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How a Professional Landscape Design Company Can Help With Your Project

Ever consider re-doing your entire landscape as a summer project? If so, you’re not alone. A lot of people consider taking it upon themselves to do their landscape design. In many cases, it can be an enjoyable endeavor. However, there’s a reason why professional landscape designers are out there. There are quite a few things involved in landscape design: horticulture, soil biology, engineering, and more. Professional landscape designers offer expertise in all areas to help you bring together a yard that not only looks incredible but is functional and fits in your budget. With an expert landscape designer, you’ll be

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Edible Landscapes For Minnesota

One very popular trend is edible landscapes. This means creating beauty and charm with plants and trees that can offer a harvest of food for you. Here are some ideas for edible landscaping to get you started planning. Fruit Trees Dwarf fruit trees never reach more than 10 feet in height generally speaking. There are many types of cold hardy fruit trees available today. Columnar apple trees are popular and can be grown even in large pots. You can get varieties that were bred to produce heritage breed apples such as Arkansas Black or Wolf. These are extremely attractive and

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Water Pools and Fountains In Styles That Work For Everyone

Water pools and fountains come in many different styles. Designing the one that will work for you is very much defined by personal style, along with matching it to your landscape. Whether you plan to install a water pond, or a fountain, our garden designers and architects can help you pick the right option for you. Formal water pool-A formal water pool is often designated by the use of pavers or hardscapes that lead up to the pool. There is typically a flat-stone border that encircles the water line of the pond, and there is a sitting area around it.

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Covered Structures Create Seclusion from Spring to Fall

A garden filled with trees, shrubs, and flowers and a lawn can be quite delightful. Edith Wharton, the noted American author lived most of her life in Europe. She noted that in Italy, “the grounds were as carefully and conveniently planned as the house,” and that “the old Italian garden was meant to be lived in-a use to which, at least in America, the modern garden is seldom put.” There has been a growing trend in America to landscapes that are more similar to the Italian way Ms. Wharton described. One of the most dependable ways to attain the essential

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