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March 22, 2010 0 Comments

If you're looking for a funky little accent plant, Pieris japonica is a great choice, and the variety 'Mountain Fire' seems to do pretty well in northern Virginia. What's also important is that

March 15, 2010 0 Comments

This is a boxwood I specify a fair bit. Why? Scale. Justin Brouwer stays tight and compact. The ones in the profile picture were taken at the home of the grower's relative. They

March 10, 2010 0 Comments

This is actually a fairly under-utilized plant, which is a darn shame. I love the Chinese Fringe Tree (chionanthus virginicus), partly because it's just so unusual that its blooms stop people in their

February 21, 2010 1 Comment

Everyone and their brother does a favorite plant, plant of the week, etc. I decided to change it up a little and present the plants a little differently. I used to love the

February 10, 2010 0 Comments

Now that Snowpocalypse 2010 is over (Snowmageddon was a close second for my fav name, with SnOMG a distant third), what has it done to your plants? It was a really wet, heavy

July 19, 2009 1 Comment

The deer are a persistant problem for landscape contractors and designers in Virginia. As development reduces their habitat more and more, we see the effects of population pressures in our neighborhoods. Some days,

July 13, 2009 4 Comments

Whether you're trying to get your home ready for a party, a family visit, or just to take advantage of what you have, there are some simple projects you can take on that

June 24, 2009 2 Comments

Just finished this one, a tearout of most of the exisiting landscape and new drystacked fieldstone retaining walls and  plantings. Here's the before: And, the after: Deer are a huge issue in this

April 29, 2009 1 Comment

While I was driving around today, I kept hearing a commercial for one of the big box home improvement stores, advertising a special on Knockout (R) roses. In the ad, they talk about

April 8, 2009 0 Comments

Behold, a happy little one-gallon Stella D'oro daylily (please ignore the mess behind it- it's a work truck). I picked up this one and 29 of its friends, for a great price from