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Pavers are an excellent choice if you want to create a beautiful driveway, walkway, patio, or pool deck. However, you will need to know how to lay pavers properly to achieve the desired results. Laying pavers is not difficult, but it requires patience and accuracy to ensure the best outcome. Here’s a quick guide on […]

If you’re tired of watching grass grow from the ground, learning how to lay some sod is your most time and cost-efficient solution to creating a bed of greens instantaneously. At New Life Rockeries, questions about sod installation and peculiar requests for sod laying tips comprise a good chunk of our customer service calls. Landscapers […]

Do you admire water gardens and wonder how to get one in your home? A water landscape isn’t difficult to implement if you know how. In this post, we examine how to landscape with water providing the best water garden design ideas to suit your space and budget. What Is Water Garden Landscaping? Water gardening […]

River rock landscaping are formed in the rushing waters of beaches, rivers, and streams. Here, we review how to install river rock landscaping to improve your garden or other outdoor space with unique ideas, such as river rock landscaping around a pool with rocks. River Rock Landscaping Ideas If you’re stumped for river rock landscaping […]

If you want to improve the nighttime curb appeal, add security, and create a magical outdoor space you and your family can enjoy, landscape lighting provides the best way to do it. How to install landscape lighting? Installing light fixtures is easy and doesn’t need any previous experience.  Keep reading to learn more. Types of […]

The simple mortared stone wall does more than setting boundaries in your garden or backyard—it spreads romance and sophistication.  How do you make a mortared stone wall? Is it difficult to make a stone wall? Read this blog and learn how to build one for instant appeal. Materials and Tools Necessary for a Mortar Stone […]

A beautiful stone walkway is a rustic and inexpensive way to spruce up any home or yard. Stone paths fit any home aesthetic, from regency to cottagecore, and are much easier to install than other types of stone or concrete walkways. The sky’s the limit on how many stone walkway ideas you can come up […]

Interlocking retaining walls rely on a series of flanges or pins and grooves that fit into one another. These interlocking wall blocks are simple to lay and strong — even without mortar. With each course fitting snugly into the one before, this is an ideal system for a retaining wall.  Process Involved to Build an […]

What is green landscaping? The tongue-in-cheek answer is that it’s about using one color in the garden. However, it isn’t about color — it’s about eco landscaping.  Green landscaping means working with nature to create a lush, vibrant, low-maintenance garden. An environmentally friendly landscape centers on natural feeding and watering methods to boost indigenous plants.  […]

Landscaping around trees is tricky, thanks to their extensive root systems. It’s easy to damage these delicate networks and harm the tree. Fortunately, if you understand the dangers, you can work around them.     Here the team at New Life Rockeries share their best do’s and don’ts for landscaping around large trees.  Landscaping Around Trees Ideas: […]