Lighting is just as essential to making your outdoor spaces usable as landscaping, fire features, and patio spaces.  When you’re looking to turn your Sioux Center, Iowa backyard into a swanky entertaining space that keeps the party going long after sundown, you’ll have to map out a suitable landscape lighting design.  Here are a few […]

Retaining walls provide a means of adding height and visual interest to areas of your yard, or alternately, gaining greater use value from otherwise unusable vertical spaces like steep hillsides.  They can also help to keep flat areas of your yard from becoming inundated by soil, debris, and so on rolling downhill. In addition to […]

Interlocking paving stones, also known as pavers, date all the way back to Roman times. These stones were even integral in the construction of the Great Wall of China. However, just within the span of the last decade or so, interlocking paving stones have become the most popular choice for hardscaping outdoor spaces. Perhaps you […]

As the dead of winter rears its ugly head, some Rock Valley and Sioux Center homeowners seem to believe the season for enjoying their outdoor spaces is over. Why would you create a beautiful outdoor gathering place only to use it for half the year (or less)? Don’t let lower temperatures scare you back indoors. […]

Proper landscape lighting is fundamental on the quest for creating the desired outdoor mood. The term “beam angle” refers to the angle at which light extends out from a lightsource. In landscape design, this important concept can help you decide which types of lights will work best for different aspects of your outdoor space. By […]

The brightness or dimness of your landscape lighting will play a major role in creating the right mood, aesthetic, and feel for your outdoor space. This brightness or dimness is referred to as the “light level” or “lumen output,” and getting it right is an important part of creating landscape lighting that is both beautiful […]

Outdoor living spaces have become so popular that people are putting just as much time, money, and effort into creating killer outdoor kitchens and living rooms as they are indoor counterparts. If you want to get the most enjoyment from your Sioux Falls yard, however, you need to consider the best way to take your […]

During the daylight hours, all the hard work your put into your exterior spaces is on full display. Your landscaping and hardscaping features provide the gorgeous curb appeal that makes your property the crown jewel of the neighborhood, and the outdoor kitchen and lounge areas in the backyard create a relaxing entertaining space for family […]