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Houston landscape designers are presented with unique challenges: coastal plains weather, dense soil, drainage and flooding issues, and a variety of insects and plant diseases. Whether your project is a small garden Design that only encompasses landscape planting or is a complex construction project, you can get a real return on your investment by hiring […]
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Modern outdoor lighting places heavy emphasis on architecture in such a way as to create a sense of living outdoors. It is more effect oriented than function oriented- as if the feeling of being inside has been taken from the home interior and placed around structures and gathering places throughout the yard. Selective […]
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In your landscape Design, a wrought iron trellis creates an accessory accent. It gives the eye a place to rest when viewing the landscape as a whole. Most often, wrought iron trellises are paired with plants, usually a vine, to give the plants an acceptable place to climb to higher places. Trellises are also effective […]
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Hardscapes-the non-plant material of your landscape Design-play a critical part of any garden landscape project. When combined with green, growing plants, they create an outdoor living environment that invites you, your family and friends to come in, to sit and enjoy, to meander and explore.
Types of Hardscapes
- Pool decking. This hardscape runs from the pool […]
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Houston can be a very difficult environment for garden designers. The heavily compacted, clay-like soil of our landscape makes it hard for the roots of certain plants and trees to gain a sturdy foothold in the earth. Heavy rains can suddenly flash flood yards and streets in a matter of hours, drowning and […]