Our 300+ days of sunshine a year mean we perform our landscape design and installation tasks year-round. This surprises many who think the ground is too frozen or the air too cold to dream up fabulous landscape designs for new homes, landscape renovations or special garden areas. Winter is a great time to start a […]
Landscape Design
Minimalist is still popular – including in landscaping
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Clare Boothe Luce The minimalist movement that started in the 1960’s thrived on simplicity in both content and form. It devolved into the excesses of the Reagan era in the 1980s, and then saw a resurgence in this country during the ‘great recession’ we experienced at the beginning of […]
Luxurious Outdoor Escapes
The pinnacle of quality in landscape design has to do with a these fundamental concepts (among others). These are some of the absolute tenets of our work. Respect for and stewardship of the land, regardless of size. This requires tuning in to all of elements of the place – light, air, sound, weather, orientation, grading […]
What you see out your window
A quality designed landscape must be functional in ways the homeowner notices from inside the house looking out. This is equally true regardless of season – in fact, more important because of the seasons. The view from kitchen and office windows has become priority for families and work-from-home professionals. You want to see color, texture, […]
The Four-Season Landscape
Outdoor Craftsmen landscape creatives are kept busy year-round designing and implementing fabulous landscape ideas for homeowners. It is imperative where we live that we think in four-season terms, where the property transitions beautifully as the seasons shift. When done well, a landscape experiences an effortless evolution from one season into the next. The end of […]
Showstopper Container Plantings
Outdoor Craftsmen has a secret weapon for extending the beauty of the landscapes they create for clients: extraordinary container gardens. From sweet and simple in rustic wood window boxes to swoon-worthy plantings in oversized pots, we have a bevy of creative ideas to make your home look and feel warm and welcoming well into winter. […]
