Welcome to your Dream Yard!
Struggling with Lawn Problems?
Check out our great "NEW" How-to Module on dealing with Lawn Problems! It's loaded with helpful information from quick fixes to total reconstruction. See the full project details regarding the lawn repair below in our chapter on Adding Soil Over Grass.
This example of repair was due to
removal of an old patio for
installation of a new one.
It involves re-grading and blending
the new sod with the existing lawn.
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this May.
At dream-yard.com you can read and print DIY landscaping modules, visit our ideas section, or check out site updates in our blog.
Our rebuilt and blended lawn as it looked the
following season. Be patient, as good results for
blending grass may sometimes take a year
or two to achieve.
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As long as we have been settling in communities, landscaping has been a part of our lives. It is a way of expressing ourselves, our cultures, and our styles. It also shows the sense of pride we take in our homes and communities.
Landscaping can provide extensions to your living area with patios, decks and private sitting areas. It can also provide sanctuary, taking your mind to a place of solitude by strolling along paths, or tinkering in garden beds. It can increase the value of your home, or help you sell your home by giving it more curb appeal.
Whatever your reason for adding a DIY landscape project to your yard, we hope that this site will be a helpful tool in completing your projects and building your dream yard.
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Our goal is to be the best, biggest, and friendliest resource based landscaping site on the net. If you have a website, blog, product, or videos related to landscaping, we would love to hear from you. The more information we can give people the better the end result for everyone.
We also encourage professionals and do-it-yourselfers to contact us with their tips, and techniques related to the region they live in. This will allow us to build a strong network of reference material, and offer accurate methods no matter what part of the world you live in. Feel free to contact us by using the Contact Us page if there is anything about this site you feel we can change, modify, add or improve on.
If you are a contractor or supplier wishing to add pictures to our ideas section, we are happy to post your work with a link to your website with the picture. We hope this will increase traffic/business to your site as well. We hope you have a great day and enjoy this site.
Thank you,
The Dream Yard Team
Table of Contents
Dream Yard Blog
The Dream-yard blog provides the latest landscaping information on: DIY how-to modules, photos and ideas gallery, supplier resources, new products, studies, research and services.
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Dream Yard Sitemap
Dream yard sitemap for DIY landscaping projects. Use this page as a quick locator for our various resources. You will find the how-to modules, articles, product profiles and photogalleries.
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Landscaping Ideas Photo Gallery
Welcome to our photo gallery on landscaping ideas! Where we will provide you with pictures of different projects to view for inspiration.
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The Yard: Landscaping How-to Modules
The Yard is a series of how-to modules describing how to take your landscaping project from start to finish. They are also full of tips to have you thinking like an experienced landscaper.
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Introduction: Dry Stack Stone Wall
This how-to module on building a dry stack stone wall (mortarless stone wall) can be used for building retaining walls under three feet using natural stone.
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Introduction: Flagstone Patio
Welcome to dream yards module on building a dry-laid flagstone patio. This how-to will take do-it-yourselfers through the whole process of construction.
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Introduction: Edging and Decorative Rock
Using edging and decorative rock is becoming increasingly popular. This how-to module will give the do-it-yourselfer the information to install these features professionally.
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Introduction: Stepping Stone Path
This how-to will take you from start to finish on installing a stepping stone path or garden walkway. Do-it-yourselfers will benefit from many valuable tips and techniques,
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Introduction: Sodding a Lawn
So you want to sod your own lawn? You have found the right place. This how-to module will show do-it-yourselfers everything you need to know, to complete your project like a professional.
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Introduction: Seeding a Lawn
So you want to know about seeding a lawn? You have found the right place. This how-to module will show do-it-yourselfers everything you need to know, to complete your project like a professional.
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Lawn Problems
Dealing with lawn problems can be challenging, and sometimes our budgets just don't allow us to hire an expert. Ripping up your yard, and replacing it with new sod or seed may not be the only option.
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Introduction: Lawn Care and Maintenance
This lawn care and maintenance how-to module, is designed for the do-it-yourselfer. It will give you the basics of watering, mowing, fertilizing, aerating, dethatching and topdressing you lawn.
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Introduction: Planting and Transplanting Trees and Shrubs
Transplanting trees and shrubs can almost be considered a part of hardscaping, except that they are living organisms. There are thousands of different varieties, with some trees even living for 5,000
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Watering lawns
Watering lawns can be controversial when talking about the best time to water and how much water to be used? So how much water should I be giving my lawn?
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Mowing lawn
This module on mowing lawn, will show do-it-yourselfers the right techniques and the value of doing it right. Mowing lawns may seem like a pretty simple task
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Fertilizing lawn
Fertilizing a lawn is often a misunderstood concept. For do-it-yourself homeowners, this how-to will help you understand the basics of when and why to fertilize your lawn.
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Aerating lawn
Why do we aerate? when to aerate? What value is there in aerating lawns? Do-it-yourselfers can benefit from this information about how, and why they should aerate their lawns.
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Dethatching lawn
Dethatching lawn has become a regular part of preventative maintenance. Removing thatch has many benefits. Dethatching, or power raking, will pull up or slice the organic matter on the surface of the
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Topdressing: Lawn Care and Maintenance
So what is topdressing your lawn? What are the uses and benefits? This how-to will show do-it-yourselfers why and when topdressing can benefit them. Topdressing can be a pretty broad and general term
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Staking Trees
Staking trees can be a controversial subject. There is so much information out there about the right way, and the wrong way to stake a tree. How and why you should stake a tree?
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Landscaping Fabric
Using landscaping fabric is a great way of limiting the weeds around your yard for various projects. This informative mini-module will explain uses, and provide tips on working with landscaping fabric
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Landscaping Articles
At Dream-yard, we strive to bring valuable information to the site for all our visitors. Our Landscaping Articles can be categorized under: General Knowledge and Business Articles.
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Landscaping Product Profiles
Dream-yard is always looking for landscaping products that help homeowners and professionals by finding and presenting them to you on our site.
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Dream Yard Bookshelf
There are many landscaping books on the market from landscaping for dummies, to landscape design ideas and small yard landscaping. It can sometimes be a daunting task looking for your specific landsca
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Kindle Store
Check out the Landscaping reference material in our Kindle Store. These digital books are available for use with the Kindle Reader.
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Tool Shed
The Dream Yard Tool Shed shows you essential equipment for DIY projects. Pop in to take a look as a reference, if you are not sure what a piece of equipment is, or buy it if you need it.
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About Dream yard
About Dream Yard: Our goal is to be the most comprehensive site dedicated to landscaping how-to's on the internet.
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Advertise with Us
Welcome to Advertise with us! at Dream-yard.com. We are fast becoming the homeowners most relied upon online educational resource for do-it-yourselfers, making us a valuable site for landscapin
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Our Story
Many people wanted to know how we put our website together, and how we achieved great success in such a short time. So, we thought it was time to share our story.
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Glossary of Landscaping Terms
Our glossary of landscaping terms is a quick reference for you. Use it if you are unsure of any landscaping related terminology.
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Contact Us
Contact us form for dream.yard.com
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