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Landscape Plantings Marry House To Site

Have I gone too far with this metaphor? Two of the functions of good planting design that work together to marry the house to the site are: to complement the home to have the home appear integrated (connected) to its surroundings There are certainly other functions accomplished by good planting design, like creating spaces, directing [...]

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Don’t Let Your Planting Screen Be Doomed From The Start

Every landscape design is serving a function in one form or another.  Although there may be additional functions intended here, I’m sure the main objective was to provide privacy.  And rightfully so!  This home is on a busy road and intersection.  In addition to road noise I’m sure headlights at night are another annoyance. Here’s [...]

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