Dave Marciniak

Dave Marciniak

Dave Marciniak is a landscape designer and speaker. He lives in Culpeper, Virginia and can be found via his website and on Twitter.

2019’s Holiday Poem

‘Twas mere days before Christmas, but we hadn’t slowed down We were digging and building, criss-crossing the town. Not just us, oh no no, it’s everyone this year For some reason it seems we’re all missing some cheer.  Then into…

Plantings at the Bright Spot Park

What are those plants? Culpeper County has been working hard to plant Virginia native plants around the county, so I made that a focus of this design. Here’s the plant list: Willow Oak, Quercus phellosSt. Johns Wort, Hypericum spp.Virginia Sweetspire,…

Pieris japonica ‘Mountain Fire’

The usual common name for Pieris japonica ‘Mountain Fire’ is Japanese Andromeda, which I will not use. I’ve never heard a homeowner call it “Andromeda”. I’ve heard pieris, I’ve heard japonica – that one’s fun, since there are a gazillion…