A Living Landscape

We are surrounded by many landscapes, but are they living? A house and garage expansion made way for this major site renovation, which includes a large edible garden with multiple […]

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Why the Natives are Restless

We have discussed creating native areas, non-native invasive plants, and native naturalizers but why do native plants play such a key role in our landscapes and beyond? Perhaps the biggest […]

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Creating a Native Oasis

The Sutley Sanctuary is a Certified Wildlife Habitat, resting on 8 acres of many carefully planned phases of hardscape and landscape design and installation, all wrapped by the Benson Creek. […]

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Unraveling the Perplexing Language of Plant Names

“You say nativar, I say cultivar.” Native, cultivar, nativar, hybrids…let’s call the whole thing off! Actually, let’s start with the basics using a commonly known perennial as an example. The […]

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Pollinators Are Aflutter Over Annuals, Are You?

In 2020 we learned that the first Saturday in May is not necessarily Derby Day, and neither is it a guaranteed time to start planting annual beds and filling hanging […]

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From Bare to Beautiful

One of the most rewarding parts of working in landscaping is transforming something that is bare into something that appears to completely belong. From design to installation and the cycle […]

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Native Plants That Won’t Make You Sneeze

Allergy free gardening?  Is there such as thing? While you can’t eliminate allergens and pollutants in the air and carried by the wind, you can certainly choose plants based on […]

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Engineering Small Spaces with Big Ideas

  If you flip through the pages of a landscape design magazine or book, chances are you will see the dreamy terra cotta and goldenrod-colored estates of Provence or perhaps […]

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