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 […]
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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 […]
How to ‘green’ your landscape
In the landscape industry we like to say we have always been in the ‘green’ industry. While this is true, it also has a kind of double meaning. At Outdoor Craftsmen we actively work on behalf of all our clients to implement practices that can make a difference in reducing carbon in the atmosphere. We […]
Feng Shui in the Landscape
Feng Shui is the practice of arranging your environment to maintain and build chi, which the Chinese believe is the positive energy flow that connects all things. Thoughtfully arrange your environment and reduce your outdoor clutter, which blocks natural energy flow, and you can enhance your life, increase comfort, and attract positivity into your life. […]
Straight lines in nature
Outdoor Craftsmen designers don’t ascribe to the idea that straight lines in the landscape look too ‘formal’ or ‘unnatural’. Indeed, straight lines can be quite attractive when contrasted with their counterpart ‘curves’ and are an effective way of drawing our attention to special areas of a property. We wouldn’t design an awkwardly curved path when […]
