Your patio has the capacity to be a unifying space on your property. It’s like the beach, providing the best of two different landscapes. On the one hand, it’s a hard surface that will support chairs, tables and even a full sized grill to help you live your best indoor lifestyle out in your yard.…
It’s definitely a case of “if you know, you know” when it comes to having a patio in Calgary. Those homeowners with a patio out back know the focus that it brings to their garden, as well as providing an outdoor seating area to enjoy the all too short summer months. A patio provides a…
Most Calgary residents agree that summer is the best season in the city. There are the weeks of back to back warm sunshine days, everything in your yard goes into overdrive after the long winter months, and it seems like there’s a holiday or celebration every weekend to gather together with your friends and family.…
As the weather begins to warm up and the last cold nights of spring become a distant memory, homeowners across Calgary start to dream of the long summer days that can be spent outside on the deck or patio. However, with the warm weather comes the pains of Calgary summers – the strong sunlight for…
If you enjoy seeing physical evidence of the passing of each season, Calgary is an amazing city to live in. Summers are long, hot and sunny, while the snow banks seem to last forever in the winter months. Spring and fall act as true transitions between the two main seasons, and you’ll want to enjoy…
There’s nothing like summer in Calgary. The brutal cold and snow of winter seem impossible in the face of what feels like eternal days of sunshine and heat. The season is designed for spending as much time as humanly possible outside on your patio. However, as all Calgary residents know, there are a few hidden…
There’s nothing like spending the summer outside on your patio. It feels like a fantastic halfway house between the formality of your indoor living room and the unstructured nature of your lawn. It provides you with a place to entertain, to put a grill, to host a fire pit party or just relax as your…
It’s a well known truth to all Calgary citizens that winter is the hardest season to cope with. Beyond the frigid temperatures and whipping winds to cope with, there is the never ending battle against snow piling up in dangerous and frustrating snowbanks. It’s such a big problem across the city that there are entire…
Every Calgary homeowner falls into one of two categories when it comes to their outside space: either you have a deck, or you dream about having a deck. In either case, you want to make this extra living space truly unique to either drive up the value of your home or to add a sense…
Spending time outside during the warm summer months is the number one priority for many Calgary residents. The long winter months keeps everyone cooped up, so it feels imperative to make the most of the heat and sunshine. However, the irony of it all is that the sun and humidity quickly become oppressive if you…