Outdoor Spaces: Hiring a Professional, Part III — Landscape Contractors and Arborists

We’ve discussed surveys, designs and hardscape certifications in this series — now comes landscape. And, just like designs and patios, a great deal of unseen time and effort goes into […]

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Outdoor Spaces: Hiring a Professional Part II — Hardscape Contractors

After using information published in the March edition of FRANK, you’re now ready for the hardscape installation. The hardscape consists of any “built structure” in the garden, which can include concrete, […]

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Outdoor Spaces: Hiring a Professional Part One — Surveyors, Architects and Landscape Designers

PLS, ICPI, CPLD, AIA, ISA, NCMA, KNLA — what do all of these post nominals mean for you and your outdoor space? No matter the acronym or stamp, they mean […]

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House Plans Make the Landscape

You might wonder what selecting a house plan or having house plans drawn has to do with landscape — and it’s everything! Dreaming about your new home or structure and […]

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Budgeting for Your Outdoor Space

When you buy a home, you give your realtor a budget.  When you design and build a home, you give your architect and builder a budget. Your outdoor space is […]

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Warm Up!: Fire Features Perfect for Gathering

Cool weather is setting in, making the perfect setting for a night by the fire. Fire is a primordial desire and creates serenity and coziness to an outdoor space. There […]

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Practical Ways to Transform for Curb Appeal: A Local Case Study

First impressions are lasting impressions. Enhancing curb appeal creates an inviting entrance to your home everyone can marvel at, including potential homebuyers if you are looking to sell. Not all […]

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From Human-made to Second Nature

Unlike other parts of the country, in the Bluegrass when we think of stone in the landscape we immediately envision the limestone walls that line our country roads and pastures. […]

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