Amidst a serene garden filled with vibrant colors and tantalizing fragrances, The Gardener documentary blooms like a delicate flower, telling the story of Frank Cabot, a passionate horticulturist and visionary who dedicated his life to creating a botanical oasis in the heart of Quebec, Canada (in Zone 4!). As the film unfolds, we are whisked […]
Plants and Flowers
Why Earth Day is significant to Outdoor Craftsmen
Outdoor Craftsmen is dedicated to awareness about the environment and promoting sustainability practices. We play an important role in preserving and protecting the natural environment through our work. Plants, trees, and soil, which are all essential components of the Earth’s ecosystem, are our canvas. By using sustainable landscaping practices, we help to reduce the environmental […]
Maintaining sensitivity to the land
Outdoor Craftsmen staff is conscientious of our clients’ properties and the value that the land brings to their homes and lives. That is why we are reliably mindful of the plantings chosen for each individual landscape design we create and every landscape we install. During our 35+ years in the landscape business we have seen […]
Garden Goals
Start the new year by making a ‘landscape resolution’. Garden resolutions encourage beauty, good health and wellness, and better nutrition. They help us to branch outside of traditional landscaping ideas to try something new and different; something to better suit our current lifestyle. Get inspired for the year ahead with these on-trend ideas for […]
The new influencers: plants, trees, and rocks
Many of our clients choose to make their outdoor environment their number one priority – even over interior projects – because it is an investment in beauty and pleasure for a long time. No reason to delay when trees need to grow! Whether you are building new or renovating a new-ish property, buttoning down […]
Landscapes grow gratitude and joy
When you grow things, cultivate the earth, you also nurture happiness and gratitude. Landscapes help us to appreciate the beauty in the everyday. When we take a moment to stop the dizzying spin of our lives and look at our outdoor environment – whether scanning for birds or focusing in on a particular area or […]