The Perfect Outdoor Bar
Benjamin Franklin said, "In wine, there is wisdom, in beer, there is Freedom, in the water there is bacteria." As you think about your ideal outdoor entertaining area, consider...
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5 great deer resistant plants
The skinny on 5 great deer-resistant plants for the Pittsburgh area, that you might not be aware of! Try these if you are concerned about deer eating your plants. ...
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Deciduous Evergreens?! Did i read that correctly?!
Well, technically I should really say deciduous conifers. Most of us understand that conifers generally consist of the familiar Evergreen Hemlocks, Spruce and Pine that grow in abundance in our...
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6 must read vegetable garden tips
So, this is a year you are going to start a garden? That's great! At this point, you are probably aware of all the benefits of home gardening. Many of...
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The importance of boulders in natural water features
Pittsburgh water feature expert Scott Rudolph shows us the importance of properly chosen and installed natural boulders. Transcription Hey everybody Scott Rudolph here with Eichenlaub. Today I want to...
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Why we love nature – the biophilia hypothesis
The idea: “biophilia hypothesis,” suggests that we love nature because we evolved in it. We need it for our psychological well-being because it’s in our DNA. Nature helps us to relax and...
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5 great but underused perennials
Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturalist Kevin Prall discusses 5 great perennials in 2 minutes First one is Penstemon Hybrids - penstemons come in many different forms, they’re upright, they’re ground covers,...
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See your outdoor lighting here
We have 51 outdoor lighting fixtures. Each one can be show individually so you can see many combinations of landscape lighting. You simply can not get more lighting ideas and...
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Make COR-TEN Steep patina in days
COR-TEN steel - sometimes written without the hyphen as corten steel is a group of steel alloys which were developed to eliminate the need for painting and form a stable...
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Outdoor Drainage Maintenance for a Better Landscape
Tips for Maintaining Your Landscape Drains We recommend checking the grates of your box drains and the gravel of your French drains (with gravel to the surface) regularly and remove...
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Selecting and adding fish to your water feature
Scott Rudolph is a water feature expert at Eichenlaub: Transcription Hey everybody, Scott Rudolph with Eichenlaub here, and I’m pumped because we’re at Natures Aquatics today to pick out our...
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Shopping for Plants: Thoughtful plant choice over impulsive buying
The growing season is fast approaching. The local big box stores will soon be bringing myriads of plants for sale. It is very typical that these plants show up forced...
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5 mistakes people make when installing a water feature
Water features can be rewarding enhancements to a landscape. Before breaking ground, consider these 5 common mistakes people make when installing a water feature. Here is what we found after...
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3 Common Outdoor Furniture Mistakes
The biggest mistake we see people make when ordering outdoor furniture online or even when purchasing from a store is buying the wrong size! The last thing you want is a...
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Outdoor Furniture Trends For 2017
Outdoor furniture will be Clean- Contemporary – Conversational in in 2017. Clean and contemporary means more sleek powder coated metal and dark synthetic resin frames with simple, sometimes bold color cushions and pillows. Quality powder...
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When do I prune?
Working in the Landscape Horticulture profession for over 30 years I have heard one question asked more often than any other- When do I prune? One thing to note before we...
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The Outdoor Living Studio
Introducing The Outdoor Living Studio. A place unique to Pittsburgh, where you can experience the finest outdoor living elements. Browse elegantly designed and expertly hand crafted stone, wood, copper and other...
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To Bee or not to Bee?
There is only one answer to this question! Recently and unfortunately, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee has become the first bee in the continental US to be listed as an endangered...
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The first landscape plants to show blosson in the garden
The days are short, nights are long and most days here in Pittsburgh tend to be cloudy, rainy or snowy. There is light at the end of the tunnel! We...
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Winter Lighting Ideas
Take advantage of shorter winter days and create beautiful views with outdoor landscape lighting. It’s cold outside and with winter’s shorter days it is dark in the morning and before...
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