arlington landscape design

Elements of Design: Line

We all know what a line is: a connection of two or more points. In design, line happens when two planes meet, or when we see an object in …

We often think of shapes as two-dimensional: squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles. This isn't how we perceive them in the landscape, …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

These beauties have mostly stopped blooming at this point (although I've seen an oddball bloomer here and there), and now the big, dangly …

The other day, one of the industry blogs I follow highlighted a hit piece that someone did about hiring a contractor. I started to write him …

It's funny- for the longest time, I would have said no. Emphatically, in fact. After all, there have always been several flaws with stamped …