PLANNING A WALKWAY

PLANNING A WALKWAY

In residential design, the layout and materials of walkways are critical to the function and style of a property. They can range from being a very practical direct way for people to enter the home, to a meandering path that allows someone to look around and enjoy the...
HARD DECISIONS

HARD DECISIONS

There are many design decisions to be made when contemplating what paving material to use when building a patio or terrace. Picking hardscape materials can be tricky.  It’s important to know a little bit about every product so that you know what will work best for you...
SEEK INSPIRATION

SEEK INSPIRATION

It’s a new year and a new start to the gardening season. As a landscape architect working in the landscape industry, I have been asked countless times “what do you do all winter?” Believe me, there is lots to do but maybe a better question is what you can do this...
MORE TREES PLEASE!

MORE TREES PLEASE!

Trees have been used as ornamental plants as early as the Egyptians. They wrote about trees being transplanted with a ball of soil around the roots. Throughout the years and around the world, many trees were introduced to new places by trade and travel. Today these...