Every morning I see the beauty of our natural landscapes. Even at the gym! Lifetime Fitness in West Harrison is a great example of contemporary ecological landscape design incorporating native plants into a landscape composition. The pink flowering dogwood with the flowering black choke cherries is so pretty and attractive not just to us human casual observers but to our …

You may be asking, how does it work? Where do I start? I am a client too, and from Soup to Nuts, I appreciate One Stop Shopping. Things never turn out exactly as you expect them! Sometimes costs may be more than you’ve projected and anticipated. Even with good planning, this can be true! If the goal is to achieve …

Nothing we do in landscape design and planting can compare to the cheerful beauty of spring flowering bulbs on display! Long before perennial and annual plants are available at our local nurseries the first flowering bulbs appear to cheer up our cold and overcast gray days of early spring. From New Rochelle to Rye, we plan for and implement this …

Is there anything as serene and soothing after a stressful day than relaxing beside your water garden? The sound of rushing water, the fresh, clean smell of water and plants plus the excitement of the fish and frogs playing is always stimulating and refreshing. Water gardens are wonderful to look at, to play in, to listen to, to touch and …

When we look at many of our designed and constructed residential landscapes, what do we see? Is there a variety of plants, flowers, colors, heights? Is there a variety of different trees? Are there tall, mature trees providing shade and canopy? Is your landscape dominated by lawn? What condition is the lawn in? Are there layers of perennial beds and …