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The Beauty of Landscape Lighting | Boston Design Guide

We share a few tips with Boston Design Guide for making the most of landscape lighting. When done well, landscape lighting can transform your outdoor space, and allow you to enjoy your garden throughout the evening, especially in the months where daylight is short. Check out the quick blog they posted that highlights our work.

Brookline, MA - A checkerboard pattern in the lawn adds a unique interest to the garden.

A Lot from a Little in Brookline | Design New England

Our “urban secret” APLD Gold Award winner is featured in this month’s Design New England (pdf).This long term project, spanning over three years, turned a neglected Brookline corner property into a formal English country estate garden, or at least, the illusion of one.

A South End Urban Oasis | Garden Design Online

Every space, large or small, has the potential to delight. Garden Design Online posted a nice write up featuring one of our recent “mosdest” designs in Boston’s South End. An outdoor fireplace allows the townhouse owners to enjoy the space well into the New England evenings, and a relaxing water feature masks the sounds of […]

An Array of Outdoor Goodies | New England Home

It’s always nice to be recognized by our local publications. This month Kyle Hoepner, of New England Home, noted a container arrangement we had posted on Houzz. Thanks Kyle. If you haven’t explored both of these online resources we highly recommend. There’s no shortage of inspiration, and both make it far too easy to spend […]

Hills Garden Club - Wellesley Garden Tour 2009

Wellesley Garden Tour | Wellesley Weston Online

a Blade of Grass designer Heather Lashbrook Jones and a Wellesley property are featured in this month’s Wellesley Weston Magazine. The topic – the Hills Garden Club of Wellesley Garden Tour. Heather discusses her strategy for a identifying the right design perspective and notes the need to understand how the owners plan to engage with […]