Essential Tools For some of you this may be basic information, but for those who don’t know how to dig a post hole this tidbit could save you some work and frustration. To your left are the “tools of the trade”. The 2 go together like a bow and arrow – you need both to [...]
Archive | October, 2009
Plant Spacing Can Add Years To Your Landscape
Perennials and Groundcovers – Garden Designers’ Best Friends Perennials and groundcovers play an important role in landscape design from many perspectives. One of those functions is to act as “fillers” between the young trees and shrubs. This helps early on with plant spacing and the open spaces that might occur. When we carefully arrange the [...]
Planting Near Utilities Is Delicate Stuff
Call Before You Dig How many of you have seen that “tag-line” before? Call before you dig! The utility companies have it all over their media and trucks. Essentially what it means is, if you’re planning on doing any digging on your property, call this universal number (811) from anywhere in the country (US…but no [...]
Sprinkler System Advanced Capabilities
A Rain Sensor Alone Is Not The Answer I am a nut about irrigation management on my projects for two reasons: 1) It’s just the right thing to do considering water is such a limited resource, and 2) over-watering is probably responsible for 80% of the problems we have on these landscapes. A couple of [...]
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