by Adam | Nov 15, 2012 | Blog, The Landscape Lounge
We get many requests for native plant gardens. Often this is based on environmental concerns, or is a request from a municipality. Native plantings have some very important features. Because these plants are local to the area in which they are planted; they are very...
by Adam | Nov 7, 2012 | Blog, Company News Corner, The Landscape Lounge
Plantings for shady areas can be problematic, but D.A Gracey has this down to a fine art and we truly enjoy the subtleness and intricate nature of a shade garden. A garden in full sun offers many choices in the variety of plants that can be used, as well as the array...
by Adam | Oct 19, 2012 | Blog
To D.A Gracey & Associates Ltd a contemporary landscape is one which is defined by clean lines and a simple layout. A limited palette of materials are used for both the hard and soft landscape components, for items such as; paving, fencing and plant material....
by Adam | Oct 10, 2012 | Blog, The Landscape Lounge
You may be enjoying the fall colours that are currently transforming our gardens and neighbourhoods but did you know that now is the time to think spring when it comes to gardening? That’s right now is the time to plant bulbs for colour next spring when many of...
by Adam | Sep 24, 2012 | Blog, Inspiring Landscape Quotes
“In a garden we have indeed left the real world and entered the world of fantasy and make-believe, where nature, under the control of art, gives pleasure and rest and escape from today’s...
by Adam | Aug 1, 2012 | Blog, Seasonal Scenery
We love the fact that if you provide cover, food and a water source for the birds; they will move right in and enliven your landscape with sound and motion. We spend a fair amount of time watching the adult birds scrambling to feed the hungry babies in the nearby...