Here’s an update on a Ridgefield garden we installed about 10 years ago. One of the things we love about doing landscape design is watching the landscape fill in completely over the years. After we do an installation like the garden below, we are just as invested in it as the home owner. This particular […]
When you are hiring a landscape company, what do you base your decision on? How they present themselves? How professional they look? Their references? Their portfolio? How prompt they were when arriving for their appointment? The price? Unfortunately, in my experience, the biggest determining factor a majority of people base their decision on is price
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It’s always exciting to see the first signs that spring is near. When the flowers start arriving in the landscapes and gardens around New Milford, CT, I know it’s only a matter of time before the Litchfield County gardening season is in full swing. I still have a lot of things to do before then
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I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a huge fan of ornamental grasses. That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t use them in a landscape design or actually plant them in a landscape, I would. Being a plant-a-holic and someone who has a real problem throwing a plant out, I actually have 1 ornamental grass,
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All too often, landscapers and homeowners rely on hedge trimmers to maintain plant size and height. The problem with this approach is a very dense, unnatural looking shrub where all the foliage is only at the outer most edges of the plant. A plant that is so dense is a perfect environment for diseases and
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As a landscape design and installation company, our work is always varied. One of our current projects involves working in tandem with an architecture firm to provide solutions for a client with a rather large ‘want’ list. Here are two designs for their landscape. You can see in the designs that the back yard gives
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People I meet all the time always say to me “you must have the most beautiful gardens at your house”. Well, I’m sure you’ve heard “the shoe-maker’s wife often goes in ragged shoes”. I can relate! The fact is my own house is a work in progress and most likely will always be a work
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If you are a regular follower of this blog, you’re aware of my quest towards designing all of our landscapes with computer aided design. Triumph, tribulation, excitement, frustration, and stress are just some of the emotions I’ve felt in recent weeks and months as I continue the process of moving my landscape design and installation
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Today was a plant buying day, getting ready for the upcoming annual planting season. I had heard about a nursery this past winter that I decided to go to and was extremely happy that I did. Brierwood Nursery in Morris was a great find. I have been to a lot of nurseries not only in
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I met with a new landscape client last week in Goshen, CT. After I gave the couple a proposal to upgrade the gardens around their property, they asked for references. At the time, I thought it was odd. In over twenty years, very few people have ever asked me for references. Maybe it’s because