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Landscape New Milford I’ve become friendly with a lot of landscapers over the years.  In conversations with these people, one thing is clear.  All of these people went into the landscape business because they have always enjoyed being outside and they all have strong ties to the natural environment.  Those of us landscapers who ended […]

Every season I find some new underused plant that outperform my expectations. At the same time, I decide to cut ties with other plants that we’ve used on multiple jobs with lackluster results. First, the stinkers. This is the best this plant will look. Usually it sends up long stalks and the rebloom is hardly

I’m not going to lie, I was a little taken back when a client came to me and asked if I could design a Piet Oudoff inspired garden where there lawn currently existed. It’s not a huge lawn but it would still be a large undertaking that would require thousands of plants. Of course, I

For years, we had a firepit consisting of boulders in the middle of our lawn. Over the years, I became tired of looking at it and cutting the lawn around the boulders weekly for the occasional fire. It was time for a new firepit. One that I could pick up and move out of the

One strategy landscape designers use to create a welcoming entry is to add seasonal interest through containers. There is no better way to add drama than with the use of containers filled with annuals and foliage plants. For the last couple of years, I’ve had 10 planters that line my walkway from edge of drive

I found this product by chance. I had this gap between my raised hearth and wood floor. After 15 years, I finally got tired enough with the look that I decided to fill it in with something. At first, I thought I’d fill it with cement mortar but before I did, I starting wondering if

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We’ve been planting Mexican Sage in our landscape for the last couple of years. Often taking most of the garden season to mature and flower, It’s a great plant for the late season garden. Unfortunately, Mexican sage is not winter hardy in Connecticut. The good news is it’s super easy to make more plants and