You may be interested to know that many landscape designers earn about as much money working to correct problems in a landscape as they do planning the initial installment. I remember a conversation I had with one landscape architect who expressed the frustration that he wished people would call him more often before they put in their [...]
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Group Plantings and Congruency
When putting landscape plants together in groups, the groupings should be in odd numbers, such as a groups of 3, 5, 7, etc. Odd number groupings are more aesthetically pleasing to our eyes because odd-numbered groupings tend to hold together better as a group than do even-numbered groupings. An interesting phenomenon occurs when we see [...]
Tip on Tree Size
A lot of people, after building a new house or building, choose to plant larger trees in their landscape because they want mature trees sooner. In my experience this is a mistake. Smaller or younger trees are much more vigorous than older trees so they transplant better, establish a lot more quickly, and grow a [...]
Fabric Weed Barriers: Helpful or Not?
A fabric weed barrier (sometimes also known as a horticultural carpet or plastic mulch) is any cloth or plastic that is put down over the soil in order to prevent weeds from overtaking your gardens. This may seem like an ideal situation but there are some things to think about before using these types of [...]
True Blue: A Hard Color to Find in Flowers
Flowers come in a wide array of colors, but a true, or pure, blue color is harder to find. The reason for this has to do with genetic selection through the years: plants naturally select for yellow and red flowers but not blue. Yellow flowers tend to attract insects like bees. Flowers, therefore naturally select [...]
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