"I want zero maintenance." If you wanted to know how many times I've heard these words in my career as a designer, I'd say to take the number of presents under a spoiled
Last year I was working in the home office when I heard a horrible screeching noise, a thump, and I felt the house shake. I use the cats as a gauge to determine
A driveway? Really? I know, but bear with me - it's totally worth it! Two springs ago, I met with a couple (they're referenced in my post "Do I Really Need a Landscape
I'm officially a HUGE fan of beautyberry (Callicarpa dichotoma). This is the time of year when plants are putting on the grand finale. Blaze orange, deep scarlet, brilliant yellow, and a multitude of
[caption id="attachment_1111" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Photo credit: The Garden Professors Blog (click for link)"][/caption] I don't have to tell you this is bad, right? Wrong plant, wrong place and all that? Obviously you've seen
I get this question a lot this time of year. I get my fall rush once the kids are back in school, it takes a few weeks to get through the design process,
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 it fills out,
Common? Maybe. Still, there's no denying that this is a showy plant in the fall. Just keep in mind that it wants to get to be a ten foot by ten foot plant.
ICON_PLACEHOLDEREstimated reading time: 3 minutes Can we speak frankly? We're friends, right? This is an issue that I encounter a lot: A lot of folks are thinking too small when it comes to
I realize that I have already posted about Cryptomeria japonica, but I wanted to do a quickie Plant Profile card for it because hey, I find them fun. I recommend the use of