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Design Ideas: Drought Tolerant Plants

We've compiled a list of some of our favorite drought hardy plants so you don’t have to choose between a beautiful yard and preserving a precious resource.

Design Ideas: For the Love of Ferns!

Gardeners that think outside the box, and are open to planting something other than the usual shade suspects, should consider the ferns!

Design Ideas: Pollinator Gardens

In this blog post we review the steps required in establishing a pollinator garden. Top among that list are time and patience.

Tall grasses continue to provide screening and sanctuary for wildlife.

Design Ideas: Winter Silhouette Gardening

Recent years have shown a new (and in some cases a renewed) interest in growing native plants in the garden, and are most frequently seen in the form of pollinator gardens.

Design Ideas: Five Fall Plants for Your Garden

Autumn is truly when New England shines. So many quintessential pieces of the area’s identity come out in fall: apple picking, the Patriots, and of course the amazing foliage transformations. But changing leaves aren’t the only source of color in the fall garden. Here are a few of my favorite ways to brighten the landscape in autumn.

Design Ideas: Three Flowering Shrubs

There are countless shrubs to choose from, with more being developed yearly by plant breeders. It’s tempting to fall for the newest or shiniest variety, but it’s wise to build the structure of your garden with tried and true performers. For me, there are three flowering shrubs that stand out amongst the landscape, as it were.

Design Ideas: Three Ornamental Trees

When you get down to it, the landscape design process is really about creating solutions to solve the challenges Mother Nature throws our way – trees to provide screening and shade, flowering shrubs that won’t be eaten by deer, perennials that can survive hungry rabbits, and so on.