2014 Outdoor Design Trend #2: Landscape Lighting

Set the mood or enhance a feature with soft lights for evening enjoyment.

We’ve been putting together a list of 6 outdoor living and landscape construction design trends that fine homeowners have been asking The Cavalry to integrate into their yard this season.

We’ll be reviewing the top 6 trends over the next few weeks. Last week, we revealed our first outdoor design trend for 2014, outdoor entertaining and dining areas.

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2014 Outdoor Design Trend #1: Outdoor entertaining and dining areas

Expand a deck or use landscaped space to integrate functional patio furniture that meet your needs.

We’ve put together a list of 6 outdoor living and landscape construction design trends that fine homeowners have been asking The Cavalry to integrate into their yard this season. We’ll be reviewing the top 6 trends over the next few weeks.

Our first outdoor design trend is outdoor entertaining and dining areas.

Outdoor seating and dining areas are a great option for entertaining family or guests. It’s also a great way to relax and wind-down in your own backyard.

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Eco-Friendly Landscaping

You’d think that simply planting some trees and grass in your yard would be a very eco-friendly thing to do. The answer to that is, it depends on the type of tree and grass, their thirst level and frequency of watering, fertilizer used and pest and disease control methods. Beautify your home’s landscape and be kind to the earth with a few of these tips and ideas for creating a truly green landscape design.

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Snow Fence is Not an Alternative to Geogrid

Retaining walls are serious business and a lot of bad things can happen if they are not done the right way.

As contractors, we are all responsible for ensuring our work is done properly. Homeowners trust contractors to know what they’re doing. If you’re ever not sure on specifics, you should ask – lots of people willing to teach what they know. Case in point – we saw this recently and its bad news: A property with a brand new 7-foot retaining wall, and obviously built without engineering or permits. It was very poor construction.

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