Category Archives: Gardens & Planting

Outdoor Living Spaces: Designing Your Dream Backyard

Outdoor Living Spaces: Designing Your Dream Backyard

Imagine stepping into your backyard and being greeted by a picturesque outdoor sanctuary where you can relax, entertain, and connect with nature. Outdoor living spaces have become a cherished extension of our homes, providing a tranquil haven to escape the stresses of daily life. Whether you’re a nature enthusiast, a social butterfly, or simply seeking … Continue reading Outdoor Living Spaces: Designing Your Dream Backyard

How to Incorporate Sports into Your Landscape Design

Modern landscaping has evolved from well-trimmed shrubbery and vegetable plots into an array of outdoor features. Homeowners are taking advantage of the land they own – developing spaces to enjoy year-round. Including sports areas in your landscape design is a great way to combine a certain aesthetic and activity into any outdoor space. Here are … Continue reading How to Incorporate Sports into Your Landscape Design

Landscape Design Style Guide

With spring on the way, it’s time to start thinking about landscaping projects. That’s where a landscape design style guide can really help you find what you want your landscaping to say about you and your home. There are a number of types of landscape design styles, each with unique attributes. These styles include Japanese, … Continue reading Landscape Design Style Guide

5 Factors That Influence Your Landscape Design

You’ve decided to transform your outdoor living space. That’s the easy part. Now comes the hard part: Deciding. What you want Where it should all go How to make it happen Some factors might be a little beyond your control, such as the type of soil you have in your backyard. While other factors, like … Continue reading 5 Factors That Influence Your Landscape Design

What’s an Arborist and How Can One Help Your Project?

When it comes to the experts working on your landscape project, their titles pretty much explain what they do: A landscape designer….designs landscapes. A crew foreman….manages the crew. A landscape builder….builds landscapes. Another important member of the Natural Landscape Group team is our on-staff arborist. Now, we know that arborists have something to do with … Continue reading What’s an Arborist and How Can One Help Your Project?

Selecting the Right Plants for Your Garden

Plants come in all shapes and sizes. They come in all colours and shades. They also come with a variety of fragrances. While all plants are beautiful, not all plants are right for your garden landscape. If you’re completely transforming your outdoor living space, your garden is a blank canvas. Here, then, is how you … Continue reading Selecting the Right Plants for Your Garden