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Why Good Line Design & Form Are Critical In Landscaping
You’ve probably heard me say it before when talking design, “It just looks and feels right”. We know there’s more to it than that. But just by implementing a few key principles of good design you can produce better landscapes. Where Does Good Design Begin? For me good design begins with considering function. It has to work. What [...]
Continue reading...A Simple Landscape Plan Speaks Volumes
25. February 2010
Nothing communicates more universally than images. If I could not speak someone’s language and needed to communicate with them, I’d grab a pencil and paper and start drawing. So why don’t more contractors use simple sketches to plan and present work? I’m Talking Simple We all know there should be detailed plans for major projects, but I’m [...]
Continue reading...Plant Groupings – Why You Should Use Them
21. February 2010
Plant Groupings Resemble Nature If you think about it, most natural settings you see typically show groupings of similar plants. These plants are indigenous to the area (i.e. living and occurring naturally). This natural phenomenon gives us an excellent example and point of reference for our designed landscapes. If you’ve ever seen a mass of Native [...]
Continue reading...Where Landscape Meets Lake
28. January 2010
Let’s take another visit to the lake home and landscape project by East Coast Landscape. In the last post we traveled down natural stone steps alongside a well-built and engineered waterfeature. We’re now almost to the shoreline and standing on a wide path covered in woodchips. This path actually travels a roundabout and gradual climb up [...]
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5. March 2010
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