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Design Low-Effort Landscaping

Creating a beautiful outdoor space shouldn’t feel like signing up for a second job. Low-maintenance landscaping saves you ...
Reeds, charcoal, and polishing ponds clean water that makes its way through the pool, down a waterfall at the entrance, and ...
Natural gardens are made up of native plants and wildflowers. In the wild, they just happen. But around homes, they need to be planned and nurtured. Natural landscape design is achieved by reducing ...
When I sit down to write my column for the Fort Worth Star Telegram, I think first of the great people of the beautiful city of Fort Worth and all of its suburbs. That is, after all, the core service ...
Landscape architects frequently work to transform areas that contain industrial and toxic waste, infrastructure no longer in use, or land affected by war, natural disaster or disuse. These neglected ...
Architecture for Landscape: YACademy’s high-level training course offers 8 scholarships, and internships in internationally-renowned architectural firms. 110 hours of lessons, a 60-hour workshop and ...
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You hear people talking about planning their landscapes toward a “more natural look.” Too often, however, it ends up with native plants set into unnatural designs that don’t look right for our part of ...
A client once asked us to include a clothesline in an all-natural garden we were designing. It wasn't a large yard, and this utilitarian feature didn't fit the theme. I suggested we get rid of it. The ...