparison or fear of failure. Although gardening successfully requires learning certain skills, when all is said and done a garden&#8217;s beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. Just go for it and let your gardens be the expression of you.</p>
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		<title>Garden Design &#8211; Planning An Herbaceous Perennial Flower Bed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of reasons why perennial bedding plants, as opposed to annual ones, are used in garden designs. Perennials by growing beyond a single season, are thought to demand less care and maintenance than annuals that have to be replaced every few months or so. In dry climate gardens especially, annual flowers consume [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a number of reasons why perennial bedding plants, as opposed to annual ones, are used in <a TARGET="blank" HREF="http://www.insidegardening.com/">garden designs</a>. Perennials by growing beyond a single season, are thought to demand less care and maintenance than annuals that have to be replaced every few months or so. In dry climate gardens especially, annual flowers consume significantly more water than any other group of plants, requiring at least 1000 liters per square meter a year, in comparison to some perennial species, which can often grow on a third as much water.</p>
<p>Yet many home gardeners end up being disappointed with their flowerbeds. One reason for this is that in many cases, too many short-lived perennials are planted in the border. Plants like Verbena, Bidens, and Nierembergia, may be splendid specimens, but rarely add much value to the garden after about a year from planting. The answer is to back up the short-lived species with flowering plants that live and look good for a number of years.</p>
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		<title>Landscape Designers and Why To Use One</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Landscape Designer with an education in Landscape Architecture has the skills to work with all facets of the landscape. Not only can they create beautiful designs, but also keep you from making costly mistakes. Areas of expertise can range from horticulture and planting design to the more intricate areas of paving materials, grading, drainage, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A <a TARGET="blank" HREF="http://www.insidegardening.com/">Landscape Designer</a> with an education in Landscape Architecture has the skills to work with all facets of the landscape. Not only can they create beautiful designs, but also keep you from making costly mistakes. Areas of expertise can range from horticulture and planting design to the more intricate areas of paving materials, grading, drainage, and lighting design. A good Landscape Designer will look at the entire property and create a design where all elements are not only attractive, but also one which functions well, creating a cohesiveness to the entire project.</p>
<p>A professional Landscape Designer has knowledge and expertise in the areas of grading and drainage. An assessment should be made of drainage issues, as water must be guided away from the house and kept from pooling on the property. There are many ways to accomplish this. Some of the common solutions are the creation of swales or the utilization of drains with connecting pipes, leading water to a lower area. Grading is normally looked at in conjunction with drainage considerations. One trained in Landscape Architecture can utilize various techniques to re-form the terrain of the land, if appropriate. The land can simply be re-graded, altering the existing slopes, or retaining walls can be designed into the landscape. Often a combination of both is used, depending on the goals of the Client.</p>
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		<title>Garden Furniture, Tree seats and Bistro sets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tree seat, or tree bench, is an item of garden furniture which has been around for years. Tree seats come in many shapes and sizes and are constructed from many materials, usually hardwood or metal. The basic idea of a tree seat is to have a garden bench totally circling a tree in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The tree seat, or tree bench, is an item of <a TARGET="blank" HREF="http://www.insidegardening.com/">garden furniture</a> which has been around for years. Tree seats come in many shapes and sizes and are constructed from many materials, usually hardwood or metal. The basic idea of a tree seat is to have a garden bench totally circling a tree in the garden. The mass produced tree seats have a limited diameter and would suit a smaller thickness tree. Obviously, there are larger versions available, but these tree seats are usually bespoke and made to order. Tree seats date back to Victorian times when it was quite common to see a metal tree seat, constructed from Cast Iron, around a garden tree. These are not so common now, and the present generation of tree seat is more commonly made of a hardwood such as teak or Keruing. Generally circular in shape, tree seats can adopt a different look, with Hexagonal or Octagonal versions available. Half tree seats are also made, to stand against a flat surface, such as a wall or fence.</p>
<p>One of the main features of a tree seat is that you can sit on the bench and face any direction. Usually a minimum of six seating places are provided, meaning that on this garden bench, you can face the sun, wherever it may be.</p>
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		<title>Create A Garden And Patio Design To Enjoy Year-Round</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retreat to a garden and patio design that&#8217;s beautiful year-round, and takes minimum fuss. What makes this possible? Carefree plants with continuous blooms, and a well-planned garden structure. You don&#8217;t need to be a lawn and garden expert or landscape designer to do this. Here are a few tips for creating a super yet simple [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Retreat to a garden and patio design that&#8217;s beautiful year-round, and takes minimum fuss. What makes this possible? Carefree plants with continuous blooms, and a well-planned garden structure.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t need to be a lawn and garden expert or <a href="http://www.insidegardening.com/">landscape designer</a> to do this. Here are a few tips for creating a super yet simple garden and patio design that will be a knockout!</p>
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