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Archive for January, 2009

ecological landscape designing

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

What is Ecological Landscape designing?  It is designing a landscape by taking into consideration the existing landscape that is present.  This is achieved as follows: 1. Ecological Landscape design involves taking into consideration the soil that is present.  By completing a soil texture test you will have a much clearer indication of the soil that you [...]

Lawns vs. Flowerbeds

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Many times I am contacted by a client who is looking to have their flower beds removed and lawn installed to “lower the maintenance” of the property.  Having maintained lawns and gardens for several years now, I can tell you that lawn maintenance consumes most of the maintenance costs of a landscape.  A properly prepared garden requires [...]