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Elements of a good Landscape Plan
Our main "product" here at Land Design is a Master Landscape Plan. This is a drawing that endeavors to capture all of the ideas we have for your yard and distill them down to a easy to read drawing that guides you and/or your contractor. So…

The Definition of Landscape Design
Professional Landscape design involves far more than simply choosing some plants.

The Best Native Pollinator Perennial that is Deer Resistant
Are you looking for a Deer Resistant Pollinator Perennial? Look no further. Short Toothed Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum muticum, is an all-star plant. Alvin and I took a quick video on a walk by our year old native test garden. From…


Retaining wall design in Albany, NY
Retaining wall systems have come such a long way in the 30 years I've been a landscape designer here in the Capital District. We've gone from creosote railroad ties and pressure treated timbers to dozens of brands of beautiful, natural looking…