Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Family Tree

No matter what anyone says, landscaping in McLean VA is the most elaborate in all of Northern VA. Because it is an affluent suburb of Washington DC, its inhabitants keep their homes, yards, and landscapes immaculate! It is beautiful to walk through a neighborhood in McLean and feast your eyes on all of the beautiful landscape designs that reside right outside of our nation’s capital. It’s making me not only have new ideas that I want to implement but it is also making me friendlier! I ask everyone where they got their landscape design!

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Family Parties!

I love entertaining in the nice weather. My family is always knocking on my door for one reason or another. I knew that to entertain the amount of family members in this enormous family, I needed a patio. I didn’t know of any reputable companies so I took to the internet, researching patios in Malvern PA. Low and behold, I found exactly what I wanted and a same-day estimate was taken!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

New Home - Scary Backyard!

My wife and I just purchased a home and we were very disappointed with the back yard. When we purchased the home, we knew that we needed to overhaul the space, but until we started completing the work ourselves, didn't know what we were getting ourselves into. I wanted to have an area for a fire pit and an area for grilling, while my wife wanted room to grow a garden. We stood outside trying to map out where we wanted everything to be and our backyard quickly realized that designing a backyard is harder than it looks. We were able to call a Napa County CA landscape design professional and they helped us layout our new backyard. I sure am glad that I contacted them!

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Some Inspiration From My Favorite Movie

My favorite movie growing up was Edward Scissorhands. Sure, some of it freaked me out but most of it had me in complete awe of suburbia. My husband and I just purchased our first home and when discussing our yard, I immediately fell back into my Edward obsession. I had to have our shrubs and trees designed into topiary’s like Edward would do. We called McLean VA landscape experts and although they laughed a bit – together we mapped out a plan to have a family of elephants created for our yard. I love it, and you wouldn’t believe the number of neighbors we met because they stopped by to admire our yard!

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Why Not Plan For Summer Early?

Every winter we stick ourselves inside and wait for the luxury of spring and summer to come. Why not invest in your summer months with a new patio? Can you see yourself sun tanning on your patio in the summer months or having a BBQ in the backyard with ample seating next to the grill? Reach out to a landscape design, Chester Springs, PA expert and invest in your summer vacation!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Who Should Be Installing Your New Sprinkler System?

Winter may be right around the corner, but it’s never too early to think about ways to keep your lawn looking beautiful.  And the best way to do that is having a knowledgeable, experienced team install a custom sprinkler system tailored just for your home’s landscape needs.

Anyone in the market for sprinklers in Chelmsford MA should consider the following before making any decision about who will be installing their new sprinklers:

Is it a reputable company? There are lots of landscaping companies out there who are looking to cut corners (and costs) when it comes to your lawn, but the question is, how do you avoid working with these lemons?  Here are a few tips to help anyone looking for a new company to install sprinklers:
1.      Are they accredited with the BBB? If so, what is their ranking?  This kind of information can be helpful because less reputable businesses often are not accredited with the BBB or have a negative ranking when you look them up online
2.      Is there a warranty on parts and labor?  If there isn't then you might be getting set up for future costs down the road.  Without a warranty on your new sprinkler system, the company who installed it could be setting you up for future costs on “repairs” down the road.  Don’t let them nickel and dime you!

3.      Check their references.  Lots of companies have happy customers, and the best companies are willing to share those happy customers with a potential new customer in order to get business.  Referrals are the best way to grow any business, so if someone is not able to give you a referral from a REAL client of theirs, you should be weary of working with them.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

No Procrastinating!

We all know that household chores are never fun, but leaving landscape design chores for one weekend in a chilly town like Chester Springs, PA is even worse.  Try to spread out your fall maintenance regularly so that you aren't overwhelmed with yard work.  Tasks such as ridding your yard of leaves, light pruning, mulching and planting perennials are such easy tasks that are the basics of your fall chores.  The key to fall landscaping is do a little bit every week, and you are sure to have a beautiful lawn.  Don't procrastinate like everyone in America loves doing - it won't be fun. Call the expert West Chester PA landscape designers for more tips today!