CREATING A GARDEN ROOM

CREATING A GARDEN ROOM

One of the ways to add interest to a backyard is to create individual ‘garden’ rooms. A dining area for hosting an perfect outdoor dinner party, a lounge area to put your feet up in and read your latest magazine, an area with a firepit that is perfect for roasting...
POOL DESIGN – Part 2

POOL DESIGN – Part 2

Take note of the natural attributes of your site.  Assess both the good and bad features of your site.  Beautiful existing trees to be highlighted, a distant view to be framed and incorporated into the features of your gardens, an unattractive garage or air...
Water, Water, Water

Water, Water, Water

For all of our clients with newly completed landscape installations, our advice is to WATER, WATER and WATER all plant material. As the newly planted stock has not yet had time to grow an extensive root system, it is very important to ensure the plant as adequate...
THE PERILS OF PERMITS

THE PERILS OF PERMITS

Often we have projects ready to go – consultation done, landscape design done, construction drawings done, materials ordered; only to be held up by the municipal building permit process. Remember that it can sometime take months to get a permit, depending on the...