Archive | November, 2009
Plaster Is To New Pool As Sod Is To New Landscape – RB Project #6.19
I haven’t posted recently on Project #6. The work there is done…well, for this year anyway, and I’d like to show you one of the last steps to completing this project. Plastering The Pool This was a special day – certainly for the homeowner, but for all of us involved with the project. No matter how many [...]
Continue reading...Japanese Andromeda – A Natural, But Neat Look
25. November 2009
In this post we are again visiting the fabulous lake house where East Coast Landscape artfully merged the home with the natural surroundings. This is a good opportunity to introduce another great plant called Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica). It happens to be another favorite of mine and one that was used nicely on this site. In both [...]
Continue reading...Your Planting Design Should Complement, Not Compete
22. November 2009
Yes, this could be a “do-it-yourself” job, but somehow I don’t think so. There is enough larger plant material in this (ahem) design to indicate a landscape company had been involved. Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer or a member of the trade, there is a fundamental principle of landscape design: complement, don’t compete. Frankly, this principle [...]
Continue reading...Garden Pavilion Construction Begins – RB Project #8.7
20. November 2009
In the last post for this project we saw the sonotube footings beneath the four corners of the concrete slab. When the decorative stone & brickwork is complete, each footing will secure and support a pavilion column. Within the 12″ wide bluestone border is a row of brick to visually tie-in the surrounding brick patio. The [...]
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29. November 2009
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