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August 24, 2011 0 Comments

Right plant, right place. I know I harp on that a lot. Sorry about that. The fact of the matter is that a lot of people have these teeny-tiny little areas for which

August 22, 2011 0 Comments

I recently spoke with someone who was looking for a retaining wall, four feet tall and ninety feet long. Before moving forward with a consultation he wanted a sense of what such a

August 15, 2011 2 Comments

I've had homeowners paralyzed with fear, unwilling to make changes to their landscape because of the terror that lurks below the surface. No, not Tremors (though that may be some of Kevin Bacon's

July 29, 2011 0 Comments

When I design a landscape for a brand new home in a subdivision that was until recently a hay field, I rarely get to use shade plants. Then there are loads of established

July 25, 2011 0 Comments

Sounds so fancypants, doesn't it? I have a few projects underway that need one, and it's a simple concept that sounds more involved than it is. When installing a patio, you want it

July 20, 2011 0 Comments

I get asked this question (or a variant thereof) a lot. After all, when contemplating a major remodel or new home, I'm needed to put the icing on the cake. Here's where I

July 18, 2011 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_2385" align="alignnone" width="424" caption="Source: http://fakescience.tumblr.com/"][/caption] I'm a firm believer that Nature is awesome and flowers don't clash. Ever. The view from a hot air balloon of my ideal garden would look like

July 11, 2011 0 Comments

I have a photo of an outdoor kitchen I designed that's in my presentation portfolio. Outdoor kitchens are funny. They appear to be one of those things for which there is no middle

June 27, 2011 2 Comments

Several years ago, one of the landscape contractors I've worked with in New England contacted me. He had purchased an old transmission shop and was interested in turning it into a retail garden

June 24, 2011 0 Comments

This week I stopped off to check in with a landscape design client in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This is probably one of my favorite projects of the year. I'll do a more comprehensive post