Every property is different. Some are large, some are small. Some are surrounded by neighbors, while others sit on acres of open land. Some have beautiful mature trees and established gardens, while others are little more than a house surrounded by grass. And every one of them has possibilities. The trick is understanding what those possibilities are and how they relate to the way you want to live.

When most homeowners think about landscaping, they think about plants. Trees, shrubs, flowers, and perhaps a nice lawn. They picture a new planting bed along the front of the house, some color around the mailbox, or a few trees for shade. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that. Plants are an essential part of nearly every landscape. But landscaping is about much more than what we put in the ground.