I was walking into a meeting at a hotel last week when I saw what my path looked like. Here’s a hint: your paver walk should NEVER look like a ...
Sometimes you work with a landscape design client and an idea pops into your head. You think “wow, this is great! I just cleverly summed up the client in a ...
This is a question I get quite a lot. In an ideal world, this is the order of operations: All planting areas are prepped Trees and shrubs are planted Irrigation ...
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 ...
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 ...
You’ve heard designers talk about “moving the eye through the space.” That’s what rhythm does. Human beings, by our very nature, look for patterns. Rhythm sets up those patterns, leading ...
Just as in residential landscape design, the first impression is key with commercial landscape design. In fact, it’s even more important. After all, you’ll still sit down and visit with ...
I don’t have to tell you this is bad, right? Wrong plant, wrong place and all that? Obviously you’ve seen examples of corrective pruning to deal with improperly located trees, ...
UPDATE! There’s a new post up on planting for privacy – be sure you check it out! My name is Dave Marciniak and I hate Leyland Cypress. It’s unattractive before ...
These beauties have mostly stopped blooming at this point (although I’ve seen an oddball bloomer here and there), and now the big, dangly seed pods are doing their thing. Koelreuteria ...
