One of the fastest-growing trends in landscape design today is something known as Rainscaping. Simply stated Rainscaping is a technique that combines garden aesthetics with stormwater management....
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It is not unusual to find that you have diverse soil conditions in your garden. That is my own experience, I have bone dry soil in some areas and I can’t dig without a shovel and then other...
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During the spring and summer, one of my biggest worries is windy days. Every time I feel a gusty thunderstorm approaching or we have one of those days where the wind in your face feels like you are...
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If you have experience with Japanese culture you might have some familiarity with the concept of Wabi-Sabi but I’m betting that most of us are unfamiliar with the term. Its origins lie in...
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The first garden I ever designed was a rock garden I planted for my mother on Mother’s Day. I read about it in a magazine and thought it would be something my Mom might enjoy looking at it...
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Just because winter is setting in doesn’t mean you can let your guard down when it comes to pest control. As a matter of fact, this time of year calls for even more vigilance as the weather...
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It’s a fact that most gardeners are guilty of designing their garden with spring, summer or fall in mind and put very little emphasis on what their garden will look like in the winter. In...
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Quite a few of the questions we receive from our customers are submitted with a picture asking us “what plant is this?” Sometimes the answer is relatively easy to give but there are...
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