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 […]
Landscape Design
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 […]
Bring your vacation home through landscaping
Many of us are inspired, impressed, surprised, awed, and inevitably moved by the natural environments we encounter when we travel. We wish we could bring a little (or a lot) of that garden or landscape and that feeling of the place home with us. You can! Outdoor Craftsmen’s staff has deep experience in incorporating into […]
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 […]
