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• Spring Cleaning your Maryland Yard

  • April 9th, 2015
  • Posted in Aluminum Fence, backyard management, fencing, Hercules Fence, Residential Fencing Tips
  • Tags: Backyard, Maryland, spring cleaning

  Spring is finally here and the weather is beginning to break. As the sun begins to shine through the clouds of April showers and the temperatures begin to rise, many Maryland residents will take advantage of the nice weather to enjoy their yards. However, before you can enjoy your yard, it’s important to also prepare you yard for the spring and summer seasons. While spring cleaning tends to occur within your home, it’s also important to take part in spring cleaning your Maryland yard.

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• Tips To Make Your Wood Fence Look Great For 10 to 30 Years

  • December 20th, 2011
  • Posted in backyard management, fence installments, fencing, Hercules Fence
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  Do you have a wood fence or thinking about installing one? If yes, we are here to make your life style a little easier by giving you tips to make your wood fence look fabulous for more than 10 years. Read below to find out how!

  Often as a wooden fence ages, it can become gray and unattractive. You might forget the days when it was beautiful and glamorous in appearance. We are here to tell you how you can keep your wooden fence looking just as wonderful as the day you first installed it. Here is how:

  Restoring A Fence is Cheaper Than Replacing It

  You do not have to tear down your entire fence to replace it with a completely new one. A wooden fence of 30 years of age can even be made to look new again with restorations that only take two or three days to install. You can often save 80% to 90% more with restoration than replacement.

  Power Wash Before You Stain Your Fence

  Pressure washing can clean away years of gray coloration, black mold, mildew, peeling paint and old stain. You can have a fence makeover and restoration company power wash your fence. It is very affordable to do.

  Get Fence Makeover Paid For by Your Home Owners Insurance

  Some Home Owners Insurance companies will pay for you to get your fence a makeover. An insurance company would cover a fence makeover based on, for example, weather damage. All you have to do is submit a written bid to your insurance company to restore and repair your fence.

  For more tips on how to make your wooden fence stay in great condition, read this article from BKLuth.HubPages.com.

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• 10 Ways to Create a Dazzling Christmas Lights Display For Your Backyard

  • December 14th, 2011
  • Posted in backyard management, Christmas Light Display, fence installments, fencing, Hercules Fence, Holiday Decoration Ideas, outdoor decoration ideas
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  Are you contemplating how to make a dazzling Christmas Lights display for your backyard? If yes, we are here to help you create a dazzling Christmas Lights display with 10 expert tips on Christmas lights. Read below to get started.

  Start Out Small

  If this is your first time doing a Christmas Lights display, let only two or three items to be the focal points. You can always add a new display as the years go by. Some great focal points are trees, bushes and fences.

  Be Safe

  Make sure you only use lights with Underwriter Laboratories labeling. These types of lights are made specifically to service outdoor purposes.

  Know Your Lights

  There are many types of lights you can use for the holidays. Some are made to fit every nook and cranny of your home and yard. Some great lights to use in your backyard are blinking rope that can outline windows or net lights that can cover bushes.

  Check Weekly For Burned-Out Lights

  Make sure you test out light strings for burned-out lights. Replace all burned-out lights. If you do not replace burned-out lights, they will drain power from the entire light string to the point all the light bulbs will become dim.

  For more tips for creating a dazzling Christmas light display, read this article from YourGardenRetreatBlog.com.

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• Stunning Christmas Backyard Decoration Ideas

  • November 30th, 2011
  • Posted in backyard management, fence installments, Hercules Fence, Holiday Decoration Ideas, outdoor decoration ideas
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  Are you looking for Christmas Decoration ideas to make your backyard look stunning this holiday season? If yes, we are here to help! Read below for superb backyard Christmas decorating ideas!

  Christmas decorating does not start or end with just lighting displays. Decorate your whole home and landscape for a beautiful holiday atmosphere.

  Birdbaths

  If you have a birdbath, decorate it with Christmas Greenery and put Christmas tree ornaments around a tiny artificial tree or a gazing ball. You can add mini lights to create a wonderful evening display.

  Window Boxes

  Make sure your window boxes are not empty during the holiday season. Overflow your window boxes with pine boughs, pinecones, and twigs to create a lovely winter display.

  Christmas Sled Decoration

  You can prop up vintage sleds on your porch wall. Decorate your sleds with greenery, twigs, berries, and Christmas ornaments. They will look wonderful as a daytime display.

  White Picket Fence Decoration

  If you have a white picket fence, style your fence with strung together pine garlands. Place lights and red bows at different intervals on your pine garlands. This decoration will look great during both the daytime and evening decorating.

  To learn about more Christmas decorating tips for your backyard, read this article from CottageHomeDecorating.com.

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• Cheap And Wonderful Backyard Thanksgiving Decorations

  • November 22nd, 2011
  • Posted in backyard management, outdoor decoration ideas, Thanksgiving Decoration ideas
  • Tags: amazing decorations, appealing, article, artificial, autumn theme, back door, Backyard, bronze, burgundy, candles, centerpiece, Cheap And Wonderful Backyard Thanksgiving Decorations, collect leaves, copper, creative, decorate, decorative ribbons, doorway, drop cloth, ehow.com, facebook, fall colors, farmers market, fence installments, great decorating ideas, harvest time, Hercules Fence, holidays, hot glue gun, indian corn, large branch, leaves, local, metallic pumpkins, nature inspiration, nature materials, orange, pinecones, pumpkins, raffia, ribbon, silver, small pumpkins, thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving holidays, thanksgiving ideas, thanksgiving theme, twigs, twitter, yellows

  Are you looking for cheap but fabulous ways to decorate your backyard for the holidays? If yes, we are here to help give you great decorating ideas. Read below to get your creative juices going!

  You do not have to break the bank to have amazing decorations for the Thanksgiving holidays. All you have to do is focus on implementing the harvest time into your Thanksgiving theme. One way to do this is with fall colors such as orange, burgundy, and yellows for a great autumn theme.

  Your Backyard is your nature inspiration

  Collect a large branch from outside. Collect leaves, pinecones and twigs. Make sure you have a hot glue gun to add your smaller nature materials to the large branch. Use some store bought materials such as raffia, Indian corn and ribbon. You can place the branch horizontally above your front doorway or back door. You can also hang it vertically, if a horizontal position is less appealing. Another great idea is using your branch as part of your Thanksgiving Dinner Centerpiece. If you decide to do this, surround your decorative branch with candles. This will make a wonderful display.

  Metallic Pumpkins

  Purchase small pumpkins from a local farmers market. You can place your pumpkins on a drop cloth in your backyard. Use metallic spray paint to add sparkle to your pumpkins. Great colors to use are silver, bronze, and copper. It will take the paint hours to dry, so do your decorating the day or so before Thanksgiving. Put decorative ribbons on your pumpkins or artificial leaves.

  For more backyard Thanksgiving Ideas, read this article from Ehow.com.

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• How To Build A Dog Run

  • October 20th, 2011
  • Posted in backyard management, fence installments, pet care
  • Tags: 10 feet wide, Backyard, bathroom space, beloved dog, cold season, concrete, decent size area, dog run, dog run options, enclosing, existing fence, facebook, fall, fence installments, fencespecialists.com, gravel, ground materials, Hercules Fence, How to Build a Dog Run, love your dog, manageable area, managing your backyard, muddy areas, puppy friendly, sand, save materials, sharp gravel, side-yard, twitter, winter, wood chips

  Do you love your dog? Are you tired of the trail of dirt and mud your dog brings in the house during the wet and cold months? If yes to both, you can show your dog love and keep your home clean by building a dog run!

  Dogs when having fun in the backyard, have a tendency to track up your lawn and bring in the dirt and mud into your home. By building a dog run, you give your dog a place to run and you can confine their bathroom space to a manageable area, while saving the beauty of your yard.

  How to Build a Dog Run

  Building a dog run is easy and fun. Pick a decent size area of your yard to make just for your beloved dog. A good area to build a dog run can be a side-yard along the side of your home. Make sure the dog run is at least 10 feet wide. If you need to save on materials, build the dog run along the edge of an existing fence.

  Choose your ground material for the dog run.

  We do not recommend building your dog run on grass.  Your dog will eat the grass and destroy the grass just by playing on it. To save your grass, lay down wood chips to cover any muddy areas. Wood chips will maintain your grass and keep your dog’s paws clean, especially during the winter. If you do not like wood chips, try using gravel, sand or concrete. If you use gravel, make sure it is not sharp because sharp gravel could cut up your dog’s paws.

  To learn about enclosing dog run options and how to save money on your dog run, read this article from FenceSpecialists.com.

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• Using Your Neighbors Fence to Your Advantage

  • July 13th, 2011
  • Posted in backyard management, Residential Fencing Tips
  • Tags: Aesthetic value, Backyard, Cover, Cover the fence, Crossvine, Custom, Custom Wood Fence, Design, Dutchmans pipe, Elements, fence, Garden, Hedge, Hercules Fence, Hide your neighbor's fence, Install, Install a fence, Installed, Installed a fence, Jasmine, Metal Fence, Neighbor, Plant a vine, Privacy, Property, Soften the look, Soften the look of the fence, Style, Trellis, Using Your Neighbors Fence to Your Advantage, Wisteria, Wood, wood fence

  If your neighbor has just installed a fence that borders your property and you can’t stand to look at it, do something about it. No, don’t knock it down or vandalize it. Instead, use your neighbor’s fence to your advantage. As this article from WikiHow.com explains, there are several ways that you can tastefully hide your neighbor’s fence or even use it in the design of your own backyard.

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