Category: Garden Design And Planning

For some, professional landscape support is essential. For others, their own love of gardening or budget constraints lend them to a DIY landscaping approach. If you fall into the latter category, we have seven DIY small garden landscaping tips to get you started.  7 Tips to Get Your DIY Small Garden Landscaping Started  If you […]

One of the best ways to enjoy year-round color, texture, and interest - both inside and outside the home - is to design a cutting garden. A cutting garden uses raised beds or gopher-resistant ground options to grow your own gorgeous flower garden.   In the landscape design world, we call this a “cutting garden,” which […]

A landscape design is composed of multiple things, all of which can be divided into two categories: softscape and hardscape.   While the softscape features encompass everything planted with its roots in soil (your lawn, flowers, shrubs, trees, etc.), the hardscape elements are mostly man-made, manufactured, and/or installed - and require zero water, soil, or sunshine […]

Choosing the perfect placement for your patio – including their size and layout – requires an intricate awareness of your outdoor spaces. It also involves a big-picture perspective on how your family plans to use the space. For example, do you eat outdoors often? Will patios be used for entertaining or seasonal gatherings? Do you have children? What about pet access (or restriction from pets?)? Do […]

Landscape design has much in common with interior design, including the need to balance texture when choosing your features and fixtures (aka, softscape and hardscape features). While experienced landscape designers always take texture into the equation, homeowners often forget this essential element, which can leave outdoor spaces looking flat.  Tips For Balancing Textures In Your Outdoor Spaces  The following […]

Are you interested in an all green garden landscape design? A green, mostly monochromatic backdrop is both soothing and inspiring, creating a feeling of lush abundance, regardless of the season.   Planning ahead is the key to successfully achieving a landscape with a year-round, green appeal, taking watering needs and plants’ seasonal rhythms into account.  5 Ways To Think Green Go […]