Dream Yard Blog

Welcome to the Dream-yard blog. This is where you'll find updates on our latest site additions. Please bookmark us as we are a new site. We will be adding educational content to help people like you frequently.

May 27, 2015

Where can you buy Sparrdust or Spahr dust? It's a golden colored rock/gravel

Do you sell Sparrdust or Spahr dust?

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May 21, 2015

Landscaping 101

I had curbing put in around my stone gardens. So now I have cement, grass and then my rocks. Do I have to dig out all of the grass or can I cover it with

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May 14, 2015

Xeriscape ideas

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Welcome to our xeriscape ideas picture gallery. Xeriscaping is quickly becoming more popular as concerns about water consumption continue to rise.

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May 09, 2015

Garden Designing

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Garden designing involves much more than deciding on what plants and features you're going to include. Like any landscaping project, there are always things you need to consider before you begin.

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May 02, 2015

Spring Lawn Tips

Spring lawn care tips with a focus on the differences between aerating, power raking and dethatching.

Every spring many people find themselves looking at their lawn wondering how they can help it recover from the stresses of winter and get ready for spring.

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Apr 25, 2015

ABCs of Landscaping Planning Ebook

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The ABCs of Landscaping Planning Ebook is the ultimate guide to save you time and money with your landscaping projects.

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Mar 09, 2015

Dream Yard Home Page

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Welcome to your dream yard. At dream-yard.com you can download how-to's, visit our ideas section for all the tips, techniques,

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Feb 27, 2015

Landscaping a sloped hill inside the courtyard but what about outside the fence?

My unit is HOA wit 6' high fence restrictions. My courtyard is sloped on one side. If I add soil to keep the fence even at the top and bottom and to afford

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Jan 24, 2015

Landscaping a Slope

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Landscaping a slope may not be as difficult or awkward as you think. I have often heard people say, I have this terrible slope in my yard and I don't know what to do? Many people don't realize

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Oct 10, 2014

low maintenance fence line

I'm looking for a low cost and low maintenance fence line solution.

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Aug 20, 2014

geotextiles and stone walls

i have been advised to use geotextiles to keep weeds from growing through a rebuilt stone wall, but don't see any information on this on your site. please

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Jun 19, 2014

Help create a mountain stone border garden

We would like to create a border garden that will be viewed from the front door all the way through our home. I want the area in front of the woods to

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Apr 13, 2014

Too Much Lawn Dressing!

A landscaper apply a quality lawn dressing to my yard and it is way too thick. I think I have lost yard completely. The St Augustine has been in my San

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Aug 22, 2013

hillside drainge

We purchased an older home and uncovered beautiful stairs behind the house on a steep hillside with a low stone retaining wall at the bottom. The landscaping

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May 18, 2013

Backyard abuts a farm

What can be done to separate my backyard from an adjacent farm other than a fence. I enjoy the view of the farm however I would like some type of ornamental

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