Following The Sun…

Following The Sun…

In a climate with so many extremes of temperature and weather, it makes sense to have several different areas throughout a property that take advantage of the best the day or evening has to offer. At our house, we have individual patios or porches on three sides of...
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Happy New Year from D.A Gracey & Associates Ltd.  We look forward with anticipation for the new year and the projects that we will help our clients to create. I have always felt it was “legal” to start planning my own garden once the rush of Christmas...
November Days

November Days

November often makes us think of cold grey days, but it doesn’t have to be that way. If you plant your landscape with a wide range of plant material you can have colour and interest throughout the year. There are still many plants in the garden providing...
NATIVE PLANT GARDENS

NATIVE PLANT GARDENS

We get many requests for native plant gardens. Often this is based on environmental concerns, or is a request from a municipality. Native plantings have some very important features. Because these plants are local to the area in which they are planted; they are very...
Contemporary Landscape Design Elements

Contemporary Landscape Design Elements

To D.A Gracey & Associates Ltd a contemporary landscape is one which is defined by clean lines and a simple layout.   A limited palette of materials are used for both the hard and soft landscape components, for items such as; paving, fencing and plant material....