Designing Eden LLC has been providing landscape design, installation and garden maintenance services in New Milford for over 30 years. Richard Schipul holds degrees in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. Check out our landscape design tips and information from the only nationally certified landscape designer in Litchfield County!
In this New Milford front yard, it’s all about curb appeal. Between the parking court and front door, no grass exists. Visitors to this property are introduced to an explosion of color from a combination of annuals, perennials, flowering shrubs, early spring and summer flowering bulbs as well as 8 containers filled with flowers and […]
A New Milford Front Yard Landscape Read More »
As another landscape season is upon us, I thought a conversation about getting bulk materials delivered to your property would be timely. I decided to write on the topic because I was thinking about a client who called me last year. He was curious how much I would charge to delivery 10 yards of
Landscape Material Deliveries in New Milford Read More »
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
Late Winter Blooms in a Connecticut Landscape Read More »
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,
Some Winter Interest in a New Milford Landscape Read More »
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
Litchfield County Landscape Design Read More »
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
A Connecticut Landscape Designer’s Garden Read More »
First, I have to apologize for not having any pictures to post. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that my posts typically have a couple of pictures in them. I brought a camera with two sets of batteries to the show and they were both bad and I never got
Are Succulents are the next big thing? Read More »
I’ve been a landscaper a long time, over 30 years to be exact. I started my business when I was 12 years old. Along the way, I received a degree in Horticulture and another in Landscape Architecture. I still love what I do and couldn’t imagine sitting behind a desk 40 hours a week. That
A day in the life of a New Milford Landscaper Read More »
It all started a couple months back when a friend decided to give me a present for my birthday. To my surprise, I opened the present to find a ticket to the www.warriordash.com. My first thought was, what the heck are you thinking? After my attempt to immediately back out proved unsuccessful, my second thought was I
Landscapers just might be the best conditioned professionals. Read More »
With the amount of snow we’ve had this past winter, Connecticut landscapes have really taken a beating. In the last 3 weeks I’ve seen more damage from this winter than I have in the previous 10 winters combined. Here is a picture of a beautiful Japanese Cutleaf Maple not only with a major crack in
Winter Plant Damage in a New Milford Landscape Read More »