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In Landscape Architecture, as well as other design professions, these elements are the foundation of good design.

By Kaitlin Donovan

Often, the onset of fall means people give up on their outdoor landscape flower pots and planters. When in fact the fall is a great time to revive your now tired patio and deck pots.  A lot of times people don’t want to spend the money on landscape plants or flowers that they will only enjoy for the last month or two of the season.  The truth is that fall color pots don’t have to be expensive.  Here are a few guidelines to help extend the enjoyment of your pots.

Homeowners wanting to add texture, sound, and movement to their landscaping can do so by including a pondless water feature in their overall landscaping plan. Pondless water features allow you to put a waterfall in any spot in your yard that needs a focal point. It can be designed for a small area, or it can occupy a large area that is otherwise not making a contribution to the overall design of your landscaping.

Pondless water features are sometimes called "disappearing ponds" because they don't have an open pond at the bottom of the cascade. Instead, they use a water reservoir, a recirculating pump, and some type of rock or other material that the water flows out of. The water trickles (or gushes) through a rock base over the reservoir and disappears, and this cycle recurs endlessly.

A few weeks ago Beth McCleod, a member of the WOIO Channel 19 weather team and client of Green Impressions, approached our owner Joe Schill about doing a segment on air about a new product being sold on the market named Canada Green.

Learning how to successfully kill your plants is a valuable life lesson. When you kill a plant it changes you. The thought remains in your head. You feel bad, limp and lifeless it stares at you, blaming you for its demise. But once you learn what you did to cause the death of your plant, you remember it. The pain associated with the loss of your plants life and the money you paid for it is great motivation toward improvement. Learning from our successful plant killings should make future decisions toward living successes all the greater.

A new way to create a custom outdoor bar that saves time, money and headaches

There is nothing quite comparable to spending an evening dining or entertaining outdoors. What could be greater than being able to cook and serve from your own custom outdoor bar? Extending your living space to the outdoors is a natural lifestyle choice more homeowners are turning to each year. Creating that extension of your home for dining and entertaining can now be accomplished in half the time, at a reduced cost and without the excessive masonry work and construction mess with the use of  modular outdoor kitchen cabinets.

Your plants have a biological clock, regulated by temperature and sunshine. With the dreariness of winter finally behind us, the sun has begun to grace us with its presence warming the air and soil temperatures. Now is the time to start preparing your lawn and landscape for these seasonal changes.

Now is the time to make plans for your landscaping project. If you've been thinking that your landscaping needs some renovation or distinction, consider adding a cedar pergola or arbor to your backyard. Cedar pergolas add a solid, vertical focal point to your landscaping. They're durable and natural-looking, and they provide a pleasant setting for entertaining friends or for just relaxing with the family. Here are some other surprising ways cedar pergolas can enhance your landscaping.

Now is the time to make plans for your landscaping project. If you've been thinking that your landscaping needs some renovation or distinction, consider adding a cedar pergola or arbor to your backyard. Cedar pergolas add a solid, vertical focal point to your landscaping. They're durable and natural-looking, and they provide a pleasant setting for entertaining friends or for just relaxing with the family. Here are some other surprising ways cedar pergolas can enhance your landscaping.

Looking for an affordable way to update your patio and give your backyard a custom look? Try a stamped concrete patio.