Month: February 2012

  • Creating a Landscape Design Base Plan

    Creating a Landscape Design Base Plan

    Today I got to work drafting the base plan for a Newtown, Connecticut, Landscape Design. First, I calculate the scale to use so my landscape design will fit on the paper.  Most landscape designs are larger in area then they seem when measuring the site. Now I make a draft of the base plan based on the…

  • Enkianthus campanulatus – A Different Shrub for Connecticut Gardens

    Enkianthus campanulatus – A Different Shrub for Connecticut Gardens

    Redvein Enkianthus is an underused shrub in Connecticut gardens. I admit I don’t give this medium-sized shrub the love it deserves. That will be changing in the year ahead. Enkianthus flowers from late May to early June. Different cultivars and plants within cultivars have differing amounts of red and pink on a yellow backdrop. Redvein Enkianthus is…

  • Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’ – A Colorful Groundcover for Connecticut Gardens

    Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’ – A Colorful Groundcover for Connecticut Gardens

    Variegated Big Blue Lilyturf is an attractive, low maintenance and reliable groundcover for Connecticut gardens. Variegated Big Blue Lilyturf grows in clumps about a foot tall.  It flowers in September with twelve-inch tall lavender flower spikes.  After flowering the spikes can either be cut back or left for fall interest. The yellow variegated foliage brightens any dark…

  • Newtown CT Landscape Design Site Analysis

    Newtown CT Landscape Design Site Analysis

    Today I completed the site analysis for a landscape design in Newtown, Connecticut.  A site analysis is the first, and most vital step, when you measure and assess the site you are designing. Landscape design is about getting a feel for the site.  How much sun does the space get?  What type of soil is on the site? …

  • Where to Begin Your Landscape Design?

    Where to Begin Your Landscape Design?

    In my job as a Newtown, Connecticut, landscape designer I often meet people who have chosen to improve their landscape. Some have moved into a new home and need a front yard planting.  Others have an overgrown landscape that has literally eaten their house. Often future clients are unsure where to start developing their landscape. …