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3-D Visualizations for Spring Work

Cooler months are the perfect time for spring project planning. With a 3-D visualization – we can help you plan your spring projects. Ever blankly stare at a set of architectural plans? You’re not alone. While landscape designers and architects are fluent with the drawings and symbols that make up a design plan, we realize […]

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How We Use Drones

You may think of drones as more of a hobby than a tool for landscape design, but our team regularly uses drones to get a bird’s eye view of our clients’ yards. Today’s drones have many features that can assist us in developing landscape designs. The use of high definition aerial photography can greatly expedite […]

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Prepping Yard for Winter

The end of summer often feels like the end of working in the garden, yet there are a few more things you can do to support your plants through the winter. Getting these chores done before the first hard frost will not only help your plants but give you peace of mind as the days […]

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Top Outdoor Kitchen Trends in 2020

If the kitchen is the heart of your home, then perhaps you should make the outdoor kitchen the heart of your yard!   In 2020, that’s exactly the trend we have spotted as people have spent more time at home. People long to gather as before, but haven’t felt comfortable heading off to a restaurant. […]

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Benefits of Creating Shade in the Garden

When we think about shade in the garden, we typically think about large, established trees, with many of them likely in place long before the house was built. Yet, creating shaded areas is easier than you might think and faster than waiting 20 years for a tree to mature. Also, the benefits of adding shade […]

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McLean Ranks High in the Best Cities in America

When it comes to carving out a life we love, WalletHub recently validated that it’s not just one thing but a combination of factors that measure what makes a house a home. It’s no surprise that McLean scored well in the survey of 1,200 small cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000. 42 key indicators […]

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Inside Look: Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi’s Beverly Hills Home

We couldn’t help but notice this news. … Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, just sold their Beverly Hills mansion for $15.5 million, according to listing records, just three months after buying a Beverly Hills estate from Adam Levine. Ms. DeGeneres, 61, listed the five-bedroom Los Angeles home—which sold on […]

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