There are several cold-hardy plants that withstand low temperatures and even thrive in cold climates. Outdoor Craftsmen has experience with plants that don’t mind the cold and are perfect for adding to your landscape for the ‘in-between’ seasons. Cold-Hardy Perennials Hellebores: Known as the “Christmas Rose” or “Lenten Rose,” hellebores bloom in late winter to […]
Winter
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 […]
Create a modern rockery in your own landscape
Rock gardens are a thing of beauty. They are highly sustainable, use little water, and literally elevate a landscape like nothing else. Outdoor Craftsmen is a local landscape design company that specializes in the design and construction of rock gardens, often using more than ‘rocks’, instead preferring large boulders with interesting shapes, colors, and sizes. […]
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 […]
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 […]