October 12, 2016

Where Heaven Smiles

This spectacular, one of a kind landscape exploits the exceptionally beautiful natural setting on the water by creating a completely natural, organically maintained landscape featuring a natural swimming pool, a flowering perennial and shrub border/garden, a shade garden, a beautiful new stone patio with outdoor kitchen/barbecue, arbors with cascading, flowering vines (all native) and best of all..a most powerful bird 

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October 11, 2016

Natural Landscaping in Armonk, New York

More and more in our busy technologically dominated age we are becoming disconnected from nature! It’s hard to notice or understand changes in our environment if we are not mindfully present and aware of our natural surroundings. As summer becomes fall, the nights get cooler, the leaves change color, it gets dark earlier and light latter and our bodies and 

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September 21, 2016

Garden Design in Scarsdale New York

Ah…fall is here! This is a great time to improve your landscape and kick up the curb appeal of your property! My spirits are always lifted when I return home to find my beautiful landscape shining ! My mood is elevated by the joy of seeing the next flowering perennial display or the next new fragrance waking up my senses! 

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September 21, 2016

Natural Landscaping, Renovation and Bad Design

Natural landscaping has universal appeal! Whether you are in Armonk or Riverdale, New York the beauty and satisfaction is the same! Natural landscaping involves considering the natural attributes and advantages of the existing site conditions. In the first example we are on a south-west facing slope overlooking the Hudson River with astounding views. This gave us the opportunity to use 

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September 7, 2016

How do you Create a Level Backyard? Terracing, Rip, Rap Retaining Walls and More!

We are very often posed with the challenge of creating a level, usable space where there is a slope, depression or uneven grade. There are many creative solutions available to us as designers. The first question is how great a slope or issue is presented. Is this area regulated by wetlands, building codes etc.? Is it steep enough to be 

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