Saturday, December 31, 2022
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/4" Lodi Crushed
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Sunday, December 25, 2022
How to Make a Drive Way Arch For Christmas Lights
This video goes over how to make arches out of PVC pipe to use for Christmas decorations.
Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
DIY GIANT 6ft Christmas light bulb decorations!
Have you ever wanted a decoration to make a statement in your front yard? Now you can with this DIY tutorial on how to make 6' giant Christmas bulbs. I will walk you through all the steps from building the base, carving the foam bulb top, to building the giant plug. You can make one bulb or however many you would like.
I have been building DIY Christmas decorations for years for my personal Christmas display which was featured on ABC's "The Great Christmas Light Fight" (Season 7 episode 4) and we were fortunate enough to win! Now I have decided to share my DIY projects with you! I hope you enjoy and have fun building!
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/8" Lodi Crushed
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Monday, December 12, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/8" or Pea Size Lodi Rock
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Friday, December 9, 2022
Decorative Rock : 1-1/2" Ginger Rock or Sonoma Gold
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
How to Design a Landscape
Watch as Better Homes and Gardens shows you how to design a landscape! The most important thing to remember when choosing your landscape design is to do what you like--it is your yard, after all. Incorporate edging into your flower beds and in your lawn to keep weeds at bay and create a crisp, clean visual barrier. Utilize hardscape, or stepping stones, to create a functional pathway that breaks up the rest of your landscape plan. Use plants with bright foliage, such as ones with colored leaves, to help your green shrubbery come to life. Keep texture in mind when choosing your plants and flowers. For example, Black Lace Elderberry is a fun counterpoint to Evergreen Box Wood. Mix annuals, perennials, and shrubs with other landscape ideas to design a garden that is visually interesting and easy to design.
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/4" Ginger Rock or Sonoma Gold
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/8" or Pea Size Ginger Rock or Sonoma Gold
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Sunday, November 27, 2022
How to wrap a tree with Christmas lights
Do you want your Christmas display to be the brightest on the block? In this video, I will show you how to wrap Christmas lights in a large tree like a professional. Make your Christmas display shine bright and make all your family, friends, and neighbors smile. I will also walk you through the steps on how to calculate the number of strands you will need.
All the trees that are shown in this video I personally wrapped by hand. I used an extension ladder, but you can use a lift if you would like. Wrapping trees like these are a passion of mine and I take a considerable amount of time to complete each one. I have been wrapping trees like these for years at our personal Christmas display which was featured on ABC’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight” in 2019. We were season 7 episode 4 and we were fortunate enough to WIN!
All the lights and materials I use are commercial grade to ensure they work for many years. I highly recommend using these products!
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Monday, November 21, 2022
Decorative Rock : California Gold 3/4" Rock
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Friday, November 18, 2022
Quick, Easy, Simple Backyard IDEAS 🍃🌳🌱// Bobby K Designs
QUESTION OF THE DAY: What TIP HELPED YOU?
This YouTube video shows a backyard that needs some serious landscape design ideas!!!
Bobby K is a professional landscape designer from St. Louis, MO who takes on all types of projects providing solutions on HOW TO LANDSCAPE!
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Decorative Rock : California Gold 3/8" Rock
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Decorative Rock : 1-1/2" Silverstone Crushed Rock
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
STUNNING Backyard Patio Ideas/PRO TIPS // Bobby K Designs
This YouTube video shows a beautiful home that needs a patio upgrade!
Bobby K is a professional landscape designer from St. Louis, MO who takes on all types of projects providing solutions on HOW TO LANDSCAPE!
Sunday, November 6, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/4" Silverstone Crushed Rock
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Decorative Rock : Dolomite 3/4"
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Monday, October 31, 2022
DIY Stepping Stone Path - How To Build A Side Path With Euro® Stone Pavers
It's a common problem that the path around the side of the house becomes a muddy, inconvenient access point. A step stone side path is a great solution that provides easy, clean access to the backyard, while being easy to build DIY.
In this how to video, Jason Hodges takes you through the steps of measuring, excavating, spacing and laying the pavers, and adding the finishing touches such as decorative pebbles or aggregate.
Friday, October 28, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/4" Red Lava Rock
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/4" Brown Mix Lava Rock
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Saturday, October 22, 2022
DIY Pavers Installation Timelapse (Digging out sloped yard!)
We are planning to install an inflatable hot tub in our yard, but the ground is very sloped. So we dug it up and installed stone pavers!
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/4" Black Lava Rock
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Decorative Rock : Black Slate Chips
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Paver Patio with Firepit in Walled Lake Michigan | Landscape Design in O...
Curb Appeal for Front Yard Landscape Design
Monday, October 10, 2022
Decorative Rock : 1-1/2" Salt & Pepper
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
Friday, October 7, 2022
Decorative Rock : 3/4" Salt & Pepper
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
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Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
EXPERT Curb Appeal Ideas for Front Yard // Bobby K Designs
Curb Appeal for Front Yard Landscape Design
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Decorative Rock : Salt & Pepper 3/8"
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Aggregate Base Materials : Pea Gravel 3/8"
Pea Gravel 3/8" Always popular and wide range of uses.
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Sunday, September 25, 2022
DIY BACKYARD PATIO MAKEOVER ON A BUGET | SMALL SIDE PAVER FROM START TO ...
Completed our patio floor extension by using paver with decorative shadow rocks! Using pavers added to the appeal of your patio and created a new destination to the backyard! Creating destinations in the backyard is a KEY component to making your backyard look and feel like a place to get away from your everyday stress. I hope you enjoyed this video. Stay tuned for the next one.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Aggregate Base Materials : 3/4" Crushed Rock
3/4" Crushed Rock also called Crushed Drain Rock is used as a fill in areas where water needs to flow through such as drainage areas.
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Monday, September 19, 2022
Aggregate Base Materials : AB Blue 3/4"
AB Blue 3/4" crushed rock is a mixture of ground materials and crushed rock that is easily compacted for use as an underlayment in roadbuiding and many other projects that require a good foundation.
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Friday, September 16, 2022
10 Cheap Landscaping ideas for Small Backyards
More details and credit-related to 10 cheap landscaping ideas for small backyards.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Pathfines & DG
Pathway Fines have become very popular with city landscaping as well as private landscaping. There are several different colors available. We carry the Sonoma Gold or Ginger Pathfines, Blue Pathfines, and Gold DG. Made from finely-ground rock. Compacts nicely and is not dusty. The best aspect is that it doesn’t turn to mud when it rains. Pick your favorite!
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Sand Products : Mason White Sand
Mason White Sand is a fine grain, clean sand which is excellent for masons and a number of other uses.
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Sunday, September 4, 2022
Sand Products : Fill Sand
Fill Sand is a fine sand that meets specific PG & E requirements and can be used under cement slaps.
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Sand Products : Paver Sand
Paver Sand is a course grade of sand typically used under pavers or bricks.
Due to variations in color and texture in natural products, we recommend that you see the material at our location prior to ordering.
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Monday, August 29, 2022
How to install a simple Rock landscape for a front yard
Inside scoop of the nitty gritty- also having fun along the way.
Friday, August 26, 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Palm Springs: Sunnylands Gardens
Join me as I walk the gardens at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, CA. Sunnylands used to be the winter home of Walter and Leonore Annenberg and it is just a short drive from Palm Springs. Since 2012, Sunnylands hosts visitors at the house and beautiful gardens.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Garden of the Week - Graceful Gardens Philly Rooftop
The times we live in have drawn millions of people into dense city spaces devoid of much contact with the natural world. People long for a connection with Mother Nature and garden design and development serves that unspoken need.
Graceful Gardens of Philadelphia does just that. They bring some humanity into places begging for greenery. It is odd that we might think that humanizing a space means in part to bring plants into it. But that is exactly what bringing beauty into city locations does, it humanizes the space. Our garden of the week features the work of Grace Wick’s company Graceful Gardens. They focus on beautifying the inner city spaces of Philadelphia. We are focusing on their rooftop gardens this week. But in the future we would like to give you a glimpse of their work with Containers, Planters, Entries, Window Boxes and the like. They make a little space go a long way.
Monday, August 8, 2022
Friday, August 5, 2022
Flagstone : Chocolate Select 1" - 2"
Chocolate Select 1" - 2" This deep-colored flagstone will add beauty to any space.
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Garden of the Week - Tom Deyerlee Carmel Valley
Garden of the Week visit the Carmel Valley in Monterey County to see the work of Tom Deyerlee. This secluded location features panoramic views of the valley. Located on a steep hill the landscape is a combination of tiled patios, cantilevered decks and walkways overlooking the countryside. Tom has designed and built some amazing trellises and half trellises to support various cultivars of Wisteria. He also incorporated food production in the design with fruit trees and raised vegetable planters. We lost Tom to a bicycle accident just a few years ago.His work and family continue on supporting a legacy of kindness and good will that we sorely miss.
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Flagstone : California Gold
This beautiful colorful flagstone is available in 1"
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Flagstone : Raja Red
This colorful flagstone is available in 1"
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Sunday, July 24, 2022
DIY Patio Using Quikcrete Walk Maker
Basic overview of a simple patio project. Used the Quikcrete Walk Maker country stone form to make a 133 sqft patio. Stained the concrete using Eagle acid stain, and sealed it with Behr wet-look sealer. Project cost around $500.
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Flagstone : Bluestone (Imported)
This beautiful natural flagstone is available in 1" and 2"
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Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Monday, July 18, 2022
Flagstone : French Vanilla
This beautiful natural flagstone is available in 1" and 2"
707-678-8200
Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Friday, July 15, 2022
Garden of the Month - The Plant Goddess
PlantMasters garden tour this month is designed by The Plant Goddess Landscaping Company, namely Kelley Hanna. Located in Sierra Madre, California, Kelley has taken an ordinary Southern California suburban front yard space and turned it into an extraordinary eye-catching showpiece! She paints with bright oranges and yellows, succulents and plants with variegated leaves. This garden will catch your eye year round. All turf has been removed, and there is just the right amount of rock in the garden. The predominance of succulents makes this garden highly water efficient and a winding flagstone walkway branches off in two directions. The space feels like the entrance to a botanical garden even though its really an entrance to a home.
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Flagstone : Antique Rustic Tumbled
This beautiful colorful flagstone is available in 1" and 2"
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Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Garden of the Week - Connie Lefkowits Los Altos
Garden of the Week visits Los Altos Hills in the Bay Area of California to take a look at a project designed by Connie Lefkowits. This elegant front yard garden is designed for both beauty and practicality. The space had to work for active children (evidenced by the basketball hoop in the drive way) meaning lots of foot traffic and errant basketballs. It is a long narrow front yard and Connie defined the space with some wonderful stonework near the street. A massive Deodar Cedar dominates the area and the design weaves its tapestry beautifully around it. The long driveway which would overwhelm most garden spaces is redefined in stonework and ground cover to soften the appearance.
Connie Lefkowits Garden Design
Los Altos Hills, California
Sunday, July 3, 2022
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Types of Lawn Plants
Lawns need not be, and have not always been, made up of grasses alone. Other plants for lawn-like usable garden areas are sedges, low herbs and wildflowers, moss lawns, and ground covers that can be walked upon.
Thousands of varieties of grasses and grasslike plants are used for lawns, each adapted to specific conditions of precipitation and irrigation, seasonal temperatures, and sun/shade tolerances. Plant hybridizers and botanists are constantly creating and finding improved varieties of the basic species and new ones, often more economical and environmentally sustainable by needing less water, fertilizer, pest and disease treatments, and maintenance. The three basic categories are cool season grasses, warm season grasses, and grass alternatives.
Read more, here.
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Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Monday, June 27, 2022
How to Build a Simple Stone Walkway | Large Stepping Stone Pathway
This simple stone walkway was laid in a day using large stepping stones. I wanted to keep grass space in between each stone for a modern look. I also laid them directly in dirt with no gravel or paver base - I still think the pathway will hold given the stones are so heavy (70 pounds each!). This stepping stone pathway project can be done by a beginner - just dig up some dirt, level the area, and put your stones in!
Friday, June 24, 2022
Origins of Lawns
Lawns may have originated as grassed enclosures within early medieval settlements used for communal grazing of livestock, as distinct from fields reserved for agriculture. The word "laune" is first attested in 1540, and is likely related to the Celtic Brythonic word lan/llan/laun, which has the meaning of enclosure, often in relation to a place of worship.
In medieval Europe, open expanses of low grasses became valued among the aristocracy because they allowed those inside an enclosed fence or castle to view those approaching.
Lawns became popular with the aristocracy in northern Europe from the Middle Ages onward. The early lawns were not always distinguishable from pasture fields. The damp climate of maritime Western Europe in the north made lawns possible to grow and manage. They were not a part of gardens in other regions and cultures of the world until contemporary influence.
The origins of the popularity of contemporary lawns comes from 18th century trends replicating the romantic aestheticism of grassy pastoralism from Italian landscape paintings.
Before the invention of mowing machines in 1830, lawns were managed very differently. They were an element of wealthy estates and manor houses, and in some places were maintained by the labor-intensive methods of scything and shearing. In most situations, they were also pasture land maintained through grazing by sheep or other livestock. Areas of grass grazed regularly by rabbits, horses or sheep over a long period often form a very low, tight sward similar to a modern lawn. This was the original meaning of the word "lawn" care, and the term can still be found in place names. Some forest areas where extensive grazing is practiced still have these seminatural lawns. For example, in the New Forest, England, such grazed areas are common, and are known as lawns, for example Balmer Lawn. Lawns similar to those of today first appeared in France and England in the 1700s when André Le Nôtre designed the gardens of Versailles that included a small area of grass called the tapis vert, or "green carpet".
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Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Lawn
A lawn is an area of soil-covered land planted with grasses and other durable plants such as clover which are maintained at a short height with a lawnmower (or sometimes grazing animals) and used for aesthetic and recreational purposes. Lawns are usually composed only of grass species, subject to weed and pest control, maintained in a green color (e.g., by watering), and are regularly mowed to ensure an acceptable length. Lawns are used around houses, apartments, commercial buildings and offices. Many city parks also have large lawn areas. In recreational contexts, the specialised names turf, pitch, field or green may be used, depending on the sport and the continent.
The term "lawn", referring to a managed grass space, dates to at least than the 16th century. Tied to suburban expansion and the creation of the household aesthetic, the lawn is an important aspect of the interaction between the natural environment and the constructed urban and suburban space. In many suburban areas, there are bylaws in place requiring houses to have lawns and requiring the proper maintenance of these lawns. In some jurisdictions where there are water shortages, local government authorities are encouraging alternatives to lawns to reduce water use.
Read more, here.
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Dixon Landscape Materials
150 East H Street
Dixon CA 95620
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Large Contemporary Family Garden with Stunning Terrace, Outdoor Kitchen ...
This large south facing London garden has a stunning terrace at its centre, with dining and seating areas as well as a wonderful bespoke outdoor kitchen unit. Privacy and shade has been created with the planting of mature trees and the terrace also has a sense of enclosure, thanks to the full planting style in the beds that surround it. There is also a gorgeous secluded fire bowl area that leads to the impressive garden room.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Pests
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Garden pests
Garden pests are generally plants, fungi, or animals (frequently insects) that engage in activity that the gardener considers undesirable. A pest may crowd out desirable plants, disturb soil, stunt the growth of young seedlings, steal or damage fruit, or otherwise kill plants, hamper their growth, damage their appearance, or reduce the quality of the edible or ornamental portions of the plant. Aphids, spider mites, slugs, snails, ants, birds, and even cats are commonly considered to be garden pests.
Because gardeners may have different goals, organisms considered "garden pests" vary from gardener to gardener. Tropaeolum speciosum, for example, may be considered a desirable and ornamental garden plant, or it may be considered a pest if it seeds and starts to grow where it is not wanted. As another example, in lawns, moss can become dominant and be impossible to eradicate. In some lawns, lichens, especially very damp lawn lichens such as Peltigera lactucfolia and P. membranacea, can become difficult to control and are considered pests.
Garden pest control
There are many ways by which unwanted pests are removed from a garden. The techniques vary depending on the pest, the gardener's goals, and the gardener's philosophy. For example, snails may be dealt with through the use of a chemical pesticide, an organic pesticide, hand-picking, barriers, or simply growing snail-resistant plants.
Pest control is often done through the use of pesticides, which may be either organic or artificially synthesized. Pesticides may affect the ecology of a garden due to their effects on the populations of both target and non-target species. For example, unintended exposure to some neonicotinoid pesticides has been proposed as a factor in the recent decline in honey bee populations. A mole vibrator can deter mole activity in a garden.
Other means of control include the removal of infected plants, using fertilizers and biostimulants to improve the health and vigour of plants so they better resist attack, practising crop rotation to prevent pest build-up, using companion planting, and practising good garden hygiene, such as disinfecting tools and clearing debris and weeds which may harbour pests.
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