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Updating the Outdoors OUTDOOR SPACES CAN BE REVITALIZED WITH HELP FROM LOCAL COMPANIES

By Corinne Minard As the snow melts away, it’s easy to get excited about being outside again. We also start to wonder if our outdoor spaces are ready for us to use them. If you find your patio or yard to be outdated or underused, there are many landscaping companies in the region that can help with that.

Ft. Thomas, Kentucky-based Stegman Landscape & Tree is known for its allinclusive landscaping and tree services.

According to owner Brian Stegman, making seemingly small updates or changes can make all the difference.

Hills can often be difficult spaces to use. Cutting the hill with a wall and landscaping the area can make what wasn’t usable space into a decorative feature. Stegman did that at this property, and also added the large wall in the back.

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To make the patio area larger, land can be built up near the house to create more usable space. For this property, Stegman built the wall to hold up the patio and the porch, and installed the paver patio and the porch covering.

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A new paver patio and landscaping were able to update this yard. Stegman also reset the covered porch, giving the yard a more current look.

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Replacing walkways and adding features can also make a difference.

The owners of this house wanted a courtyard feel, so Stegman gave them a slate walkway and patio along with stone sitting walls.

For some houses, replacing what was there before can made a yard feel like a new space. “We tore out an old stone wall and an old paver patio,” says Stegman. “Then we built the new wall and put down this nice looking paver patio.”

Raising garden beds can also give a home a special touch. For this house, Stegman added the retaining wall in addition to the landscape design and installation.

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Making the World More Beautiful, One Yard at a Time Landscape Design, Installation, Maintenance • Retaining Walls, Paver Patios, Flagstone Patios, Fire Pits, (Outdoor Living Environments) • Tree Services • Lawn & Landscape Maintenance packages for homeowners • Decks, Pergolas, Trellises

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