Warm Weather and Rain……Spring is HERE!
Spring is here. Warm weather, cool weather, days and weeks of rain…..it is spring.
While the weather can be a challenge, I enjoy the dynamics of time on site installing plants, visits to nurseries, and rainy days moving designs forward.
Along the Main Line, spring is a powerful season as new and established landscapes emerge and come into bloom. Flowering Dogwoods, Serviceberries and Redbuds light up the understory tree layer.
Amsonia, Baptisia, Penstemon and Blue-eyed Grass fill in the native flowering perennials layer as the summer perennials are developing.
Spring is the busiest season in the world of landscape design anD installation-for good reason. After a long winter, spring has this way of reminding us what’s possible.
The energy in the clear mornings that follow rainy nights and the sense of plants actively growing carries such a strong presence.
When considering renovating your landscape, the rush of spring can be energizing….but also overwhelming. If you aren’t familiar with plants, the options for colors and textures and bloom times can feel endless. Like any other home renovation project, its nice to work through it in layers. Any project, especially one tied to your home, is personal and you want your landscape to be beautiful, functional, and a good fit for how you actually live.
Using native plants is a helpful framework for designing landscapes. Native plants are adapted to our climate, they support local pollinators, and they have a reliable natural beauty that’s hard to beat. Whether you’re looking to add a quiet woodland garden, a sunny meadow garden, or replace a section of underused lawn with something more sustainable, there’s a native plant palette that can bring that vision to life.
Spring is hands-down the best time to begin a project like this. The ground is workable, nurseries are stocked with healthy plants, and there’s enough growing season ahead for your new landscape to establish and show off by summer.
If you’ve been toying with the idea of transforming your landscape, even if you’re not sure exactly what you want yet, this is your gentle nudge. Now’s a wonderful time to start. We can walk your property together, talk about how you use your outdoor space, dream up and develop something that feels right for you and your home.
So here’s your reminder, in the midst of a busy-dynamic-sunny-rainy growing season: growth is possible and a simple conversation can often be the catalyst for getting your landscape started this season.
