Landscaping Design on the Main Line

October 24, 2015
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Aardweg Landscape Design & Installation Process

When you consider hiring a Main Line Philadelphia company to redesign your landscaped garden, you want to deal with someone you can trust. You also want to be certain that the landscaping process will be handled in a professional, efficient manner. Aardweg Landscaping, design and installation procedures follow a consistent pattern planned to give you the utmost confidence that all the steps leading up to completion, and not just the final result itself, will be “a thing of beauty” indeed!

Beginning with a complimentary on-site meeting between an Aardweg landscape designer and homeowner, the process proceeds to an additional five steps, outlined as follows:

On-site consultation – The process is immediately underway as an Aardweg representative meets with you at the home landscaping site located in communities across Main Line and suburban Philadelphia communities. The professional surveys the area, takes photos, and gets a better understanding of you and your personal tastes and vision for the scheme. They then use this information, combined with their expertise, to formulate amazing options for your Main Line Philadelphia residence.
Landscape design plans – Watch your prospective lawn and garden plans come alive with a variety of visual aids. Whether it is presented in
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2D, photo imaging or 3D, you are sure to be awed with the thoroughness of the Aardweg Landscaping design and installation process.
Preliminary cost estimate – This step is very helpful in guiding you toward the makeover you truly want at the price you can afford. During this phase, “must haves” can be distinguished from the “want to haves” in order to meet financial restrictions.
Proposal – Once you have selected your favorite design and agreed upon the figure attached to it, a written proposal detailing all the design specifications and numbers is then signed and submitted with a deposit.
Installation – With the decisions and paper work all finished, now comes the fun of watching your landscape plan develop in living color before your very eyes!

From start to finish, the Aardweg Landscaping design and installation process is structured to bring you everything you want in one professional package – honesty, transparency, efficiency and satisfaction, and an all around job well done.

In 2015 Aardweg Landscaping of Newtown Square, PA received both the “Best Of Houzz” 2015 award for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, and the exclusive “Recommended” badge for top rated professionals on Houzz. Schedule a complimentary on-site consultation at your Main Line and suburban Philadelphia area home with Aardweg Landscaping by calling 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.

October 13, 2015
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6 Fall Landscape Maintenance Tips for the Garden

Autumn is a great season to enjoy nature and get your lawn and garden back in shape, so let’s take a look at a few fall landscape maintenance tips to help you spruce things up a bit. Since shrubs and plants grow more slowly as the temperatures cool, it is a great time to get rid of dead branches, spent blossoms and other organic debris. Here are a few specific tips:

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Fall maintenance ensures good preparation for landscaping success in the new year

Prune and deadhead – You can prune shrubs to control their size and reshape at this time. Remove dead branches, blossoms and debris. These few important tasks will in themselves significantly improve your garden’s overall health and general aesthetic appearance.
Rake leaves and organic debris – Decaying leaves left on your grass are the perfect environment for mold and fungus to breed – which can be damaging to the health of your lawn.
Mulch – A fresh blanket of mulch around trees and shrubs is not only an instant landscape pick-me-up, but it helps your plants retain much needed moisture during the winter dry spells ahead.
Aerate the soil – With cooler weather often comes abundance of rain. Among other helpful fall maintenance landscape tips is this – notice areas where water tends to collect or drain poorly. Should you have this trouble, consider aerating the soil in order to improve drainage and thereby get vital moisture to growing root systems.
Fertilize the grass – It is important not to fertilize plants later in the season, lest tender new growth be affected by an early frost and thereby weaken or kill your

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plants. However, grass benefits from regular feeding until the temperatures get into the 40s. This will not only keep your lawn beautiful until the last moment but will also help grass green up earlier when the spring weather awakens it! For more information on selecting fertilizers and treatments for your landscape, consult with a professional Main Line landscape designer.
Divide plants – Fall is a great time to divide some perennials, bulbs and rhizomes – so you have more flowers to look forward to in the spring!

The performance of your garden will provide plenty of information for you during the growing season about what worked and what didn’t, especially at the end of the season. Assess the results of your work during the year, “…and prepare the garden for next spring. First, take a walk around your garden and look at how all the plants did over the summer. Track successes and failures of individual plants. Identify which plants have outgrown their space and need to be divided.” (hgtvgardens.com) Get your fill of the beautiful outdoors while implementing some fall maintenance landscape tips in your lawn and garden — enjoying the current season and preparing for the future.

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While temperatures are dropping at night, there are still many warm hours each day to work fruitfully in your landscaped Main Line property. If your garden did not grow as you had planned, consult with a professional Main Line landscape designer to provide residential landscaping support in preparation for next year. In 2015 Aardweg Landscaping of Newtown Square, PA received both the “Best Of Houzz” 2015 award for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, and the exclusive “Recommended” badge for top rated professionals on Houzz. Schedule a complimentary on-site consultation with Aardweg Landscaping by calling 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.

October 9, 2015
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Will a Residential Landscape Design Plan Make a Difference?

Many Philadelphia area homeowners planning a substantial new landscape design, question whether they can lay out a new landscape plan themselves, or whether they need to retain the services of a professional landscape designer. While some do-it-yourselfers have come up with nice gardens on their own, there is much to be said for having a master residential landscape design plan completed by a professional. These plans offer tangible, visible statements of where your property is now, what it should be in the future and what will be required to complete the ideal design.

While the landscaping process varies, master plans are most successful when they represent the full range of options possible for the landscaped property. Good residential landscape design plans are flexible, functioning as a visual means to communicate options and ideas.

“A professional landscape designer starts with a property survey and topographical map, and then typically creates a series of conceptual sketches, preliminary elevations and final renderings as your vision evolves and crystallizes,” says hgtv.com.

Few masterpieces have come into existence apart from a good plan, as haphazard and disorganized work is rarely productive or cost efficient. What array of details might be included in this residential plan and why is it essential to work from a plan?

Understanding of the site – To have a flourishing landscape it is essential to have a knowledge of the soil type, zone, and plant hardiness. Plants will respond luxuriously when their specific requirements are met and maintained.
Knowing the mind of the user – Everything needs balance, and the Philadelphia residential landscape design needs to seamlessly accommodate the current use of the yard, the intended purpose, the desired feel and look, maintenance preferences and budget.
Settling on a theme – While there might be room for variance and personal expression within specific styles, choosing one as an overarching guide to harmonious plant and hardscape selections makes this process go much more smoothly.
Determining purpose – In the landscaping world, plants provide aesthetic, structural and utilitarian roles in the design. A good residential plan pinpoints the wished-for functions in each part of the design and incorporates the best choices to meet those goals.
Structuring the plantings – A good landscaping plan defines flower beds and shrubberies with attention to space requirements, balance and unity with the whole scheme, and projecting plant size at maturity.

Another design option that enables the homeowner to visualize the design is photographic image design. Actual photographs of your home or property are taken and altered to include the elements of the landscape design you have indicated during your consultation as preferred. Plant size, shape and density are shown to scale in the photographic image design, just as they would be implemented. These full-color images provide a good picture of how the landscape would realistically appear.

Considering the years of pleasure you anticipate enjoying in your landscape, it seems wise to invest time in a developing a comprehensive Philadelphia residential landscape design – so that you get the lush landscape you are looking for. To successfully realize your dream of having a beautiful garden or stunning landscape makeover, it just makes sense to go with a proven Philadelphia residential landscape design company with decades of experiencing planning and designing residential landscape design plans.

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In 2015 Aardweg Landscaping of Newtown Square, PA received both the “Best Of Houzz” 2015 award for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, and the exclusive “Recommended” badge for top rated professionals on Houzz. Schedule a complimentary on-site consultation with Aardweg Landscaping by calling 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.

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September 30, 2015
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Beautiful Photos of Natural Landscaped Walks and Patios

A beautiful garden doesn’t just happen – it is created in the mind before it ever becomes a reality. And that visualization is not limited to the plant selections themselves, but extends to that lovely work of art which comes in the form of picturesque landscaping and hardscaping. Let Aardweg Landscaping walk you through some gorgeous photos of natural landscaped walks and patios to inspire you with the potential mise-en-scene your yard might possess.

There is no question that a tastefully crafted hardscape leaves a positive impression on your overall setting, but let us look at some of the specific elements that might be used in these practical works of art:

You can use a variety of natural materials. This might include stone, recycled materials, or a creative combination used to produce a soft, subtle, earthy presentation to your Main Line landscape design.

You can use limestone and granite for a more substantial presence. These are particularly effective incorporated into walls, patios and steps.

You can mix a natural selection with concrete to accommodate larger spaces, such as driveways, or an extended area around a pool, etc.

Stunning photos of natural landscaped walls and patios show just how unique and versatile these spaces can be.

If your style leans to the informal, cottage theme, natural materials that capture the essence of an unstudied grace are wonderful complements for this atmosphere. Imagine a softly curving brick or stone pathway, spilling over with herbs and sweetly scented flowers. Utterly charming!

Or perhaps you want more of the structure, formal feel. A straight granite or slate walkway and seating area bring strength and substance to your harmonious landscape of finely shaped shrubs and well-kept flowers.

If your preference is the Oriental, minimalist style, then there are muted options to contribute to the serenity of your haven.

Are you contemplating the style you want reflected in your landscape and the materials that best suit that choice? Enjoy these images from Aardweg Landscaping showing professionally designed natural landscaped walks and patios. In 2015 Aardweg Landscaping of Newtown Square, PA received both the “Best Of Houzz” 2015 award for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, and the exclusive “Recommended” badge for top rated professionals on Houzz.

Schedule a complimentary on-site consultation with Aardweg Landscaping by calling 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.

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September 29, 2015
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Home Staging with Curb Appeal at Your Philadelphia Residence

Many homeowners think, and rightly so, that making home improvements will increase the value of their homes. But did you know that your home’s curb appeal can benefit, and even make a better first impression, when the landscape is given a fresh “facelift”? Enhancing with curb appeal at your Philadelphia residence is a necessary home upgrade, fairly simple in process, and often a financially savvy way to add value to your property.

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Enhance curb appeal through landscaping and hardscaping

If you consider your property as an extension of your house, and want to make your home as marketable as possible, explore some simple yet highly effective ways to spruce things up a bit out of doors:

Basic yard and garden maintenance – A scrutinizing look at your home from the curb should provide a number of places to start – things that may require only some time and elbow grease. Such improvements might include scrubbing mildewy surfaces, cleaning flower beds of spent blooms, dead leaves and other plant debris, trimming trees or shrubs, etc.
Repair or replace – An occasional antiqued or dilapidated feature may serve as a tastefully quaint piece of yard art. But generally speaking, another way to add instant curb appeal at your Philadelphia residence involves repairing or replacing broken or weathered items. This can really enhance the lawn’s overall appearance. Recipients of such upgrades might be mailboxes, doors, gates, outdoor fixtures, and similar things.
Night lighting – A too often forgotten part of the day when it comes to the outdoors, evening and night hours provide the perfect time to enjoy a different dimension of your landscape. Who says nighttime has to be dark? Enjoy the addition of some soft ambiance and extend your time in nature. Position low lights along pathways, a lamp post or intriguing light fixtures around outdoor seating and entryways to give your lawn and garden a distinctive flair that is fit for night life.
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Hardscape elements – BHG.com suggests the use of hardscape elements to, “… help design a landscape for curb appeal. A deep sidewalk, for example, offers an opportunity for a wider flowerbed as accent. A bench provides a place for a gathering of shrubs and perennials. Think about what’s there (or what could be added) and how to spotlight it.”

Schedule a complimentary on-site consultation with Aardweg Landscaping by calling 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.

September 26, 2015
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Outdoor Landscape Lighting Ideas for Philadelphia Homes

If you have invested effort, time and money into your landscape design, it would truly be a shame if the sunset marked the end of your outdoor experience, or if the encroaching darkness meant that you were limited in the enjoyment of your lawn or garden’s full potential. The solution? Outdoor landscape lighting. Why not consider some outdoor landscape lighting ideas for Philadelphia homes and see what might look stunning in your lawn and garden?

Pathway Lighting

Your walkways and borders have been designed for the perfect walking experience. Enjoy the charming new dimension that nighttime can bring to your garden with small lights to gently guide you on your evening excursion. The choices in lighting can vary substantially, from small guide lights to powerful LEDs to decorative outdoor-landscape-lighting-pathway-lighting designs that do double-duty as attractive accessory pieces during daylight hours.

DIYNetwork.com says, “Path lights are visual aids in a dark space, but they also add color and texture if you place them near interesting plants. This way, you can retain pieces of your garden’s charm long after the sun sets.” Alternatively, remember that it is not necessary to light every foot of the path, they can be used sparingly to light items of interest.

Accent Lighting

The cloak of darkness can really enhance garden drama given the correct setting. A statue or water feature or even some wonderfully colored plants might serve as an impressive focal point that could really stand out in the nighttime scheme with strategically placed lights which focus on the color, texture or form of your beloved selections.

Moon Lighting – For those who relish wandering outside when the moon is bright, now you can have that feeling all the time! Among the more novel outdoor landscape lighting ideas for Philadelphia homes, this clever technique mounts light fixtures high in trees so you don’t see the source of light – you just see the effects.

Hardscape Lighting

Another clever trick of modern technology, LED strands can be affixed to the edges of hard surfaces such as steps or walls, to gently filter light throughout the garden area.

So who says that the garden is off limits just because the sun goes down? Take a look at the plethora of new outdoor landscape lighting ideas for Philadelphia homes and find some creative ways to spice up your garden’s night life!

Schedule a complimentary on-site consultation with Aardweg Landscaping by calling 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.