Several years ago, one of the landscape contractors I've worked with in New England contacted me. He had purchased an old transmission shop …
Landscape Design
Fredericksburg Pool, Patio & Pergola Design
This week I stopped off to check in with a landscape design client in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This is probably one of my favorite projects …
Landscape Design Lessons from a Newport Mansion
Several weeks ago MJ and I made the drive to Rhode Island for my niece's high school graduation. We stayed an extra day so we could …
Landscape Design Inspiration: Stone Accents
You know what this world needs? More gargoyles. Seriously, aviator sunglasses and leggings can stage a comeback and gargoyles can't? Here …
Formal Water Features in Landscape Design
Sometimes you want to wear flip flops and shorts, and sometimes you want to rock a more classic look. Formal water features never go out of …
Landscape Inspiration: Brick Details
I grew up in New England which means that the most commonly used landscape material was stone. Oh, did we have stone! I maintained a love …
Wildlife and Water Features
One of the benefits of having a water feature is that it will become the cool watering hole for the neighborhood critters. I'm working with …
7 Tips For Getting Through The Landscape Construction Process
A few weeks ago I was talking shop with my good friend, architect Francisca Alonso of AV Architects. No matter what projects we're …
Using Dry Stream Beds for Drainage
Here in Virginia we have clay soils that don't drain particularly well. We also get a fair bit of rainfall. When new subdivisions are built, …