One of my favorite things to do on this blog is to profile recent projects. It's a fun opportunity to show what's possible, and maybe brag a …
Design
What’s behind door # 1? Helping guests find your front door
I grew up in a 1950s ranch house in Rhode Island. It's the one in the photo above. You can see that there are two doors on the front of the …
“You must only do big jobs” and other not-quite-accurate thoughts
At 3 am I came back to bed. I love my dog, but I'm not a huge fan of the refusal to do anything on last outs but a frantic need to do it at …
Wait, these landscape and garden tools for women aren’t pink and useless? Cool!
One of the goals of this blog was to celebrate great, innovative design, and if it overlaps with landscaping? Even better, which is why I …
Landscaping for Privacy and Better Neighborly Relations
We visited our friends Stephen and Michael at Annefield Vineyards last year and I was a little jealous. Not only is their tasting room/house …
How Much Does a New Front Landscape Cost in Virginia?
A lot of pricing questions are pretty vague and nebulous, to the point where they’re as useful as asking the guys at Top Gear “hey, what …
Pros and Cons of Building a Pergola in Northern Virginia
I get a lot of requests from people interested in adding a pergola to their landscape. They’re cool to begin with and they’ve been made all …
When are your landscape design preferences stupid and wrong?
First, some background as to what made me think of this post. When I'm avoiding work, I like to browse the discussion threads over on …
How 40 Pounds of Dog Has Changed My Plans for 10,000 sq ft of Yard
I finally wore Mindy down this fall and we adopted a dog. This is my sweetheart Bonnie, a German Shorthair Pointer (GSP) mix who came to us …