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Rhine's Pool School: Your Ultimate Guide to Swimming Pool Maintenance Ensuring the longevity and optimal function of your custom in-ground pool requires consistent and effective maintenance. Rhine Pools is dedicated to helping you understand and implement these practices, making pool ownership a breeze. Understanding Pool Maintenance Your swimming pool is a complex system that requires regular [...]
Container Gardening for the Fall Season As the leaves change color and the weather cools, many flowers and plants will begin to brown and die off. If you would like to keep some color around your landscape through the Fall Season - and cooler months for that matter - here are some tips for planting cool-weather [...]
The phrase bad-smelling plants can seem like a bit of an oxymoron. However, they do exist and when you’re thinking about landscaping, especially with spring coming soon, you may want to think about what will appeal to you both visually and when it comes to your more delicate senses, such as your sense of smell. [...]
The winter season tends to drain all of us. The cold weather means that we don’t get as much sun, which can leave you feeling tired and generally down. One solution to this problem is to make your backyard winter friendly using landscaping and hardscaping. Make your backyard warm and inviting for guests as well [...]
“Patio,” comes from the Spanish word of the same spelling, meaning backyard or garden, and is considered to be an outdoor living space meant to optimize areas for dining, entertaining, and relaxation. Generally a paved or stone area between a house and its garden, patios can be covered or uncovered and are constructed of materials [...]
Since caveman have been gathering around fires and cowboys making a “Home on the Range,” keeping warm at night under the moonlit sky has been a human tradition for socialization. Though we usually relegate fireplaces to the inside of our homes for cold winters’ nights where a little extra heat goes a long way, lately [...]
Cultivating and customizing the backyard is an American love affair that will never waver with time. Even in 2012, according to a survey done by the American Society of Landscape Architects, there's a high preference for transforming outdoor space for entertaining. Despite the sluggish economy, residential design has remained stronger than other categories throughout the [...]
Last week we discussed the importance of raking, and the real benefits it provides to your Maryland lawn during the fall. However, what about Maryland homeowners who’d prefer an easier solution, one that doesn’t involve bending over all the time? That’s where leaf blowers come in. Leaf blowers are an incredibly useful fall landscaping tool, [...]
Landscaping: it’s lush and has a way of making an office or storefront look that much more luxurious. But besides attracting customers and clients with a manicured appearance and inviting outdoor space, landscaping also has the potential to reduce operational costs for building owners. How? By reducing something else on the property: the heat island [...]
Your current landscape is nice. It just seems to be missing something, though. But what? Well, have you ever considered adding a water feature, like a pond, fountain or stream? These features can really give you landscape that aesthetic element it was missing. Below you will find the pros and cons of the water features [...]