5 UNIQUE Ways to Increase Your Property Value with Landscaping
There are many UNIQUE projects that homeowners undertake because they believe it will increase their property value. Sadly, many projects end up providing little or no return on investment. But there are certain landscape choices that you can make which will definitely increase the value of your property. Select a quality professional landscape design- A […]
UNIQUE Landscape Trends for 2018
Even though it is still very early in the year, professionals across the landscape industry have focused in on what is trending and what will be in demand as the year unfolds. The top four concepts for 2018 all tend to have their roots in a more mindful and healthy view of outdoor living spaces […]
Preventing Frost Damage on Your Plants
Many residents who are new to the Phoenix area are shocked to learn that there really is a winter season in the desert. The area is famous for the “dry heat” of the summer which can reach in excess of 110 degrees but little is mentioned about the large temperature swing which occurs in the […]
6 Things to Consider Before Designing your Backyard
You’ve finally decided it’s time to revamp your back yard, front yard or maybe even both. Thinking of adding a pool? Maybe you have an old pool that needs a facelift? Where do you begin? Meeting with a professional landscape designer, pool designer or landscape architect to help you out with your project is the […]
Protect Plants From Frost Damage
Many people are surprised when they learn it gets cold enough in Phoenix to cause frost! Quite often between December and early into March nighttime temperatures can drop below freezing which can damage plants and trees if you do not take the proper precautions. Below are some general rules and guidelines to follow to help protect […]
Winter Landscape Maintenance
Now that temperatures are dropping in Arizona, we are beginning to anticipate those milder temperatures that are headed in our direction in December, February and March. Starting the planning of the landscaping begins in these more temperate climates before the temperatures begin to kick back up to the mid-nineties. Before starting to order those landscaping […]
Unique Plant Selection
There are a number of reasons for choosing plants for the landscape. We may be attracted to the way they look or want them to serve a specific function or purpose in the landscape, such as providing a screen, blocking unwanted views, or stabilizing a soil bank. Others may be selected because of their ability […]
Get Your Garden Ready for Winter
Higher temperatures of summertime keep a lot of us inside, going out only during the later part of the day or early in the morning. As fall rolls around there are increasingly more gardeners out enjoying the day along with getting their plants back into the pre-summer heat condition. Granted, we are not as afflicted […]