The Tenets of Good Lawn Care When it comes to pondering the level of maintenance a home landscape might require, it’s common to favor lawn over large garden beds. The thinking, of course, is that lawns are easy, just needing mowing and maybe watering in between rain showers. But the truth is, lawns [...]
Lawn Care Trends for 2020 A recent national survey of homeowners revealed that many struggle in knowing how to care for their lawn. Whether they are stuck in old fashioned ideas about when and how often to water, or are just plain misguided on concepts involving mowing and fertilizing, there appears to be [...]
Rolling Out a New Look - How to Prepare to Lay Sod To seed or sod? That is the question. And while many landscape professionals will suggest that seeding is better for a number of reasons, there are likewise many reasons to consider building your lawn with sod. For example, if you’re a [...]
The Hot Trend of Arid Landscapes In Southern California, there is a growing need and desire to create landscapes that work with the climate, rather than against. As enthusiasm for lush green (and thirsty) lawns with neat hedges and flowering shrubs begins to fade, homeowners who want to take their water-wise landscape to the next [...]
Living Large - Outdoor design for small spaces Like anything, small yards come with myriad pros and cons. While there’s generally less to keep after, they can feel limiting in the kinds of landscape and gardens that are possible. Fortunately, however, in Southern California, knowledgeable and talented landscape professionals can turn any lilliputian [...]
Current Trends in Landscape Design Though so many landscape styles are inspired by bygone eras, particularly as they relate to the architecture of the associated home or building, there are always contemporary trends that designers must keep an eye out for. The best way to find out is to listen carefully to what [...]
Five Basics of Scandinavian Landscape Design There is something intriguing about an outdoor style that is so celebrated when it can only be enjoyed a couple months out of the year. The region of Scandinavia refers to the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, situated in Northern Europe, with parts extending into the [...]
Unique and Unexpected Landscape Design Styles Plants are just plants...or are they? It might be surprising to learn that landscapes can be designed in a variety of styles, not unlike architecture, clothing, or even art. Of course everyone has heard of the English cottage garden, which conjures images of small outdoor spaces overflowing [...]
How to keep your garden watered when you are away It is the haunt of every holidaymaker: coming back from holidays and finding your plants or garden completely dehydrated or even dying. You can expect the worst if you go on holiday without thinking of adequate solutions to take care of your plants [...]
Have you ever heard of food forests? Faced with the health crisis of recent months, many have questioned the usefulness of using nature, and forests in particular, for food. At a time when the health and social crises have been affecting the most vulnerable populations, suggesting the development of food forests for the whole [...]
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