Top 17+ Easy Landscaping Secrets To Transform Your Backyard
Apply a Stabilizing Sealant
Save Your Fingertips with Athletic Tape
Handling brick or stone all day can scrape the skin off your fingertips, even to the point of bleeding. Gloves are OK, but they limit dexterity and wear out quickly. Here's a tip from our favorite landscape consultant. When you're laying bricks, pick up a roll of 1-1/2-inch-wide athletic tape at the drugstore and put a few wraps of it around each of your fingers. You can still get a good grip on the bricks, and your fingers won't be raw at the end of the day.
Add Drainage Outlets Every 16 Feet
When installing drainage, add outlets at about 16 feet intervals. Cover the tubing with crushed stone. Then, continue filling behind the wall with crushed stone as you build it.
