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Fake it, Don’t Break it – How to Make Your Yard Look Great with Artificial Grass Thanks to AstroTurf and other “green carpets” of its ilk, artificial grass earned a bad rap in the past.  But new products, growing requests for xeriscapes at home, and a desire for lower maintenance landscapes has reawakened [...]

Installing New Sod - What You Need to Know If you’ve done all the prep work you are now ready to install your new sod.  This is the exciting part for sure, but first it’s good to familiarize yourself with some basic tips for success. 1. Plan of attack.  Figure out where to start unrolling. [...]

The Tenets of Good Lawn Care When it comes to pondering the level of maintenance a home landscape might require, it’s common to favor lawn over large garden beds.  The thinking, of course, is that lawns are easy, just needing mowing and maybe watering in between rain showers.  But the truth is, lawns [...]

Lawn Care Trends for 2020 A recent national survey of homeowners revealed that many struggle in knowing how to care for their lawn.  Whether they are stuck in old fashioned ideas about when and how often to water, or are just plain misguided on concepts involving mowing and fertilizing, there appears to be [...]

Rolling Out a New Look - How to Prepare to Lay Sod To seed or sod?  That is the question.  And while many landscape professionals will suggest that seeding is better for a number of reasons, there are likewise many reasons to consider building your lawn with sod.  For example, if you’re a [...]

The Hot Trend of Arid Landscapes In Southern California, there is a growing need and desire to create landscapes that work with the climate, rather than against.  As enthusiasm for lush green (and thirsty) lawns with neat hedges and flowering shrubs begins to fade, homeowners who want to take their water-wise landscape to the next [...]

Living Large - Outdoor design for small spaces Like anything, small yards come with myriad pros and cons. While there’s generally less to keep after, they can feel limiting in the kinds of landscape and gardens that are possible.  Fortunately, however, in Southern California, knowledgeable and talented landscape professionals can turn any lilliputian [...]

Current Trends in Landscape Design Though so many landscape styles are inspired by bygone eras, particularly as they relate to the architecture of the associated home or building, there are always contemporary trends that designers must keep an eye out for. The best way to find out is to listen carefully to what [...]

Five Basics of Scandinavian Landscape Design There is something intriguing about an outdoor style that is so celebrated when it can only be enjoyed a couple months out of the year.  The region of Scandinavia refers to the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, situated in Northern Europe, with parts extending into the [...]