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 […]
Philosophical Notes on the Land and Landscapes
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 […]
What matters most
During the holidays we give extra consideration to those who grace our lives and matter most to us. About their likes and dislikes, things they do, places they go, where and how they live and arrange their environment to suit their needs for comfort, style, and taste. This leads us to think about our own […]
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 […]
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 […]
