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…noting these can be ideal ways to light up a people-friendly area for evening entertaining. Boike says choosing the ground cover for your areas is another detail that deserves some serious thought. Think about how the space will be used and if you want…

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…settling, for instance, start with 12. Seventy-nine percent of injuries are from falls, she says. The most popular ground cover choices are playground wood chips certified by ASTM and pea stone. Wood chips are less expensive, but they will eventually…

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…spring nymph ticks hide in this weedy grass and litter, cleaning up the yard, especially under shrubs, trees and even in ground cover will help lower the risks. (Consider trying a blower.) Also clear trash, leaves and wood piles that may offer mouse…

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…Selecting, Final Planning, and Purchasing - Landscape professionals can help you choose and locate new trees, shrubs, or ground cover. Share your drawings and tentative ideas with your local nursery or landscape contractor. As long as you have defined intended…

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…zones with stone walls, patios, swimming pools, decks and roadways. Use rock, mulch, flower beds and gardens as ground cover for bare spaces and as effective firebreaks. There are no "fire-proof" plants. Select high moisture plants that…

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…cooling the passing air. And the generally dark and coarse leaves absorb solar radiation. You might also consider low ground cover such as grass, small plants, and bushes. A grass-covered lawn is usually 10 F (6 C) cooler than bare ground in the…

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…stepping stones in a 3-2-3-2 pattern. Ideally, surround them with round river stones, but crushed stone, mulch, or ground cover will do fine. Add some interesting large rocks, half buried in the ground. Finally, to give a sense of privacy and repose…

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