Does This Tree Make My Yard Look Fat?
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 their trees. It’s a common occurrence: I go out to meet with…
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10 Myths About Hiring a Landscape Contractor
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 an email rebutting all his flawed points when I realized what a great blog…
Flagstone Patio Pics (Northern Virginia)
In amongst the craziness of spring, I took the time to slide by a flagstone patio/ dry-stacked fieldstone wall/ planting job I designed last spring. I have to say, I’m pretty happy with how it turned out: The “main room”…
Best Plant Blog I’ve Found
Sorry for my absence from this blog- spring rush and all. But hey, ignore the tumbleweeds and check out the most amazing plant blog I’ve found! No quick hit and run posts with him. You want to know about pieris?…
Plant Profile: Mountain Fire Pieris
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 the deer don’t seem to want to…
Plant Profile” Justin Brouwer Boxwood
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 were planted over twenty-five years ago, if…