Over the years we have worked in this environment several lessons have made themselves clear, and one very important one is that planting lawns on soil has some serious drawbacks. One is that good well drained soil is often difficult to come by, most soil offered for...
The role of the ground cover category of ornamental plants and its’ place in the built landscape is a murky subject at best and is downright confusing for most gardeners. What are they, how to use them, and why would one ever want them is a question that many...
We always look to the wild world for instruction, and as we think of a low maintenance garden or landscape model we naturally turn once again to our source. In the natural landscape there are no weeds, there are no mowers or edgers, nobody prunes or spreads bark, and...
Landscape for our Climate, and for Your Lifestyle The experience of your house begins when you turn the corner onto your street; your house sits in a neighborhood and has a relationship with the adjoining properties. It will inevitably be compared to surrounding...
Using Native Plants in the Domestic Landscape There are many reasons for including native plants in our domestic spaces, they’re adapted to the climate and soils, they’re food and fuel for the native fauna, they’re in keeping with many of the codes of right plant for...
