How To Clean An Artificial Lawn

When you have a natural grass lawn, you never think of all the work you do to maintain it as “cleaning.” Most of the time, energy, and money you invest are required simply to keep the grass alive and trimmed. Keeping it clean takes extra work. But when you have an...

Celebrate Earth Every Day!

This year’s Earth Day celebrates our approximately 8.7 million diverse species. Zooming in to the High Line, over 110,000 plants, nearly 530 species, now grow on the park. The gardens also support a variety of resident and migratory birds—catbirds, mockingbirds,...

Artificial Grass vs. Natural Grass – What Are The Differences?

If you want a lawn at your home, you have two choices – natural grass or artificial grass. Which is best? Well, that depends on practical factors such as initial and ongoing costs and the amount of maintenance required as well as personal aesthetic and sustainability...

The Importance of Poolscaping

There’s nothing more serene and relaxing than a backyard pool. But there’s more to the experience than just the pool itself; it’s critical to consider the details that go with it – aka poolscaping. This takes not just relaxation, but the aesthetic factor, to a whole...

History of Landscapes Starts with Stonehenge. Really.

As threatened promised, I’m blogging the History of Landscape course I’m taking at the University of Maryland, and here’s my first post. The (fabulous) teacher I’ll be quoting is Caren Yglesias. Interestingly to me, when I tell people I’m taking a class in landscape...