You put a great deal of time and effort into your home’s outdoor landscaping, including an expansive paver patio, fire pit, outdoor kitchen, and other integrated hardscapes. You even built an arbor in a wooded corner of the property. Everything looked fabulous until one day you noticed intruding greenery appear in random locations on your lovely patio. Weeds. Arguably […]

As part of your home’s extensive landscaping, you had a large, in-ground pool installed, to the delight of your family and all the neighbor kids. Regular gatherings ensued, celebrating birthdays, graduations, family reunions and all manner of other festive events. Alas, for all of their wonderful benefits, pools require a significant amount of maintenance. The daily variety […]

One of the highlights of your Rock Valley, Iowa backyard is your new in-ground swimming pool. You planned everything down to the smallest detail and your family and friends all love it. Regular maintenance is dialed in and now you can sit back and enjoy refreshing days in the pool and hosting festive gatherings. The best […]

There’s nothing better than relaxing with friends on a backyard patio on a warm summer evening, with something delicious grilling nearby and cold beverages all around. Outdoor patios are versatile, enduring accoutrements to your home and with material readily available, you can create a magical space. If you are thinking of adding a patio space to your […]

For all of its rugged appearance and violent, lava-borne origin, stone can be an incredibly beautiful addition to your home’s outdoor landscape settings or an array of functional or decorative features from massive retaining walls to fountains to bird baths. Indeed, stone is arguably the most versatile of landscaping material and brings texture, rich contrast, […]

Winter is coming. Northern tier states have already seen frosty nights and some have even been pummeled with several feet of snow. Pretty soon kids will be sledding and skating and throwing snowballs. But bitter cold will soon follow and bring with it ice and temperatures plunging to depths we’d rather not think about. Cold, […]

An outdoor patio opens up a whole new world to your home’s backyard environment. A new patio space inspires neighborhood gatherings and weekend barbeques and children’s random, unfettered play. If you are thinking of incorporating an outdoor patio into your Rock Valley, Iowa home’s landscaping look, consider natural stone’s many appealing features and benefits. Ruggedly […]

At first glance, a block retaining wall is just there to hold back a whole lot of dirt but these walls are incredibly versatile and are used in everything from college campus commons areas to office building landscaping accents to park benches and planters. Retaining walls can stay true to their eons-old construction purpose or […]

So you’ve decided to include pavers in your Rock Valley or Sioux Center, Iowa backyard landscape design. It is a fine choice and a common one among many homeowners. Pavers come in dozens of material types including natural stone, brick, concrete, and permeable. All of these have their own unique benefits and construction differences and […]