After having your property professionally landscape designed and built by Outdoor Craftsmen, there is the upkeep. Many homeowners want to perform basic maintenance task themselves, which should be doable if not for the self-sabotaging (but easily rectifiable) mistakes unwittingly made by the homeowner. A few examples: When a plant/shrub/tree needs to come out and you […]
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Landscaping around a deck
We are frequently asked to tackle challenging landscape design problems. Outdoor Craftsmen are experts at providing solutions that really work for our clients with unique issues like grading, poor drainage, unsightly views, and bad soil. One request we get a lot is for landscape design around a deck. Landscaping around a deck can go […]
Outdoor Craftsmen’s Cornerstones of High-Caliber Design/Build
A quality landscape can add up to 20% to your home’s value. Here is a refresher on the basics of Outdoor Craftsmen landscapes: People matter. Outdoor Craftsmen combines our design and build teams to deliver a project, and every one of them is an experienced and dedicated professional. We give everyone on a project a […]
What a tree can do
“You know me, I think there ought to be a big old tree right there. And let’s give him a friend. Everybody needs a friend.” ― Bob Ross There is something about trees that speaks to people in a very fundamental way. Planting a tree is a long-term commitment and that captures the imagination. Trees’ […]
Reasons we love trees
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best time is today.” – Chinese proverb The benefits of trees are many: health, cost savings, increased property values, the well-being of mankind, to name a few. Trees are one of the first things to appear in little kids’ drawings, evoke a […]
Reflecting
We all know how good being in nature can make us feel. We have known it for millennia. The sounds… the scent of the trees, the sunlight playing through the leaves, the fresh, clean air – these things give us a sense of comfort. They ease our stress and worry, help us to relax and […]