We recently took over the maintenance of a garden in Redding. In this case, we were called to the property to install their new pool landscape. During the design process, the client asked if we could also take over the maintenance of their garden. When we take over a new garden, we always try to […]
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Alliums There is nothing like a garden that lifts your spirit and makes you smile every time you’re within it. When I designed my own house and landscape, I spent quite a bit of time planning how visitors would approach the house, where they’d park and the experience they would get as they walked to
We are currently working on a landscape project in Washington. It’s an extension of a garden we installed a couple of years ago. The purpose of the first phase was to screen the neighbors house while borrowing a view rather than totally closing off the property. When designing the first phase, there was no thought
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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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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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I’ve been landscaping in Connecticut for over 25 years. Even after all these years, I still get nervous whenever I have to dig a trench or I have to get a large tree ball into a landscape. Why? Because I’ve dug up way too many surprises over the years. My own property never ceases
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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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This is an update, from a previous blog post, of a landscape design and installation project Designing Eden installed in the fall of 2010, in Ridgefield, CT. Watching and maintaining this garden’s growth through its first full growing season has been a real joy. Despite the wettest year in Connecticut history, I would consider this
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Did I ever tell you my wife has a thing for shoes? Oh yeah, all shoes but especially flip flops. For years, I have been asking my wife to clean out the shoe closet in our mudroom. I regularly throw out my shoes but that doesn’t seem to be the case with other members of
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I recently returned from a regional trade show. Between the equipment, new products and lectures, these large shows are very inspirational. I always love walking the trade show floor to see what’s new. I get a kick out of the entrepreneurs who have risked a lot of time and money for a chance to live
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