Paths and walkways are the connections through your entire property – the trusty workhorses that make stepping into and around your home’s outdoor places a pleasure. Paths are useful and practical – they are the movers of people, pets, and stuff. They are the civil engineering facet of landscape design, a foundational infrastructure on which […]
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Landscapes and the Meditation Connection
Plant, root, grow, bloom applies for both landscaping and people. Keeping a space clear for plants and trees to grow is as important as clearing a space for daily mindfulness. If we crowd our schedules, we might crowd out important people. So too does the landscape suffer if designed with an overabundance of plant materials. […]
Being Mindful of the Land
A unique feature of Outdoor Craftsmen’s landscape design is the high level of detailed land planning that takes into account the best use of the natural environment, including topography, situational qualities (like steep hillsides or proximity to roadways), and the organic beauty of the place. Many of our clients live on properties that have qualities […]
Dreaming of spring while living in winter
Magazines, social media, and garden centers are awash in “Spring!” this time of year. Gorgeous photos of lilacs in bloom and hydrangea bushes spilling over landscape pathways are alluring and might even entice us to purchase… except we are still firmly ensconced in winter and can’t possibly turn still-frozen ground. With a blizzard forecast for […]
Romantic Gardens
The idea of a romantic garden conjures images of paths strewn with rose petals, arbors heaving under the weight of flowering vines, a water fountain surrounded by wildflowers, fireplace areas with cozy seating, or a footbridge over a babbling brook. You needn’t live in a country setting to have a beautiful landscape imbued with romantic […]
Let the experts at Outdoor Craftsmen prune your small trees and shrubs this winter
Winter is the best time of year to take care of your valuable trees and shrubs and it is a task most homeowners dread doing themselves, so Outdoor Craftsmen has added winter pruning to their bevy of landscape maintenance services (the company also offers unique and innovative Christmas lights and holiday landscape decor services). Most […]