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Water and Fire Can Coexist in Minneapolis

If you live in MN, then you probably have a lake not very far from your home. MN is known as the land of 10,000 lakes, so most homes will take water into consideration when it comes to their landscaping plans. Building a pond or small waterfall to help channel ground water will not only create a beautiful space on your property, but if combined with an outdoor fire pit, it can raise the value of your home and its sale-ability quite nicely. Ponds and waterfalls have become common place in the landscaping industry now, and can be assembled with materials

Start at the Beginning to Get the Landscape You Want

A good start to creating a good landscape plan that works for you is to take a critical look at what you have now. Does it all go together, not only in how it looks, but also how it functions? Sometimes you can make a couple of minor adjustments to make things work better. But, other times you need much more than that. Our Minneapolis Landscape designers can help you to make those adjustments, or we can develop a custom landscape plan that we will design and build with you. We can help you take an inventory of some of

Running Water, the Greatest Jewel in the Garden

Henry Mitchell, the Washington Post garden columnist wrote, “It’s true there are some gardens without fish pools, as there are some days without sunlight and some gardeners with out the sense of sight or hearing. But let us pass over those tragedies and give the garden its potentially greatest jewel, ornamental water.” Water is an essential ingredient for living life. It makes a garden come alive and draws people to it. How the water flows has an effect. Still water is calming, peaceful; a gentle fountain calms nerves and muffles the sound of neighbors and traffic. A waterfall can

Great Curb Appeal Welcomes Family, Friends, and You!

Curb appeal…does your house have it? It’s that charm that makes people take a second look and welcomes family and friends. If your front yard is inviting it will help guide your guests on how to enter your house, and even park their cars. Create a winding or straight hardscape walkway or sidewalk from the curb to the front porch with stepping stones, concrete, flagstone, pavers, or brick. Add a stone or brick courtyard for a place to meet and sit with family and friends. Color, texture, fragrance, and even a little whimsy, can make the trip to your welcome

Bees in Minnesota? What Bees?

Exactly. What bees? Few have noticed but there is a fairly serious shortage of honey bees in both the United States and Europe, like we have never seen before. With the advanced use of pesticides, and sprawling urban development, people are killing them off faster than they can repopulate themselves. This condition has reached such epic proportion that the horticultural industry has labeled it Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). It seemed to start in the winter of 2006, when bee keepers reported seeing abnormally high losses in honey production. Penn State’s Entomology Department has been studying the issue ever since. There

Do You Have Problems With Your Soil? | Architectural Landscape Design MN

Great soil makes great gardens and lawns. Rich soil that has good drainage and consistent moisture results in healthy lawns and plants. Gardens or lawns that quickly dry out most likely have soil problems. Even the healthiest plants and sod won’t flourish without good soil. All plants depend on it for their water, nutrients, and oxygen. Soil is composed of 50% solids; sand, silt, clay, and organic matter, and 25% water, and 25% air. A quick test to determine how good your soil it to take a handful of it, compress it into a ball in your hand, and

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Water and Fire Can Coexist in Minneapolis

Start at the Beginning to Get the Landscape You Want

Running Water, the Greatest Jewel in the Garden

Great Curb Appeal Welcomes Family, Friends, and You!

Bees in Minnesota? What Bees?

Do You Have Problems With Your Soil? | Architectural Landscape Design MN

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