MORE TREES PLEASE!

MORE TREES PLEASE!

Trees have been used as ornamental plants as early as the Egyptians. They wrote about trees being transplanted with a ball of soil around the roots. Throughout the years and around the world, many trees were introduced to new places by trade and travel. Today these...
IS THE SUMMER REALLY OVER?

IS THE SUMMER REALLY OVER?

I can see snow falling through the window as I am writing. This does not make me very happy, as I feel that this summer was not nearly long enough, warm enough, or sunny enough. But this happens every year. As I look around the gardens, there are no more bright,...
Go Green…

Go Green…

This is a photo I took of a garden in Verona, Italy.  It reminds me that sometimes the simplest things are the best.  This garden was almost completely green, with colorful accents only in the urns that were scattered sparingly throughout the site.  There was mostly...
THE PERFECT LANDSCAPE

THE PERFECT LANDSCAPE

We often get clients who want a landscape transformation that looks complete, filled in and perfect, and appears to have been there forever. They want this look immediately after the construction is complete. And we can come really close to giving this to our clients....
WALKING THROUGH YOUR GARDEN

WALKING THROUGH YOUR GARDEN

A client once asked me “How often should I walk through my garden?” I answered, “Each day, things change in a garden. If you walk through your garden every day, you will always see something new. It might be something small, but looking for it will help you take the...