The Outback Blog
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Expert landscaping and landscape maintenance advice and tips from the experts at Outback Landscape, serving Rexburg, Pocatello and Idaho Falls Idaho.
The Outback Blog
3d ago
Don’t let anybody tell you landscape maintenance in Idaho is boring.
Voracious chomping bugs could lurk in your shrubs! Dying tree branches could come crashing down from overhead at any time! Squishy, slimy grubs devour once-healthy lawns from underground, destroying the tender roots ..read more
The Outback Blog
3d ago
Sometimes, one word is all it takes to put you in a bad mood:
Taxes. Blizzard. Weeds ..read more
The Outback Blog
3d ago
If you close your eyes, you can imagine your great new outdoor kitchen, right?
A gleaming grill, sleek countertops, an inviting patio with plenty of seating. Maybe a pergola overhead, strung with twinkling white lights.
Listen, and you can almost hear the sound of your steak fajitas sizzling. Yum ..read more
The Outback Blog
6d ago
If you’ve been hanging out here with us at all, you know it’s not a question of IF you need mulch. You absolutely do, and we’ll remind you more about why in a bit ..read more
The Outback Blog
3w ago
Nothing brings people together outdoors like a fire pit.
The evening seems luxuriously longer. Chill? What chill?
Then somebody breaks out the marshmallows, chocolate bars and graham crackers.
It doesn’t get much better than this.
Here are 6 important things to consider before adding a fire pit to your landscape ..read more
The Outback Blog
3w ago
It’s easy to take water for granted.
There it is, always ready when we need it, flowing from our faucets and spraying out over our green lawns.
Too bad we’re wasting a lot of it, for no good reason.
Experts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimate as much as 50 percent of water used for landscape irrigation is wasted ..read more
The Outback Blog
1M ago
There are some things about landscape maintenance most landscape companies don’t tell you. Frankly, you might not want to hear them.
Here at Outback Landscape, we’re not afraid of tough discussions.
Here are 10 things you should know about landscaping services ..read more
The Outback Blog
1M ago
Illuminating Answers To All Your Outdoor Lighting Questions
You never know just how powerful and important light is — until it goes away. Even the most familiar setting becomes foreign when plunged unexpectedly into darkness.
As a child, your fear of creatures that went bump in the night went away with the simple click of a night light’s switch ..read more
The Outback Blog
1M ago
What Is Hardscaping?
Nothing against flowers, shrubs, and trees — everybody loves those guys.
But hardscape is where your Idaho landscaping starts to get fun.
It’s the patio where you bust out the margaritas after a long week of work. The pretty pergola where you sneak out for a bit of quiet time, just you and that box of ice cream sandwiches you hid — um, stored — in the freezer ..read more
The Outback Blog
1M ago
8 Things to Know Before Installing an Outdoor Kitchen
Imagine enjoying the smell of steaks on the grill, a cold drink with friends, and the relaxing views of your backyard.
Does this daydream seem familiar? Then you’re probably ready to install an outdoor kitchen. But where do you start ..read more