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How to Pick a Landscape Designer

Hiring a landscape designer to create the garden of your dreams can be almost as exciting as finding and buying the house of your dreams. Search for a designer, and you will quickly find that the professionals vary dramatically in experience, methods, and personal style. Because your landscape and home are a reflection of you, […]

Create a Backyard Focal Point

My back yard looks ok. How many times have you told yourself that? Is ok really good enough? You can transform your backyard landscaping without breaking the bank or your back. Check out some of these fun ideas. With just a few hours of work and a little bit of sweat (better than having to […]

Green Water!

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Why is the water green? You have performed the spring clean-up of your pond, cleaned the filters and a few weeks later the pond is green and filled with algae. There are several things that cause the over abundance of small algae and plankton that will cause your pond to become green! Whenever there is […]

July is “Smart Irrigation Month”

Well, maybe California is not one of the four states (Arizona, North Carolina, Colorado and Oklahoma) that recognize Smart Irrigation month, but I would like to think that is because in California we consider every day an opportunity to increase water efficiency. With most of the country suffering from drought conditions if you have not […]

5 Lawn Mowing Tips!!

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How do your neighbors keep their lawns looking so great? Follow these tips for mowing and lawn care that will make your Sacramento landscape the envy of ALL of your neighbors!!! Keep lawn height 3.5-4″ ~ This will keep weed seeds from germinating and will shade the ground so your lawn will use less water. Use […]

A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish …Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. He may not have done enough planning before taking the entrance exam to the French naval academy.  Spoiler alert: he did not pass. It is so much fun to go to Lowe’s, Home Depot, Capital Nursery, Green Acres Nursery, etc, pick up some […]

Small Space Landscaping

“What should I do to add color to the front of my house?” How many times have you thought that, or something similar? Often the front porch is an area of your landscaping that gets overlooked for any number of reasons. I am sure that you just thought of a few while reading that sentence. There […]

Beat the Heat

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It may only be the middle of May and the temperatures outside feel like early spring, but those high temperatures will be here before you know it!! Recently Business Wire published an article about America’s love affair with their back yard. With the advent of the “stay-cation” and increased cost of travel, America is turning […]

Enjoy your Yard at Night

When you look out your windows into your back yard at night what do you see?? Is it something like this? Would you like it to look more like this? The path to success is easy…. With the vast array of lighting choices available now the possibilities are virtually endless. From low cost plastic fixtures […]

Are you Ready for Summer?

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With a little planning you and your yard can be ready for the fun gatherings that are sure to be here before you know it. Capital Landscape can help you take you yard from shabby to chic in no time!!! With a management team that has almost half a century of experience as a landscape contractor in Roseville, […]