September 29, 2014 Raised patios built with mortar-less interlocking concrete pavers and manufactured wall units are a growing trend in patio design... Read More »
September 02, 2014 Whether it is around your new home or a makeover to the place you've called home since the children were young, facing a new or revitalized landscaping design... Read More »
December 19, 2013 Pairings is a term normally associated with collaborations between head chefs and sommeliers, which join up recommended... Read More »
October 22, 2013 It can be said that legendary landscape architects James Rose and Lawrence Halprin, along with architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson, were visionaries... Read More »
August 16, 2013 For many homeowners who can't get enough time outdoors watering flowers, tending to their herb gardens, plucking plump red tomatoes, and grilling meals... Read More »
July 30, 2013 Although commonly associated with the post-American Civil War era, the Mason-Dixon line (or Mason's and Dixon's line) was actually the resolution of a border... Read More »
May 30, 2013 The Yellow Brick Road is an element in the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, which was published in 1900. Movie versions... Read More »
May 14, 2013 When you schedule your spring clean-ups and before you fire-up those leaf blowers, full service landscape contractors should consider various ways... Read More »
April 17, 2013 Until recently, planning landscape lighting meant taking a jaunt to a local garden shop or lighting store that also sold outdoor light fixtures... Read More »
December 06, 2012 As an increasing number of landscape architects, designers and contractors, turn to manufactured wallstones, they are discovering... Read More »
December 05, 2012 Homeowners are continuing to change plans from vacations to stay-cations as dreams of tropical islands become visions of transforming backyards ... Read More »
November 29, 2012 Cast stone products have come a long way from ornamental benches, columns, handrails and balusters, statuary and other architectural accoutrements... Read More »
November 20, 2012 Manufactured wallstones are more than just functional, and when properly installed, should in no way be compared to painted or texture-faced... Read More »
November 14, 2012 The trend toward heavily textured pavers made its debut on the hardscape scene a few years back and it continues to grow as the 2012 seasons gets underway... Read More »
October 17, 2012 If the expression "Hindsight is always 20/20" is in any way true, then for hardscape contractors suitable planning for the season should include reflection... Read More »
September 25, 2012 Autumn, the time for fall cleanups, is also a good time to up-sell your homeowner-customers and get some unexpected traction until the end of the year... Read More »
August 23, 2012 Since before the dawning of civilization, mankind has found solace in the beauty and tranquilizing sound of running water.... Read More »
August 22, 2012 Savvy hardscape contractors are waging war against one of the most challenging economies in quite a while with one of mankind's strongest weapons... Read More »