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What Flowers to Plant in the Fall

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Larry

Knowing what flowers to plant in the fall will help you to enjoy them in the fall and in the spring as well. This article will explore which plants work best for Arizona.

Landscape Design and What Flowers to Plant in the Fall

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Let’s start with bulb flowers. There is an old saying “to get tulips in the spring, you need to plant bulbs in the fall.” Okay, there is no old saying, we made that one up. It is true however, that you want to plant bulb flowers such as tulips, irises, daffodils, crocuses, and narcissus, as well as amaryllis in the fall. If you buy your bulbs in advance of your planting time, keep them in a cool dry place. Temperatures higher than 70º F. can damage the small seedling inside the bulb. A lot of spring blooming flowers grow from bulbs that must be planted in the fall, while annuals that prefer cooler temperatures are planted in early fall. Some example of non-bulb flowers that grow in the autumn include mums, zinnias, and petunias. Consult a landscape design professional for tips on what flowers to plant in the fall.

Depending on your needs, you can either grow fall annuals in containers or plant them directly in your garden. Container displays are easy to clean up when the season is over, while you’re going to have to do a bit of digging to take out fall flowers. Regardless of whether you’re looking at bulbs or seeds, you want to make sure that the location you’re looking at is suitable for the type of flowers you’re planting.

Flowers for The Fall: Light, Temperature and Soil Types

In selecting a site for planting bulb flowers, be aware that bulbs need full sun. Pick a site with at least five hours of direct sunlight each day. In Arizona, make sure that you either consult a landscape service regarding how much water you’re going to need, or look up information about the amount of water they’re going to need. When in doubt, a good rule of thumb is once a week.

You want your garden to be beautiful. Flowers are a definite morale boost. So start out with a bit of knowledge. Know what flowers to plant in the fall.

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Landscape Design in Prescott: The Features You Want

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Larry

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Landscape design is all about features. Well, at least good design is. If you get a water feature for example, but don’t want to take care of it, pretty soon you’re going to have a rather odd flowerbed. Inversely, if you get a desert plot of land, and would like a bit of water to break up all the brown, you’re doing yourself another disservice. You want to work with a professional company that helps you to find the best compromise.

Principles of Prescott Landscape Design

Blessed by warm weather nearly year round as well as a fairly relaxed lifestyle, Prescott, Arizona is an oasis in the desert. If you live in or near Prescott, you want your landscape design to take the climate into consideration. What do we mean? Well, from April until sometimes as late as October, Arizona gets HOT. Not just warm, not just balmy, HOT with capital letters.

Prescott Landscape Design: Simple Truths

Elaborate landscape design requires elaborate care. Simple landscaping doesn’t. Sounds pretty straightforward, but the definition between simple and elaborate is also based on your abilities as well as time constraints. During the summer in Arizona, there are only two times you can comfortably work outside: very early morning and early evening. The rest of the time, the heat is a bit too much for most people to deal with.

That’s where we can help you. If you have a vision for your landscape design, from an elaborate flower garden to a Japanese garden, we are professionals, and we even know how to work around the heat.

Green Servpro is a landscape design service in Prescott, AZ. Call us today, and let us take your vision from dream to beautiful reality.

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Landscape Design Part 2: Tropical and Sub-Tropical Landscaping

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Larry

In part 1 of this 3 part series, we covered one type of landscape design: desert landscaping. Part two of this series will cover tropical and sub-tropical landscaping.

Landscape Design and Tropical Plants

It’s possible to do tropical landscaping in a small yard as this article from e-how shows:

Small side yards are sometimes hard to landscape because of the small space and odd shape. Air circulation is problematic as well. A solution for a small side yard is to decorate the area with a tropical theme. Tropical plants will withstand the heat and add dimension and color to an otherwise drab area.

Tropical Landscape Design

The basic design for tropical landscapes is pathways and seating. Make pathways in the middle of the area with white gravel or large concrete stepping stones in a bed of white gravel. Set the stepping-stones in a random pattern to mimic the look of meandering through a villa. Square off planting areas with landscape timbers and hidden seating.

To read more, please click here.

Tropical Landscape Design: Do Your Research

As for landscape design with a tropical motif in mind, do a bit of research. Find out what can grow in your area with little to no effort. Take into account your water bill as well. The wrong sort of plants could cause your water bill to skyrocket.

Some tips regarding landscaping with tropical plants. You want to create an illusion of a jungle paradise, which means densely planting the area you want to use tropical landscape design in. You also want the dense green to be interspersed with plants of wild color. Look at the vibrant red of a hibiscus plant for example. Make sure there are plenty of touches like a bit of tropical or Asian statuary, or maybe a nice water feature as well.

Make sure you consult with a professional for other landscape ideas as well. Above all else, make sure you get an expert at landscape design.

Green Servpro is a landscape design company based in the Southwest US.

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Landscape Design Part 1: Desert Landscaping
Landscape Design Part 2: Tropical and Sub-Tropical Landscaping
Landscape Design Part 3: Rock Gardens

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Landscape Design on a Professional Level

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Larry

Landscape design mixes several elements. One of the most admired forms of landscape design is the classic Japanese garden.

Types of Landscape Design

This article excerpt from the Balboa Park Japanese Friendship Garden shows the many elements of sound landscape design:

The Japanese Friendship Garden is designed to present an atmosphere of elegant simplicity (shibui) and quiet beauty. Representing a new concept in the development of a Japanese garden outside of Japan, the design is guided by the original principles of the Japanese garden while incorporating elements of the regional landscape and climate. A garden is always in a state of change but the basic elements of trees, shrubs, rocks and water designed in natural balance create a peaceful, harmonious, and transcendental environment conducive to contemplation and meditation.

These are some of its elements

Entrance Plaza:

The Plaza welcomes visitors with its inviting space. It is open to the westerly winds and, symbolically, to Yokohama, San Diego’s sister city.

The Entrance Stone:

To the right of the Entry Gate, the Entrance Stone is inscribed with the kanji symbols of the Garden’s name, San-Kei-En. The Stone was a gift to the Garden from the San Diego-Yokohama Sister City Society.

To read more about the landscape design elements used in the Japanese Friendship Garden, and to see images of the garden, visit their site.

Landscape Design Services Create Your Perfect Garden

Some elements of landscape design are timeless and appropriate for a lot of environments. The simplicity of a Zen garden can work in the serene beauty of Kyoto and the sere desert of Arizona. Some elements however, won’t work in Arizona, particularly plants that require a more temperate or colder climate. When in doubt, contact a professional landscape design company.

Green ServPro is a Prescott, Arizona based landscape design company that has been in business since 2010

Green ServPro LLC
600 W. Ray Rd. Suite B2
Prescott AZ 85225
(928) 356-8167
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Who Hires a Landscape Designer

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Larry

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A landscape designer is a specialist in curb appeal, or the appearance of your home. Beautiful landscaping in any area serves as a reminder of nature, even in the middle of a bustling city, as this article about the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park shows.

The Japanese Friendship Garden, also known as San Kei En　is a Japanese Garden within Balboa Park, San Diego. It is an expression of friendship between San Diego and its sister city Yokohama that binds the two cultures to create a unique experience for visitors from all over the world. Representing a new concept in the development of a Japanese garden outside of Japan, the Japanese Friendship Garden is designed to present an atmosphere of elegant simplicity (shibui) and quiet beauty. The design is guided by the original principles of the Japanese garden while incorporating elements of the regional landscape and climate.

A garden is always in a state of change but the basic elements of trees, shrubs, rocks and water designed in natural balance create a peaceful, harmonious, and transcendental environment conducive to contemplation and meditation.

To read more about the Japanese Friendship garden and the elements of landscape design it uses, please click here.

An underlying theme like a Zen garden, or a tropical oasis is a good thing in landscape design, and is fairly customizable. Some themes can even be mixed and matched. Be warned however, that you want to make sure that you aren’t mixing things that will overpower each other.

As to who would would hire a landscape design professional, there are some clear demographics. Women are more likely to than men, upper middle class families and small businesses are more likely to hire than lower income families and corporations.

A beautiful landscape helps us to reset from the stress of life. And one of the best first steps to take is to hire a professional with landscape design

Green Servpro is a landscape design company based in Prescott, AZ, and serving the entire Greater Phoenix area.

Green ServPro LLC
600 W. Ray Rd. Suite B2
Prescott AZ 85225
(928) 356-8167
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Landscape Design

Posted on December 17, 2012December 6, 2022 by Larry

Sound landscape design is composed of many different elements, as this article from Colorado State shows:

Elements of Sound Landscape Design

The principles of landscape design include the elements of unity, scale, balance, simplicity, variety, emphasis, and sequence as they apply to line, form, texture, and color. These elements are interconnected.

Landscape design is a process of developing practical and pleasing outdoor living space.

Unity attracts and holds attention. It organizes view into orderly groups with emphasis.

Form is determined by the line, direction, and arrangement of branches and twigs. The resulting mass influences the scale. For unity, repeat the topography form in plant forms.

Horizontal and spreading forms emphasis the lateral extent and breath of space. They are comfortable because it corresponds with the natural direction of eye movement.

Rounded forms are most common in plant materials. They allow for easy eye movement and create a pleasant undulation that leads itself to plant groupings.

Vase-shaped trees define a comfortable “people space” beneath the canopy.

Lines are a powerful design element that define rooms and connect people to the landscape.For a professional touch, use sweeping bold lines and curves rather than small zigzags and small wavy curves.

To read more of this article, please click here.

Landscape Design: Location, Location, Location!

Incorporating line, unity and form are just some of the elements that a good landscape designer will employ. There is also the use of color and how much upkeep is necessary. Planting a jacaranda or a cottonwood tree near a pool looks lovely, for example, until you get tired of constantly cleaning out your pool and filter.

Also, mixing plants that need different watering levels is another thing. A desert environment doesn’t need as much water as a tropical flower/plant bed. Roses look lovely, but if you plant them too close together, you can end up with an out of control thicket. Landscape design is also about the right type of plants to put in the ground.

A good landscape design company will know to avoid invasive plants like Bermuda grass.

As you see, it’s not just about digging a hole, and putting a plant or some seeds in the ground. You have to do a bit of homework, or contact a landscape design professional.

Green ServPro is a Prescott landscape design company.

Green ServPro LLC
600 W. Ray Rd. Suite B2
Prescott AZ 85225
(928) 356-8167
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Finding a Good Landscape Maintenance Service

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Larry

A landscape maintenance company is who you hire when you’re trying to improve the exterior of your home. Regardless of the type of contractor you are looking for, there are certain common characteristics to look for, as this article from The Money Pit magazine shows:

Good Qualities in a Landscape Maintenance Service

The home improvement season is now upon us, a time when many try to find good contractors to take on their projects, but at the same time ushering in the next installment in the ongoing soap opera that homeowners might refer to as Contractors of Our Lives. Few business relationships evoke such intense emotions as the homeowner-contractor bond.

What about those worst contractor nightmares that everyone seems to talk about?

Forty six percent said it was the contractor who takes much longer than promised to complete a job.
Thirty percent selected the contractor who broke one thing while fixing another.
A third place tie, at 20 percent, went to: contractors who quote one price and then increase it significantly during the job, and contractors who take the money and run – without completing the work.

On another topic – job site cleanliness – opinions were mixed. Thirty-five percent said contractors had generally done a good job protecting their homes and leaving them clean and tidy, while 12 percent said contractors usually left a mess and expected customers to clean up when the job was finished.

To read more of this article, please click here.

Landscape Maintenance Services: Check Out Their Reviews Online

A good thing to look at when looking for a contractor for landscape maintenance is online reviews for the business. Another thing that is a good indicator is how long they’ve been in business and how busy they are. Customer service skills should be present as well. All of these things and more are skills for the right fit for your home or your business.

Hiring a contractor is easy. Hiring a good one takes a bit more detective work. If you take this step, however, you will be on the way to finding a good landscape maintenance service.

Green Servpro is a landscape maintenance company based in Prescott AZ.

Green ServPro LLC
600 W. Ray Rd. Suite B2
Prescott AZ 85225
(928) 356-8167
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