A guide to the different types of outdoor lighting for your landscape and hardscape
Make the most out of your outdoor living space by adding lights. Outdoor lights make your outdoor spaces visible for a larger percentage of the 24 hour day, maximizing your usage or entertaining time. Outdoor light can be installed into or alongside most landscape and hardscape features. Here are the most used lights we use […]
PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Alaskan Weeping Cedar
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ is known for its dramatic foliage. It stands out in the landscape with its weeping branches and unique form. This is a must have plant in your landscape. This evergreen tree is slow growing, typically getting about 30’ to 40’ high with a spread of 10’ to 15’. Despite an upright growth […]
Landscape Designs in the Lehigh Valley
The landscape design video below is a compilation of a few backyard projects we designed and installed in the last few years. Each project was designed for our clients specific needs and wants for their ideal outdoor living environment. The first project is a 600 sf paver patio surrounded with landscaping. For the install we […]
Plant Spotlight: Showy Stonecrop
Sedum spectabile or known as “Showy Stonecrop” provide a color and contrast at a time when other perennials are in their decline. The spectacular fall blooms make this a must have for the landscape beds around your home. First, a little bit about the genus Sedum: Sedum comes in two different groups. The groups consist […]
PLANT SPOTLIGHT: The Crocus
The early blooms of the crocuses throughout Eastern Pennsylvania are beautiful! These quick bloomers surprise many every year because of the timing. They will “pop out” once the ground thaws and daily temperatures hit a constant temp for a few days in row. Crocuses are the first true sign of spring in the Lehigh […]
5 Outdoor Features to Add to Your Backyard in 2018
A SHADE STRUCTURE While it can be relaxing and very restorative to spend time outdoors, not everyone wants to or should be exposing themselves to the harmful rays of the sun. When planning an outdoor environment, you should include at least one source of shade in your designs. Shade structures include pavilions, gazebos, pergolas, shade […]
How the Poinsettia Became Known as Christmas Symbol.
The Poinsettia has been a Christmas symbol in the United States for over a century. Its shape is unlike any other and its beauty is stunning! – It is amazing how a warm climate “weed” has become one of the top selling potted plants in December throughout the coldest regions of the United States and […]
PLANT SPOTLIGHT: AUTUMN BRILLIANCE
Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ displays beautiful features for each season in Pennsylvania. The four season of interest makes this plant a must have your landscape. Amelanchier is a genus of mostly multi stem shrubs that grow mainly throughout the US and Canada. Also known as Shadblow or Shadbush, Amelanchier has plenty of varieties of […]
PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Golden Mop Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Golden Mop’ is known for its dramatic foliage. It stands out from the landscape with glowing gold foliage and is a must in most landscape beds. This evergreen shrub is slow growing and typically only get to about 2-3′ tall and wide over the first 10 years, eventually maturing to as much as […]
Plants That Display Beautiful Fall Colors
The colors of the fall season are marvelous! When nights start getting cool and overcast skies become more frequent, the deciduous plants will start to fade into the beautiful autumn colors that we all know so well. Large green deciduous trees fill the landscape with splashes of yellows, reds, and oranges. And trees aren’t the […]