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  • Artificial Grass Before And After

    Posted May 11, 2012

    See how artificial grass can turn your water from a water-loving, chore to a virtually maintenance-free green oasis that is guaranteed for 15 years when installed by one of our California licensed artificial turf experts.
     

     
     
    Request an Installation & Design appointment or ask a question.
     
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  • Putting Greens

    Posted May 11, 2012

    Practice your golf game in your own backyard with a putting green. Our artificial turf experts will come to your house and design your perfect putting green based on your skill level. The combination of a high-quality turf with lined metal golf ball holes set in concrete will give you a putting green that will [...]

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  • Fescue Supreme Artificial Grass

    Posted May 11, 2012

    The best of the best. Fescue supreme is a denser artifical grass that looks as lush as a well manicured golf course.

    Use:
     landscapes

    Weight:
     71 ounces per square yard

    Gauge:
     1/2 inches

    Pile Height:
     1 3/4 inches

     

    Fescue Supreme Side

    Fescue Supreme Top
     
     
     
     
     
     

    Request an Installation & Design appointment or ask a question.
     
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  • Fescue Artificial Grass

    Posted May 11, 2012

    Made from a blend of polyethylene monofilament and texturized polyethylene fescue is the standard of landscape artifical grass. Child and pet friendly.
     

    Use:
    Landscape or Dog Runs

    Weight:
    50 ounces per square yard

    Gauge:
    3/8 inch

    Pile Height:
    1 3/4 inches

     

    Fescue Side

    Fescue Top
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Request an Installation & Design appointment or ask a question.
     
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  • How To Install Artificial Grass

    Posted May 11, 2012

    Here are the 10 steps to installing artificial grass. For the best looking lawn follow each step and be sure not to take any short cuts.
    1. Clear any existing grass or vegetation on area for turf, spray a weed killer or grass blocker solution to ensure that no vegetation will grow under the turf area [...]

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  • Artificial Grass And Putting Greens

    Posted May 10, 2012

    Get the look of a lush, green lawn year-round with virtually no maintenance. Today’s high-quality artificial grass looks real and is the cost effective, low maintenance solution to grass.
    • No watering
    • No mowing
    • No fertilizers
    • No pesticides
    Fescue Artificial Grass
    Fescue Supreme Artificial Grass
    Putting Greens
    Let Us Install and SAVE TIME
    Let our California licensed contractors that are experts [...]

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  • Mulch

    Posted May 7, 2012

    Nature is always hard at work mulching. Out in the wilds, leaves drop continuously as plants try to protect their roots – an evolutionary stratagem used to conserve moisture, to help the soil retain warmth, or to suppress the growth of other competition. Mulching is nature’s way of creating vibrant and powerful plant life.
    Why Mulch
    Most [...]

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  • Save Water - Have Your Dream Garden Too!

    Posted May 7, 2012

    Use less water while enjoying a lush, colorful garden filled with your landscape favorites.
    Water in the early morning to reduce evaporation
    Water between the hours of 4am and 8am. By doing so, this will cut evaporation, saving you money and conserving water.
    Switch from overhead sprinklers to soaker hoses
    Soaker hoses conserve water by dripping water right to the [...]

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  • May Lawn & Garden Tips

    Posted April 30, 2012

    In the Garden

    Change out tired cool season annual flowers with heat-loving, summer annuals like dianthus, marigolds, portulaca and vinca.
    Prune and feed azaleas and camellias once blooming has finished. An organic fertilizer like E.B. Stone Camellia and Azalea Food is best.
    Busting at the seams? It’s time to divide and repot cymbidium orchids. Feed with a “growth [...]

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  • April Lawn & Garden Tips

    Posted March 17, 2012

    In the Garden

    Get cook’n! Start seeds for heirloom kitchen gardens. Look for Botanical Interests organic seeds.
    Select and plant roses. A wide selection is available in stores now.
    It’s edible time. After the danger of frost has past, begin planting warm season vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers and herbs.
    Continue to plant low-water usage, California friendly plants [...]

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