Outdoor Craftsmen’s unique design inspiration comes from nature but on a deep level due to our profession as landscape designers. We like to create ‘full-circle’ moments – recurring glimpses of happy moments like being a kid and hearing frogs on a summer night and then many years later from the patio of your own […]
Plants and Flowers
Love your landscape
Whether you have a landscape that needs a revamp or one that could use some touch ups to align it with your full vision for outdoor living, loving your landscape is important. Your landscape provides incredible benefits both in your outdoor environment and in the way it connects to your indoor space. The environmental benefits […]
New Year, New Yard
Landscapes, like many things, can get old and tired and worn out. Pathways may crumble, plantings may perform less reliably after years of giving it their all, and even trees can show signs of aging by being unhealthy, pest oriented, or simply overgrown. When is the best time to consider a landscape redo? When you […]
Beauty is all around us.
You will quickly and easily find beauty by stepping outside and into nature. Senses are activated as you tune into a completely different experience than you were having indoors. Nature is an effective and pleasant way to reset. Your perspective on something might shift, an idea might come to you, or you might silence the […]
Using ornamental grasses in a residential landscape
Outdoor Craftsmen creates landscape wonderlands for exacting clients with very good taste. Every project draws from a toolbox of craftsmen who know and love everything natural. We also have secret weapon for the best possible outcome in any landscape: ornamental grasses. They come in an enormous variety of sizes, colors, and fronds (their version of […]
Moon Gardens
“By the light of the silvery moon…” is the topic of this month’s landscape design blog post. Moon gardens are an especially nice kind of garden to have within the greater landscape because of year-round interest and a whole new perspective on the outdoor environment for homeowners and visitors alike. A moon garden uses primarily […]
