This week I stopped off to check in with a landscape design client in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This is probably one of my favorite projects of the year. I'll do a more … [Read more...]
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 style! Your garden feels the same … [Read more...]
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 a landscape design client in northern … [Read more...]
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, especially in northern Virginia, the … [Read more...]
What Landscape Work Can Be Done in Fall and Winter?
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, and suddenly we're just … [Read more...]
Pondbuilding Basics
Looking to build a pond? That's a great idea. There's a whole industry that's grown up around residential backyard ponds over the last decade, so it's easier than ever to get your … [Read more...]