Landscaping Design on the Main Line

June 20, 2012
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Hardscaping for Philadelphia Gardens Paths, Patios and Walkways

When summer arrives, homeowners with outdoor space have the ability to enjoy spending some time relaxing in what most people consider to be a back extension of their home. Whether your home and surrounding property is expansive, or of a more modest size, you are sure to find backyard landscaping ideas to suit your needs at Aardweg Landscaping. If you reside in Philadelphia’s Main Line, Southern New Jersey or Northern Delaware, our expert team of landscape experts can guide you in creating a beautiful outdoor space for your home.

Your home may have just the right amount of outdoor space you need, but it is likely you are looking for backyard landscaping ideas to improve it. A visit to Aardweg Landscaping demonstrates our ability to transform an ordinary outdoor space into an outstanding outdoor living space that will be admired by all your neighbors and friends. You will find great enjoyment and appreciation for a professionally transformed backyard with the assistance of the expert landscape design team at Aardweg Landscaping.

Hardscaping options for patios and walkways range all the way from concrete to exotic stone, and various combinations of available materials that can create just the space you had in mind. Once your patio, walkway or garden path are in place, you will want to add shrubs and perennials to accent the look. You are sure to enjoy your new patio and beautiful plants when the project has been completed.

Contact the expert landscape designers at Aardweg Landscaping at 610-335-0703 today to schedule an appointment to discuss possible backyard landscaping ideas to update your outdoor space.

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June 18, 2012
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Restoring Main Line Gardens Into Beautiful Philadelphia Landscapes

You may be a Main Line Philadelphia homeowner who has taken advantage of the expert landscaping services of Aardweg Landscaping to assist you in creating lovely gardens for the outdoor space around your home. Perhaps as time passed, your needs have changed, and you are now seeking to restore some of your current garden space to a landscape that requires less maintenance. Once again, the professionals at Aardweg Landscaping can assist you with a new and unique landscape design for your property.

While beautiful formal gardens around your Main Line Philadelphia home create an impressive landscaping design, the maintenance of these gardens can be very time consuming for you as a homeowner. It is very likely that the time demanded by a career and family responsibilities leave little time for you to personally care for your garden. It is in this case that a less labor intensive landscaping design may be your best choice.

There are some great ideas for the transformation of your current landscape design into a new design for your property that will be better suited to your needs. Check out our impressive portfolio of Main Line Philadelphia landscaping transformations for some great design options, and contact our professionals for assistance in your own unique conversion.

If you are someone who needs help in this regard, and you live in Philadelphia or any of the surrounding areas, contact Aardweg Landscaping online to enter your information on our contact form, or call 610-335-0703 to set up an appointment to discuss your landscaping needs. One of our professionals will be happy to help!

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May 31, 2012
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Main Line Landscaping Design Ideas for Garden Paths and Walkways

Most people find great pleasure in a leisurely stroll through a beautiful garden, or the park-like atmosphere of a beautifully landscaped yard with garden paths and walkways. If your property offers adequate space, you can create a peaceful sanctuary for you, your family, and your guests to enjoy. Even smaller yards can provide this type of tranquil setting, just on a smaller scale.

Main Line Philadelphia homeowners often find it difficult to envision their property with the finished landscape design in place. Aardweg Landscaping can give you a glimpse of what your beautiful landscape transformation can look like, with the assistance of our Photographic Image Design technology, which overlays a landscaped garden design on your garden photographic images. You can see some of our imaginative landscaping ideas in our Aardweg Landscaping Portfolio.

One creative way to emphasize the tranquility of your walkway is to include a water feature along the path. A picturesque bridge can provide an invitation to pause and enjoy the peaceful stream or pond it spans.

If your interest lies in creating your own little piece of Heaven in your back yard and garden, find the expert assistance and landscaping ideas you’re looking for with Aardweg Landscaping. If you reside in Philadelphia or any of the surrounding areas of Strafford, Swarthmore, Villanova, Wayne, Wynnewood or within the Townships of Newton or Lower Merion, contact the experts at Aardweg Landscaping to assist you in creating your perfect plan to enhance your outdoor space, and bring your landscaping ideas to life.

For more information about our services, enter your contact information on our website contact form, or call 610-355-0703 to arrange an appointment with our professional landscape design expert, Steven T. Aardweg, APLD, to create your own unique plan.

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May 29, 2012
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Outdoor Garden and Landscape Lighting Design for Philadelphia

Garden and landscape lighting is a wonderful way to draw attention to your beautiful landscape design when natural light has faded. In addition to highlighting your beautiful flowers and shrubs, low voltage lighting provides safety and security for your property. When your garden is lighted, your outdoor living space can provide enjoyment for your and your guests after dark as well as during the daytime. Professional landscaping companies are now able to help you with a lighting design to suit your needs.

Aardweg Landscaping is one of the most professional landscaping companies in the Philadelphia area, and you can find many examples of beautiful landscape transformation on our website. Peruse our portfolio to view photos of garden transformations, and consider the possibilities for your own landscape design.

Water features offer an opportunity to create an amazing lighting display for your nighttime enjoyment. The concept of lights reflecting off a unique water feature offers beauty that is limited only by your imagination. View some of the beautiful landscape designs using various water features.

If you have an interest in adding attractive low voltage lighting to your landscape design, Aardweg Lanscaping can provide the expert assistance you are looking for. If you reside in Philadelphia or the surrounding areas of Haverford, Malvern, Media, Narberth, Paoli, St. Davids or Rosemont, the experts at Aardweg Landscape Design are available to assist you in creating the perfect plan for your garden design.

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May 21, 2012
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Designing with Garden Rocks & Boulders in Main Line Landscaping Design

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As the weather gets warmer in southeastern Pennsylvania, have you been looking at your front yard or backyard landscaping and dreaming up ideas for your Philadelphia area landscaped garden? A garden offers countless landscaping ideas and design possibilities that may sometimes leave you uncertain as to the best direction for your overall theme.

One of the more interesting landscaping enhancements that will lend a unique feel to your garden style is the addition of rocks and boulders. Rocks and boulders can be used practically to enhance the garden’s appearance and simultaneously solve drainage and storm water erosion problems, by adding a dry creek bed, or other type of drain. Using rocks and boulders in garden design also offers the following aesthetic advantages:

Adds a natural look or feel of spontaneity to the garden, such as when used in a traditional Japanese Garden design
Enables the garden designer to showcase a particular plant or tree
Provides a unique backdrop for flowers, grass or other plants
Boulder arrangements combine to form natural waterfalls when water is piped in to flow over the stone with a fountain or in a pond design

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There are certain aspects of designing with garden rocks and boulders that require careful consideration, such as stone size, color, quantity and placement. An interesting ehow.com article says, “You should address the use of large rocks and boulders as you would the outline of the garden itself: Let your imagination take charge.”

Care should be given taken to avoid overwhelming the available garden space. The right placement, such as placing rocks and boulders individually or in clusters, is a design decision that is also determined by the garden size, style and design objectives.

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Whether you are starting out with the aim of making your outdoor surroundings as attractive and unique as possible, or working to ensure that the new work in the garden is compatible with the feel of your current landscaped garden; Aardweg Landscaping is available to assist and guide you with the planning, designing and installation of stones and boulders in your landscaping.

With over 35 years of experience designing and installing gardens in the greater Philadelphia area, Aardweg Landscaping provides expert landscaping services to Main Line Philadelphia residents in the Willistown Township, Easttown Township, Tredyffrin Township, Radnor Township, East Whiteland Township and Malvern Borough areas. Residents of Philadelphia’s Main Line, Southern New Jersey or Northern Delaware communities may avail themselves of the excellent landscape design and installation services available from Aardweg Landscaping.

Contact Aardweg Landscaping today by visiting the informative Aardweg Landscaping website, or by telephone at 610.355.0703. Aardweg Landscaping is one of a small number of landscape companies in the suburban Main Line Philadelphia area to have a landscape designer certified by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers.

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May 9, 2012
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Landscaping Pots & Planters for Main Line Philadelphia Gardens

As summer approaches, it’s a great time to add some beautiful terra cotta or concrete landscaping pots and planters to your Main Line Philadelphia patio or front porch. With so many colorful, exquisite garden plant containers and pots – how do you make a decision about size, style, and material? Is it simply a matter of personal preference, or is it necessary to hire a Philadelphia landscape designer? Here are a few things to consider in making a good selection of landscape pots, containers and planters for your Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Devon, Daylesford, Gladwyne, or Philadelphia garden.

Matching Plants and Planters
With the wide array of lovely plant containers to choose from, resist the temptation to select containers based on style and color. In order to create an environment in which your cherished plants will grow to healthy maturity, consider the plant’s needs when choosing a planter, by asking the following questions:

What types of plants do you plan to put in planters?
How large will the plants be at maturity?
Can the plants survive in dry conditions, (since planters dry out quickly)?
Will the container be larger enough for the root ball as it grows?

Matching Plants to Your Climate
Our Main Line Philadelphia, Pennsylvania climate is not as temperate as some of the plant zones found in the eastern United States. When we use containers for planting, it is likely we will have to switch out plants during the year, or move planters to a warmer location during the winter months at Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Devon, Daylesford, Gladwyne, and Philadelphia homes. When selecting plants, consider the following: How fast does the plant grow, and what size will it be at maturity? Is it a plant that you will be moving during cooler months? Some of the possibilities include the following:

Spring Planting: Bulbs, early flowering shrubs
Summer Planting: Annuals
Fall Planting: Fall blooming plants and berries
Winter Planting: Evergreens

What Container Material is Best?
All pots, containers and planters dry out faster than soil in the garden. Certain locations within the garden or around the house will dry out more quickly, such as sunny locations. Full sun requires a non porous pot. By the way, be sure to water daily during the summer or make sure you use a container with a drip tray or reservoir, so that it can be filled from the bottom and soak up water as needed.

Terra cotta containers are traditional in appearance, but porous and dry out quickly.
Stone and concrete containers maintain soil temperature and moisture well. They can be left out over the winter, but not a good choice if the planter needs to be moved.
Synthetic resin pots stay cooler and retain moisture longer.

Making the right planter choice, and matching the plant to the planter may be a challenging task. There are advantages to planting herbs, vegetables and flowers in planters to reduce the need to weed, or for more flexibility. Use landscaping pots and planters to create a focal point, decorate an entrance area, or create an edge in the landscape or patio area for your Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Devon, Daylesford, Gladwyne, or Main Line Philadelphia home.

Aardweg Landscaping offers a full range of landscape design, installation and maintenance services to ensure the beauty and permanence of your landscaped property and gardens throughout the year. As a full-service landscape design and installation company, Aardweg Landscaping has the creative garden design expertise, Pennsylvania plant knowledge, and superior craftsmanship Main Line homeowners are seeking in a professional landscape design company. For landscape design and installation — contact Aardweg Landscaping today at 610.355.0703.

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