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...]
Why Is This Retaining Wall Failing?
I walk by this wall whenever I walk to the post office in downtown Culpeper. Walls like this are pretty common in older neighborhoods like mine. Leaning and generally unhappy walls … [Read more...]
Elements of Design: Shape or Form
We often think of shapes as two-dimensional: squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles. This isn't how we perceive them in the landscape, however. We see them in three … [Read more...]
6 Screening Plants That Aren’t Leyland Cypress
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. It's unattractive before it fills out, … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]