dave majewski: December 2008 Archives

It is not too early to start garden planning.  Most of us perceive our "landscape" as something to make our house look nice, flowers, trees, or an oasis to relax in.  But every landscape should have a function - a purpose - a reason for what it ends up being.  Is there a reason why your landscape is designed and arranged the way that it is? 

The plants themselves, the combination and arrangement of plants, the uses and functions of the plants and the landscape as a whole can actually be useful.  Not merely a few bowling balls or carved pillars and pom-poms spotted here and there in front of or along the foundation as mere decoration. 

When my company consults with a client that wants a new or better landscape, we first ask them "Why?"  This leads to "What" and then "How."  From this, we provide a new or renovated landscape with purpose and with a function.

What purpose will the landscape