Your backyard is your playland. It’s a place to melt worries and stress away and enjoy summer days and nights.
The possibilities for creating a great space that meets all your entertainment and relaxation needs are endless.
But you have a family, which means you have kids, too. And while you want your backyard to be suitable for the adults, you also don’t want to leave the children out of the equation.
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*While this article offers helpful landscaping tips for residential properties, we now specialize exclusively in commercial landscaping services. If you manage a commercial property or HOA, see how we can enhance your landscape here.
Summertime in Greater Chicago means more time spent outdoors.
And though the days are longer, you likely want to linger out there past sunset when the weather brings those warm evenings that you can’t get enough of, staring at the stars and chatting with family and friends.
But it’d be nice if you could have some ambiance, a little light, and maybe even a touch of warmth.
Enter the outdoor fireplace. This landscape element can bring the perfect addition to your backyard, bringing dancing light, a cozy gathering area, and an entertainment nook all at the same time.
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Landscape lighting can certainly elevate your entire landscape as it changes its daytime look into an elegant nighttime one that has unique shadows and dimensions.
And on top of elevating your visual appeal, lighting also extends your hours of enjoyment. What’s not to love about that?
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After a full day of running around, nothing beats taking a break outside in the backyard, enjoying the sunshine and cool breeze. An amazing patio is the perfect place to take deep breaths and relax.
A patio has the perk of also increasing your living space, adding outdoor entertainment possibilities, and being a place for stress relief.
You might want to add a new patio or renovate your current one. As you contemplate your options, you’ll notice a variety of materials available to choose from. You’re probably asking yourself which patio material is the best for you.
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Extending your time outdoors in your Greater Chicago area home landscape can be done with landscape lighting.
Illuminating your trees, hardscapes, and home with landscape lighting creates a great glow and amazing ambiance. It can give your landscape a whole new look during evening hours.
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*While this article offers helpful landscaping tips for residential properties, we now specialize exclusively in commercial landscaping services. If you manage a commercial property or HOA, see how we can enhance your landscape here.
Life can get stressful. You know it. We know it.
Whether it’s pressure, work, deadlines, family commitments, or lack of time available to get to the tasks you enjoy, you could probably use a little relaxation.
Lucky for you, nature has the answer. It can lower blood pressure and stress levels, enhance your immune system function, increase your self esteem, reduce anxiety, and boost your mood. Nature’s calming effect can even reduce headaches and help you think more clearly.
But you can’t always go to a park or natural area for escape. Sometimes don’t you wish you can just walk out your back door and find that healing and soothing outdoor element?
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*While this article offers helpful landscaping tips for residential properties, we now specialize exclusively in commercial landscaping services. If you manage a commercial property or HOA,see how we can enhance your landscape here.
Landscape lighting can be tricky. You see great illumination on your home or a tree, creating beautiful glows, warming ambiance, and a great mix of brightness and shadows.
But with professionally designed landscape lighting, you may not know where the light comes from … and that’s a good thing. You want to see the light in a well-designed lighting scheme, not the fixtures.
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*While this article offers helpful landscaping tips for residential properties, we now specialize exclusively in commercial landscaping services. If you manage a commercial property or HOA, see how we can enhance your landscape here.
A patio is a great place for enjoying the outdoors in your Chicagoland backyard.
Whether you want a place to enjoy summer dinners al fresco, a regular relaxation nook, an outdoor office, or maybe a spot for your family to play games, patios can give you what you need … and then some.
But a patio without plants might be a bit bland. This is your landscape after all. You want to get outside to enjoy nature and find peace, privacy, and tranquility.
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Fire features are amazing ways to add a little ambiance, warmth, and light to your evening landscape.
In fact, they become almost irresistible in the Greater Chicago home landscape where they extend your outdoor enjoyment in numerous ways. The heat they emit makes night parties cozier, the flickering flames create interesting shapes and shadows that make more memorable get-togethers, and that overall elegance they boast gives your yard an elevated appeal.
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When you want to transform a boring backyard into something usable and fun for the whole family, the ideas for what you can add can seem endless.
But as you review them, you might wonder which backyard enhancements are the most beneficial for your property as true investments and also give you spaces you can enjoy.
It's always a plus to know that you can recover some of any expenses you make in your landscape when you sell your home.
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