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Food For Survival – Are you self reliant when it comes to food?

Part One – Food Survival Philosophy Worried about the future? Concerned about the economy? Wondering how can feed your family if you lose your job, if the government collapses or local distribution networks cease to function (even if only forContinue Reading

Landscape Maintenance Best Practices for Installing and Planting Landscaping

Installing Trees and Shrubs In the twenty years I have worked in the landscape industry I have seen many thousands of shrubs and trees planted and of those, I have seen many dead or dying from improper planting and watering.Continue Reading

Fire Pit Construction 101

Fire Pit Construction Methods and Details So over the years that I have been in the landscaping business, I have designed a number of outdoor rooms containing fire pits and I have always specified fire brick for the lining becauseContinue Reading

Shade Sails and Shade Canopies

Shade Sail and or Shade Canopy A shade sail or shade canopy is a product to create shade for outdoor spaces based on the technologies of a ship’s sail. More specifically, I am referring to the fabric portion of theContinue Reading

Outdoor Kitchen Components and Design Advice

  Let’s talk a little about Custom Outdoor Kitchens. First, let me explain that in commonly accepted terms, an outdoor kitchen is simply a kitchen that is in an outdoor unconditioned air space and is often subject to variances inContinue Reading

Turning your drainage ditch into a beautiful dry stream bed

Ditch to Dry Stream Bed So you have an ugly ditch in your yard that you just know could look so much better. Perhaps you have seen a dry creek bed in someone else’s landscape. Or maybe you saw a stream bedContinue Reading

Fire Pits and Firepits – How to Design and Build Them

Your First Fire Place: If you are like me, your first experience with a fire pit was most likely on a camping trip as a child. And if you had camping experiences like I did, you’ll probably always remember fireContinue Reading

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Tip Of the Month

March is time for end of year landscape clean-up. If you have not already, its time to clean leaves out of your gutters, rake up remaining leaves, trim dead perennials, trim trees, and prepare for Spring.