Outdoor living spaces have come a long way since they were simply known as “backyards.” Their rise can be traced back to the postwar period of the 1950s and 60s, when the U.S. economy had rebounded in a big, brash way. A chance to relax and the ability to spend one’s...
From baseball diamonds to backyard paradises, summer is a time of teamwork. A defined design-build process can deliver a winning landscape for your home, with architects and construction crews working together to achieve optimal results in the most efficient manner...
Spring is passing us by at a rapid clip, and the sweltering heat of summer will soon be beating down upon our homes and landscape. With cool nights and chilly temps all but a memory for time being, homeowners throughout the Mid-Atlantic might think that outdoor...
What was James Taylor dreaming about when he wrote “deep greens and blues are the color I choose” in his song “Sweet Baby James?” Maybe it was the variations of the two colors that work so well in a perennial garden. With so many shades of blue and green to choose...
As spring approaches, the desire to enhance one’s property with custom hardscaping features begins to steadily mount amongst homeowners throughout the Baltimore-Washington area and along the Eastern Shore. Professionally-installed hardscape waterfalls can add a...
A New Year is often associated with a new outlook on life – and that includes one’s passion for hearth and home. Many luxury home and property owners have already started planning various landscape enhancements for 2017, and landscape architecture construction should...
In those particularly magical moments, the winter months can yield frosty wonderlands covered with snow and serenity, but they can just as quickly drain the color and vibrancy from a home’s landscape, thrusting gardens and grounds into a drab, dreary wasteland. At...
In a November interview with Nursery Management magazine, McHale Landscape Design president Kevin McHale shared his views on plant shortages in 2016, and what growers and landscapers should expect in the New Year. Just a month prior, Kevin and Stephen McHale discussed...
Like the old song says, the hills are alive. And under extreme conditions, they can begin rolling directly toward your home. There’s absolutely no shame in telling yourself that you are installing a landscape retaining wall for the singular protection it provides your...
Labor Day has come and gone. Summer is officially behind us. As the days grow shorter, the nights longer, and the memories of Memorial Day dearer, you may find yourself reflecting on those poolside parties and elegant outdoor dinner engagements that filled the last...
