planning

  • Coloured Foliage in the landscape

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    Incorporating coloured foliage in your landscape can add contrast and heighten visual impact. Green and blue are very restful and soothing, red is more arresting and less soothing and in between is purple. Experiment with a colour in your annual pots. Research the plant you want to add to your landscape and confirm it…

  • Do you have a garden journal?

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    I know it is difficult to find time to update your garden journal, but even if it’s a couple of weeks after the work, making notes which you will understand a year from now can help you in the long run. Some of the the things I record are dates of transplants and the health…

  • Companion Planting

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    Companion planting is an old and proven method of putting plants together so that the individual plant characteristics of one plant, enhances the growth of a different plant. The same principle is used to repel and or confuse pests. Vegetable and companion vegetable tables are available. The following companion plant list is herbs and…

  • Having a plan

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    Working with a plan will give your landscape a pulled together look regardless if the changes take place over a weekend or a few years. Included with your design are the steps to follow in your landscape development. Your time and budget will direct what can be completed in each the stage. Your design shows you where to plant and lists the hardy…