Landscaping Design on the Main Line

June 20, 2015
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Best Philadelphia Landscaping Design Portfolio Images

George Bernard Shaw noted once that “imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will.” But what if your imagination is just not quite up to the challenge of transforming your yard into something beautiful? That is when it is helpful to sit back and let your imagination meander through the virtual pages of Aardweg’s beautiful landscaping portfolio images.

Contemporary Landscape by Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Aardweg Landscaping

These landscaping design portfolio pictures are truly a delight to the senses, designed to inject some fresh, much-needed inspiration into your garden design plans and dreams. These landscaping portfolio images present, in vibrant color, Aardweg Landscaping’s passion for horticultural beauty and tasteful design. They enable you to see firsthand the reasons why Aardweg Landscaping has earned a solid reputation of experience, quality and customer service. The images cover the following subjects:

Formal Garden Design, Main Line, Philadelphia

Formal garden design by Aardweg Landscaping

Transformations – Witness a real Cinderella story in each of these before and after pictures. The changes are remarkably breathtaking!

Screening for privacy – Whether you are looking for a functional, or a breathtaking living screen to preserve your privacy, Aardweg Landscaping has designed and installed both, as illustrated here in the Gallery.

Formal gardens – This particular set of images brings a feeling of authentic European style to the outdoor space, to enhance the atmosphere of grandeur and structure.

Mixed borders – An undisputed favorite of Aardweg customers, this particular gallery showcases the integrated use of small evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs and perennials for a brilliant, season-long display of color.

Perennial gardens – This series demonstrates Aardweg’s skill in matching the textures, colors, forms and plant requirements of perennials to create a beautifully interwoven masterpiece.

Water features – These photos illustrate how water can be easily incorporated into any landscape design.

Perennial Garden Design by Aardweg Landscaping, Philadelphia, PA

Hardscapes and outdoor rooms – From courtyard to patio to just a small seating area, Aardweg can tailor an outdoor room to enhance your yard.

Other landscape design services – This final set of landscaping gallery images highlights a variety of other features with which to help inspire your imagination for creating the landscape of your dreams.

Aardweg Landscaping of Newtown Square, PA is widely admired by many Main Line Philadelphia residents who have retained their services. Awarded the “Best Of Houzz” 2015 Customer Service Award for the second year in a row, Aardweg Landscaping is a full-service landscape design company with 35 years of experience serving metro Philadelphia customers.

To schedule a complimentary on-site consultation to discuss landscaping design and installation services, call Aardweg Landscaping at 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website Contact Form.

June 16, 2015
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Ponds and Water Features for Residential Main Line Gardens

Landscaped water feature in Radnor PA by Aardweg Landscaping

Incorporating the element of water into the garden sphere offers the opportunity to add natural beauty and inspiration to your landscape. Professional landscape designers like Aardweg Landscaping create water features such as a new fountain or pond, a recessed or above ground water enclosure, or an attractive babbling brook to achieve a desired aesthetic appeal in the garden. Few design elements add as much to the ambiance and atmosphere of the residential garden as does a quietly flowing pond or water feature.

Trendy homeowners in communities across the Main Line, such as Newtown Square, Paoli or Radnor, are enjoying the addition of a pond or water feature in the landscape. The proper design, installation and operation of the pond filtration system is critical for maintaining a healthy pond ecosystem. Popular pond filtration methods include the following three:

Biological System – The biological system uses the natural decomposition process of bacteria to reduce the ammonia that builds up in the pond as organic matter decays
Mechanical System – The mechanical system uses electrically powered pumps and filters to clean the water
Chemical System – The chemical system uses carbon resins to absorb contaminants

The first step in setting up the common mechanical filtration system is to determine a design and layout for the system. Once you’ve determined the design, the closed-loop plumbing system is installed, with the pump forcing water from the pond through the filter and then back to the pond again. Next, the weatherproof electric wiring is installed. Finally, the equipment is installed, including a pump with a minimum flow rate that allows all of the pond’s water to be recirculated within 60 to 90 minutes.

Natural Water Feature in Newtown Square PA by Aardweg Landscaping

The installation of water features and garden ponds must be conducted in a careful, methodical manner. The best way to ensure a quality result is to have your waterfall or fountain built by a professional landscaper, such as Aardweg Landscaping — experienced in creating attractive ponds and water features designed to provide years of enjoyment.

British author John Lubbock suggests, “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.” And, what a delight it would be to be able to slip away into the solitude of your own Newtown Square, Paoli or Radnor garden, and let the lovely reflection and calming sounds of water soothe away the stresses of a sometimes hectic life! Who would not enjoy his own little garden oasis – complete with a garden pond and water feature landscape design?

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A natural looking babbling brook designed by Aardweg Landscaping

In addition to the visual impact of well designed plants and water features, Aardweg Landscaping utilizes the latest in pond construction materials to provide superior water retention and durability. The design also employs top-of-the-line conservation techniques by the implementation of a mechanical and biological closed-loop, recirculating system.

If you desire to add the tranquility of a garden pond or water feature into your Newtown Square, Paoli or Radnor garden, contact Aardweg Landscaping by telephone to (610) 355-0703.

In business for over 35-years, full-service landscape design company Aardweg Landscaping of Newtown Square, PA received a 2015 Award for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design.

Are you interested in learning more about ponds and water feature design and installation for your Main Line or Philadelphia home? Aardweg Landscaping is pleased to provide on-site consultations at homes in communities throughout the metro Philadelphia area, including Philadelphia area communities such as Newtown Square, Paoli and Radnor.

To schedule a consultation, call Aardweg Landscaping at , or send an email using the website contact form.

June 8, 2015
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Landscape Designs for Home Staging that Sells

If you are considering selling your Main Line home, perhaps you have invested time and resources so far on preparing the house itself for showing. However, it has been soundly proven that landscape designs for home staging can generate more interest and a better price – by as much as ten-percent! Why is this?

Interestingly, it is the curb appeal that gives potential buyers their first impression before they even set foot in the house itself. This being the case means that your landscape design is crucial for home staging that actually sells.

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Professional landscape design adds the curb appeal needed to attract home buyers

What are some things you can do to vamp up the curb appeal for prospective buyers?

Step out with bold colors. Fresh, vibrant colors always catch the eye, so an installation of flowering annuals can dress up your landscape with minimal expense.
Style up the mulch for a crisp, clean look. A new layer of mulch grounds the entire landscape and sets off existing shrubs, trees and plants.
Think inside the box… or container. Container plants can really take the visual appeal up a notch, by giving immediate impact, a substantial presence in the yard and splashes of color throughout the landscape.
Manicure the shrubs and trees. Potential customers want to get the sense that the landscape, as well as the house itself, has been well cared for.
Freshen up hard surfaces. A power washer can do wonders by transforming dingy walls, fences and siding and giving them a “like new” look.

How do you know what design features home buyers are looking for? Landscaping.about.com says buyers are looking for low maintenance landscapes with year round visual interest. Water features are popular as well. From the article, “The most striking landscape designs have a focal point, or accent. A well-executed water feature is a focal point that can set your property apart from the rest.”

As you can see, there are a number of landscape designs for home staging which can easily be implemented to make your property stand out from the rest – and draw in the customers with your tastefully presented curb appeal. In business for over 35-years, full-service landscape design company Aardweg Landscaping of Newtown Square, PA was awarded the “Best Of Houzz” 2015 Award for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design.

Interested in learning more about landscape designs for staging your Main Line or Philadelphia home to sell? Aardweg Landscaping is pleased to provide on-site consultations at homes in communities throughout the metro Philadelphia area. To schedule a consultation, call Aardweg Landscaping at 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.

May 30, 2015
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Summer Garden Maintenance Tips for Main Line Homes

Aardweg Landscaping Newtown Square PA Summer Maintenance Tips

Tools of the Trade for Main Line PA Summer Maintenance

It’s the same story every year. Your landscaped garden begins to come to life after the long cold and dead of winter. You eagerly watch each shoot spring forth, pulling weeds that threaten to inhibit growth, and dream with delightful anticipation of the full maturity of the summer months. You are awed by the fresh green vigor that is the perfect backdrop for the brilliant colors of the blooms. And you are happy.

Until one day you realize that your garden’s exuberance has caused it to exceed its bounds, bringing a rather disheveled and unorganized look to your picturesque display. Then you remember that there are some summer garden maintenance tips that you sorely need to implement in order to rein in the sprawling plants!

Dead-head – After blooms have faded, dead heading can significantly improve the look of your garden as you remove spent flowers. This summer garden maintenance tip not only immediately freshens up appearances, but it also reinvigorates the plants and encourages fresh waves of blooms, since the plants can focus their energy on bloom production rather than trying to maintain any withering stems.

Weed – It may have been your least favorite chore as a kid, but weeding is absolutely vital in a well-tended garden. Your gardening treasures need the nutrients that weeds so greedily absorb – and removing the competition means happier, healthier plants.

Fertilize – Plants benefit greatly from consistent supplementation of nutrients which are often lacking in the soil. A wide variety of fertilizers are available depending on your plant needs.

Selecting Garden Fertilizer
How do you know what fertilizer to use? wikihow.com says, “Learning how to choose fertilizer for your garden plants can be a daunting process. Fertilizers differ in important ways, including what they are composed of, their mineral content, and whether they are organically produced or not. Some fertilizers boost leaf growth, while others boost flower and fruit growth, for example. If you want to know what fertilizer to use on your garden plants and when to use it, you’ll need to assess your plants’ needs and then understand which qualities to look for in a fertilizer.”

Main Line PA Landscaped Garden designed and installed by Aardweg Landscaping

Taking the time to amend organic matter into your soil will benefit the summer garden. To increase the soil and nutrient retention ability of the soil, add compost. When plant waste breaks down from its plant form into organic matter, this is composting. Containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, composting provides nutrients needed for healthy growth. For the lover of nature, these basic summer garden maintenance tips, as well as a little familiarity with your plants in question, are all that is needed to keep your garden looking its best this season!

In business for over 35-years, full-service landscape design company Aardweg Landscaping of Newtown Square, PA was recognized with the “Best Of Houzz” 2015 Award for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design.

Aardweg Landscaping offers complimentary on-site consultations at homes in communities throughout the metro Philadelphia area. To schedule a consultation, call Aardweg Landscaping at 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.

May 29, 2015
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Main Line Residential Garden Restoration

There are few things more delightful than a freshly planted and well landscaped garden; with the possible exception of that same garden when it fills out and starts to really come into its own. Or, perhaps, an established, mature garden which boasts size and lushness of many years of exuberant living.

Philadelphia Garden Restoration

However, what happens when that lush, gorgeous established look becomes off-balance, and the plants are too dense or overgrown to even bloom well — when you realize you have actually almost lost the original custom landscape design? At that point, it may be time to consider a residential garden restoration. Overhauling a years-established garden is nothing short of a daunting task and is certainly not the work of an evening.

Landscaped Garden by Newtown Square Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Aardweg Landscaping

Landscaped Garden by Landscape Architects Aardweg Landscaping

For many Main Line residences, the landscaped garden is a second or third generation garden with beds dating back to the original construction of the home. Now in need of restoration, your garden requires a landscape design that delineates the removal of old plants and the addition of carefully selected new varieties.

Traditional Landscape by Newtown Square / Philadelphia PA Landscape Architects Aardweg Landscaping

Traditional Landscape by Philadelphia PA Landscape Designer Aardweg Landscaping

Garden and Flower Bed Restoration Services

Yard and garden maintenance specialists, Aardweg Landscaping, provide wide-ranging services including garden and flower bed restoration services such as cultivation, thinning, and plant removal and/or replacement in such Philadelphia area communities as Malvern, Merion and Narberth. Cultivation includes the tilling and preparation of the soil for the healthy growth of plants, overturning the soil by shoveling, hoeing, and raking to improve soil drainage, increasing water and nutrient holding capacity, and aerating the top layer of soil. Adding the right plants, trees, and flowers to enhance the garden design, is the next step.

Aardweg Landscaping Offers Residential Garden Restoration

Aardweg Landscaping is proficient in residential garden restoration, with over thirty five years of experience in achieving highly-acclaimed garden transformations. The experienced staff will help you reach the gardening vision you wish to see translated into reality, whether that vision means bringing the garden back to its original design and intent, or rather seeking to re-interpret the landscape with an entirely new atmosphere.

Aardweg studies every detail of your jungle-minded garden and will work with you to determine which plants should be preserved or removed, discuss the new plants to be incorporated into the scheme, and assess existing and prospective garden hardscapes – for a truly fresh and unique look!

Francis Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, observed, “At first, people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done – then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.”

Aardweg Landscaping sees what can be done and has the experience, creativity, skill and knowledge required to get it done. If your garden is in need of a residential garden restoration, contact Aardweg Landscaping today at 610.355.0703.

Satisfied Aardweg Landscaping customers, Dr. Alan and Marcy G. of Villanova, PA said, “Privacy was one of the issues that needed addressing along with the renovation of our overgrown landscaping. When we moved in you could barely see the house for the trees and shrubs. Aardweg Landscaping gave us the pros and cons of our options, and provided us with clear ideas of where and how to go. Our garden looks wonderful, plus our neighbors and we now have more privacy. Great job!”

Are you interested in learning more about garden restoration for your Main Line or Philadelphia home? Aardweg Landscaping is pleased to provide on-site consultations at homes in communities throughout the metro Philadelphia area, including Philadelphia area communities such as Malvern, Merion and Narberth.

To schedule a consultation, call Aardweg Landscaping at 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.

May 23, 2015
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Small Garden Landscape Design Ideas

British philosopher Francis Bacon once mused that “gardening is the purest of human pleasures.” And, truly it is a delight to create

Aardweg Landscaping Philadelphia Small Garden Landscaping Ideas

something beautiful and unexpected and so rewarding, out of nothing. Sure, you say, but that takes a lot of space. What about homeowners who live on a plot of land the size of a postage stamp in communities such as Gladwyne, Haverford or King of Prussia, PA?

Are there any small gardening landscape designs and ideas that can be implemented even in the tiniest area? One of the most effective small garden landscape design concepts is to arrange small backyard zones into attractive and functional seating nooks. “This small yard landscaping idea may seem contradictory, but we promise it works: Break up open areas of a small space so it feels larger,” says BHG.com.

Four Beautiful Small Garden Design Ideas

Check out the following 4 small garden design ideas covering everything from scaling and planning, to the unique garden personality:

1. Scale it right – Achieving a successful small garden landscape design is all about balance and proper proportion. So if you have a small garden, take a look at the plethora of dwarf and miniature trees, shrubs and plants that can perfectly accommodate any garden scale.

2. Think ahead – If you are not one of those people who enjoys puttering with garden chores, then consider a small garden landscape design with easy care and maintenance in mind. You could replace the lawn with a courtyard accented by shrubs and potted plants or borders filled with easy-care annuals and perennials. The result? Effortless, dramatic beauty.

3. Embrace structure – The simple addition of an arbor, trellis or pergola can create an impression of open space in a small area, since it makes use of vertical space and draws the eyes upward. This creates multi-dimensional interest in your landscape.

4. Be bold – Bright colors up front grab your attention and makes the “smallness” of the yard in the background appear larger in contrast.

In much the same way as a great personality makes a small individual have a big presence, so too with a garden. A landscape that pops with personality could never be seen as “small.”

Small Garden Landscape Design Ideas by Newtown Square, PA Landscape Designers Aardweg Landscaping

So, no matter the size of your lawn, there are small garden landscape designs available to effectively provide your small Gladwyne, Haverford, or King of Prussia garden with space to enjoy the “pure pleasure” of your own little garden!

Aardweg Landscaping Receives 2015 Award for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz

Interested in learning more about small garden landscaping ideas at your Main Line or Philadelphia home? Recently recognized with the “Best Of Houzz” 2015 Award for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, Aardweg Landscaping is pleased to provide on-site consultations at homes in communities throughout the metro Philadelphia area, including Gladwyne, Haverford or King of Prussia, PA. To schedule a consultation, call Aardweg Landscaping at 610-355-0703, or send an email using the website contact form.