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January 29, 2014 2 Comments

I finally wore Mindy down this fall and we adopted a dog. This is my sweetheart Bonnie, a German Shorthair Pointer (GSP) mix who came to us via the Mid-Atlantic GSP Rescue. Say

January 7, 2014 0 Comments

ICON_PLACEHOLDEREstimated reading time: 5 minutes It seems odd to write something about outdoor enjoyment on a day when temps have been in the single digits, but let's go with it! Obviously there's no

December 9, 2013 0 Comments

One can break landscape design clients into general categories. There are the "I don't care whatever you want" types; the ones who are excited about the project and invested in the result but

May 15, 2013 0 Comments

If I had a penny for every client who included "I want a low/no maintenance design" as part of their wish list, well... 170 pennies are in a pound, so I'd have a

April 24, 2013 8 Comments

I get asked that question a lot, as you can imagine. After all, Virginians love their brick homes, so I design a lot of patios for brick homes. I always look at two

February 27, 2013 0 Comments

Ever since starting my landscape design firm I've had an opportunity to meet with a lot of people, look at a lot of yards, and have a lot of conversations about how they

November 26, 2012 0 Comments

The longer you work with people the more you see that there are different "types" of people, and landscape design clients are no exception. There are two types of clients when it comes

April 16, 2012 0 Comments

I meet with a fair number of homeowners who say "I either want a firepit or a fireplace." This uncertainty is actually a great place to start discussing how they're going to use

March 21, 2012 1 Comment

When I was designing landscapes in Arizona, one option we had available to us was travertine marble tile. These were actual tiles - typically 12"x12" and less than a half inch think -

February 15, 2012 2 Comments

You've decided to use flagstone in the landscape. Good call! You may not be done making decisions, however. If the stone will be used in an application where you see the edge of