Proportion and scale are two related design principles. Proportion refers to the size relationship that parts of the design have to each other and to the design as a whole. On a small
You may have noticed that it's winter outside, so there's not a lot of pretty stuff for me to take pictures of right now. It seems to me it's a great time to
Dealing with water where it leaves the property In Virginia, I've seen a few different scenarios for how water exits a property. In a lot of subdivisions, everyone's backyard pitches into a swale
ICON_PLACEHOLDEREstimated reading time: 4 minutes Dealing with water in the landscape: So, we've successfully moved the water away from the house and into the landscape. Now what? To figure out the best course
[caption id="attachment_103" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Cryptomeria japonica "][/caption] There's not a lot going on in the garden today, so I figured I'd snap a picture of my cryptomeria, aka Japaenese Cedar. It's a fantastic