Planning ahead in landscape design saves time, money, and frustration while leading to a more beautiful and functional outdoor space. Thoughtful planning allows you to consider plant size at maturity, seasonal interest, maintenance needs, and how the landscape will be used, reducing costly mistakes like overcrowding or poorly placed features. Outdoor Craftsmen’s well-planned designs facilitate […]
Winter
Thankful for so much, including the skill and hard work of the Outdoor Craftsmen team
The landscape professionals we employ at Outdoor Craftsmen give you, and our company, something priceless: beautiful, healthy outdoor spaces that enhance our daily lives. They transform bare ground into welcoming gardens, wildlife-friendly habitats, and places where families gather and neighbors connect. Their work requires deep knowledge of soil, plants, water, and design — skills we […]
Are trends a good thing in landscape design? Our expert designers weigh in.
Following landscape trends can be inspiring and help refresh an outdoor space. But following trends also comes with trade-offs. Pros: Outdoor Craftsmen stays current with landscape trends to keep our designs stylish and cohesive with modern design aesthetics. Trends often highlight new ideas in sustainability, such as drought-tolerant plantings, native gardens, or water-saving irrigation systems […]
Rethinking unused outdoor spaces
Outdoor Craftsmen is often called upon to ‘recontextualize’ unused outdoor space – those places outside that we all have somewhere on our property that are not used for kids, social gatherings and entertainment, or active gardening. Recontextualizing a space involves transforming underutilized areas into functional, beautiful, and sustainable features that enhance your outdoor environment. For […]
Designing “echoes” into the landscape
In a landscape, “echoes” refer to design elements that repeat or mirror each other to create a sense of harmony, continuity, and balance. Outdoor Craftsmen’s team of designers has long employed their knowledge and skill to create a rhythm in the outdoor environment, establishing a flow by visually (and physically) connecting different areas in the […]
We’re planning ahead for gorgeous blooms in 2025 and beyond!
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 […]
