Yesterday, I visited my uncle in Melbourne, Australia. I went there to send a gift from my father to my uncle. When I was in my uncle’s home, I was surprised when I was looking at my uncle’s home. I love his garden that is fulfilled with colorful flowers and trees that make it very [...]
Continue reading...5 November 2011
One of those is introducing plants from other regions into our landscape. For example, if you import a plant from the tropics to the desert Southwest, that plant will likely require much more water than the plants native to the region. Because water is so precious, there is no return on your investment in the [...]
Continue reading...1 November 2011
It’s taken me 22 years and three houses to design a front yard I can live with, but if you are lucky enough to hit on a perfect plan, it might take you only a year or two. If you have cash to spare, I suggest you hire a landscape architect, give them a laundry [...]
Continue reading...28 October 2011
I would then need to decide whether I should simply extend the existing landscaping to the addition or I should tear everything out and start over. No matter what I do, I need to ensure that the landscaping ties in the addition to the original house, a critical point, I believe, for a couple of [...]
Continue reading...24 October 2011
What they discover is that you can’t decide to put a house on the market next month and think that you can re-create the Garden of Eden by the time prospective buyers drive by. Miracle-Gro® just doesn’t work that fast. And, as Cher’s character Loretta Camarari said in the movie Moonstruck, “This is modern times. [...]
Continue reading...20 October 2011
Landscaping is a relatively inexpensive way to add value to your house. The landscape expert was correct, although a bit overzealous. According to the National Association of Realtors (http://www.realtors.org), about 50 percent of all house sales are based on first impressions from the curb. While a lot of that has to do with the physical [...]
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30 April 2012
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