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Let There Be Light!
I have two favorite spots in my house: The first is a chaise lounge sitting next to a large window overlooking the Vine Maples in my backyard. The second is my kitchen window with a view of two old...
Beautiful, Low-maintenance Groundcover Conifers
When considering plants for your landscape, don’t forget about the vast options available in low-growing groundcover conifers. Evergreen groundcover conifers can be a low-maintenance option to fill...
Got Bugs? Get Bats!
Bats aren't just for Halloween anymore. Their reputation as ghoulish, bloodsucking, disease-carrying rodents is unjustified. They are as beneficial to our environment as birds and bees. But since...
Dos and Don’ts of Landscape Fabric
One of the least glamourous materials in the landscape may be landscape fabric. It’s cheap, ugly, and is useful in a variety of applications. Our clients sometimes ask us about installing landscape...
The Healing Power of Nature
A growing body of research is finding that regular exposure to trees and nature can help people recover from illness, and lead to better mental and physical health. Most gardeners will tell you that...
Rocks Rock!
Rocks are natural materials excavated from the earth that add beauty, function, and stability in the landscape. Much of the stone in your area will likely have been brought in from a nearby quarry...
Lawn Be Gone! Five Alternatives to a Grassy Lawn
With the growing trend for sustainability, water-wise, and eco-friendly lifestyles, most of our clients have been rethinking the lawn. We’ve encountered many requests lately to reduce or eliminate...
The Bark Dust Blues: Considerations for a New Backyard
Builders love bark dust. It covers a multitude of sins, costs next to nothing, and allows them to move on to the next project. What do you do when a builder leaves you with a new house and a...
Fabulous Foliage Plants for Your Garden
When thinking of plants for our gardens, we often think of flowers first. However, flowers are fleeting; they come and go, but foliage plants are hard at work bringing beauty to garden spaces and...
Top 10 Most Desirable and Disease-Resistant Trees
A popular proverb says "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now." There is huge amount of wisdom in these lines. The following are some of my favorite trees that...
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