The wood deck on this home was approximately 15 years old and the years had not been kind to it. However, its infrastructure made of treated lumber was in fine shape. The carpenter suggested redoing all the exposed features, such as decking and rails, in composite and vinyl materials. At first the homeowners reacted negatively, [...]
Continue reading...29. November 2006
For some the notion of introducing garden ornaments into the landscape conjures up an image of garish display. I not only defend the right to bring ornamentation into the landscape, but I promote it in my projects. Now before you all accuse me of filling yards with pink flamingos and Disney characters let me make [...]
Continue reading...11. November 2006
A design client of mine called to ask if I’d help him find a spot in the landscape for his new garden bench. How often we see something we really like and when we finally get it home we don’t know where to put it. When he and I surveyed the property we chose [...]
Continue reading...1. January 2006
What’s wrong with this picture? I don’t think it bothered the homeowner as much as it bothered me and maybe it’s a bit of my OCD, but the dirt splattered on the white painted base of this mailbox post had to go. And stay gone! This is just one example of the “attention to detail” that [...]
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20. June 2007
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