The best Virginia retaining wall, in my opinion, is the smallest one you can build and still accomplish your goals. If you have to have a wall there are a lot of material options. Which one is right for you?…
Have you ever wondered how someone gets into landscape design? I was wondering the same thing back in 2004. I was working a generic sales job while going to school for interior design, and doing landscape design work on the…
Several times each year I’m asked to help owners improve their AirBnB landscaping. My clients have short term rentals and they want to create memorable outdoor spaces that are durable, appealing to the widest variety of guests, and don’t break…
Here’s a dirty secret: landscape design for real people who don’t have a trained staff of estate gardeners can be HARD. Not only do we need to create planting designs that look great for as many months as possible, we…
Do you have a tricky runoff or erosion spot on your property, or a spot that stays pretty wet? Do you wish there was a way to make it look really good AND solve your problems? A rain garden might…
It was time to reclaim what was mine. I swung my Hori knife like a machete, slicing through thick stalks of pokeweed and tangles of morning glory vines. Woody saplings fell before my expensive, ergonomically designed pruners. In a matter…