If you want to add height, texture, color, or beauty to any area of your landscape, go big. Oversized planters look natural in a landscape in addition to looking like sculpture or outdoor art. We use very large pots that hold up elements year after year (frost-proof) and are water-wise when possible. Very large pots […]
Gorgeous Fall container garden ideas
Our container garden crew has been busy designing stunning fall containers for our clients. We create container plantings for front entries, near garden gates, for poolside beauty, and even adorning garage entrances (because they aren’t just for visitors to see – you’ll want to admire their beauty every day too). Our design experts find the […]
Our favorite bulbs for your landscape
We’ve all been there. We enter the home improvement or grocery store and see a rack of boxes with the most beautiful bulbs pictures printed on the outside of each, enticing us to purchase one of each. Come spring, we see a discordant mixture of colors, shapes and sizes in the landscape, leaving our yards […]
End of Summer Ritual
Every year at the end of summer we take time to indulge in several rituals that provide moments of wonderful contemplation before our busy fall planting season. We pour over photos of our best spring and summer projects, taking time to savor the exquisite details in each that made it “our best project yet” (in […]
The Beauty of Bulbs
Each Spring we collectively ooo and ahhh over beauty of flowering bulbs. We might see masses of technicolor tulips gracing front walkways, or clusters of daffodils and crocus bringing a cheerful energy to some tucked away spot. We see them poke out of the ground at the first sign of warmth and amuse ourselves with […]
Fences make good neighbors
Robert Frost penned that proverb in his poem Mending Wall in 1914, and it still rings true today. Fencing enjoys a strong popularity ranking against other outdoor structures and it’s not surprising to our designers here at Outdoor Craftsmen. We estimate that about 95% of our clients mention some sort of privacy issue (or opportunity) […]