Where is Spring?

 No winter lasts for ever. No spring skips its turn. – Hal Borland Spring officially arrived two weeks and in pouring through photos from the past few years I know that spring does actually show its face before the end of March. This photo from 2012 shows my Crocuses in full bloom this same week yet,…

Top Four Reasons You Need a Landscape Design

4) Landscaping is a major renovation – a scaled landscape design will allow you to get quotes from contractors and give you a plan that your contractor (or yourself) can actually work from. 3) A landscape design can be helpful if you require permits – many municipalities require permits for various types of work such…

Remembering A Visit…

As I sit here watching the Opening Ceremonies in Sochi, I am taken back to my visit to the Centennial Olympic Park on a visit to Atlanta probably close to 10 years ago now. The park is an amazing space, a great place for people to come together for events as well as to relax…

Planting Bulbs

Fall is the most common time to plant bulbs – Daffodils, Tulips, Snowdrops, Crocuses and so many more of our favorite springtime blooms get tucked into the earth in the fall to get ready for the spring appearances. Here are some tips you can use to help make the most of your bulb planting: –…

It’s fall, why call on a landscape designer now?

Many people think once fall comes and the days get shorter, the kids go back to school and the pumpkins start to turn orange that automatically the days of gardening are done. All those ideas they had for “building that new garden” or “putting in a pool” or “planting some new trees” or “building a…

2013 Color of the Year – Bring it into the Garden

Each year Pantone announces a color of the year. This color is usually then seen in trends in various industries – paint, textiles, fabric and it usually peeks out a bit in  garden trends. This year the color of the year is Emerald Green. Pantone has a great display of Emerald Green and its uses,…