Spooky Brook Landscaping - Somerset NJ
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Landscaping Your Summer Garden - Somerset NJ
There are many things that must be considered when planning and planting your summer garden. One of those things is the natural landscape or terrain of your lawn and garden area. It is best, whenever possible to work with the landscape rather than working against it or going to extraordinary efforts to make changes to the natural landscape of your lawn when you could very easily and beautifully plan your summer garden to go with the flow of and work well with the natural terrain of your lawn and garden area.
One way in which this is accomplished is by taking a quick survey of your lawn. This will need to be more than a cursory visual survey. You will need to walk your lawn and the area in which you are planning for your garden space. You will need to measure the terrain and take not of inclines and slopes. While you are at it, you need to study the condition of the soil and any areas that seem particularly inhospitable for planting. If these types of areas are present in your garden you need to decide what you want to do about them. Is it possible to turn this patch into a water feature or some other attractive addition to your garden rather than remaining a bare patch in the midst of your flowers, plants, and/or vegetables?
You should also determine the amount of shade a particular area receive and, if in direct sunlight, how to create shade for those plants, vegetables, or flowers that grow best in indirect sunlight. This can be accomplished by planting them creatively in the shadow of plants, shrubs, or vegetables that grow much taller or by using rocks to create shade or even climbing vines on trellises or fences in order to create an artificial shade.
Once you have a good feel for the terrain and landscape of your summer garden you will need to plan for the vegetables, flowers, or plants that will be used. Vegetable gardens tend to be less aesthetic in nature and are often the easiest to landscape, as it is a matter of need rather than beauty. If you are planting a flowery summer garden however, it is quite likely that you will be planning to achieve some degree of beauty within your garden. Decide now if you want to keep the flowers and plants within a certain color scheme or if you want dramatic blues and greens combined with bright and vivid reds and yellows. This is a personal decision but will greatly affect the appearance of your garden when all is said and done.
You should also landscape your garden according to the amount of time and effort you want to devote to working your garden on any given week. Some plants require more care than others. If you want a garden that is basically sow and go then you need to make sure it is filled with plants and flowers that are suited to that sort of low maintenance. Most vegetable gardens require a good deal of tending in order to flourish and are not acceptable in this sort of situation.
If you are completely lost as to how to landscape your summer garden it may be worth the effort to have a team of professionals come in and do the landscaping for you. When procuring their services be sure to either check into a maintenance program with them in which the upkeep the landscaping or have them provide a low maintenance type of landscaping that you will be able to maintain and duplicate on your own.
Many gardeners find the task of landscaping their summer garden to be the highlight of the summer growing season. If you are not among those, the hope is that the recommendations provided here will provide you with a good start and several helpful tips on getting your garden landscaped and ready to grow.
If you need some additional help for commercial or residential landscaping please contact Spooky Brook Landscaping Somerset, NJ 08873. The phone number is 732-873-0394 or visit us at www.spookybrooklandscaping.com
Friday, July 22, 2011
Landscaping your Garden Somerset NJ
Some Tips in Landscaping Your Garden
Landscaping is usually a fairly big task, consuming much time and energy.
Spend some time thinking about exactly how you want the final design to be. You need to take account of the style and function of your landscape. Do you want to include an area for entertaining? A barbeque? Is there to be an area for children to play, a fishpond or a swimming pool? An idea of the plants you want to be there will also help. Focus on the area where you spend most of your time. That's a good place to start.
The style of your home must be taken into account. If you have a rural cottage, formal gardens surrounding it will look out of place. Think also about your lifestyle. Do you want to spend hours caring for many beds of annuals or pruning beds of roses? If so, go ahead and plant them, but if you'd rather spend your free time at the beach, then go for an easy-care garden and landscape.
Here are the various landscape styles you can choose for your own garden:
a. Formal. This style uses lots of straight lines and perfect geometrical shapes. Orderly arrangement of plants instead of random positioning is employed. Close arrangement and pruning is seen on many landscaped gardens with this style.
b. Informal. This kind of landscaping works well with cozy cottages. Beds with curved edges instead of straight lines and random placement of plants suit this landscape style.
c. English Garden. This style emphasizes the harmony between the house's architecture and the garden.
d. Formal/Informal Garden. This style often comes with a brick walkway that exudes formality. This walkway leads to the rear with a circle of plants. The arrangement of plants resembles the English garden style but it has no formal borders.
e. Oriental. It is often the kind of garden found in small backyards. It uses rocks, evergreens and water. A wide variety of plants create several interesting angles with this style.
f. Woodland. This landscaping suits a house that has a wooded backyard and sloping ground.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Spooky Brook Landscaping Services - Somerset, NJ
Since every project is unique, this is only a basic list of some of the services that we provide. Depending on the individual needs of each client we can pull resources from other fields.
Make Your Home Your Vacation Home
Lawn Care & Renovation
- Will work with you to stay within your budget
- Reasonable Prices - Experienced & Polite
- Crew - Local Established Landscape Business
- Chemical Program Available
Landscape Maintenance
- Monthly and/or Seasonal Clean up - Debris
- Removal, Shrub & Tree Pruning - Landscape
- Renovation, Mulch, weed Control, Pest Control
Landscape Design & Installation
- Profession, Educated & Experienced Landscape Designer
- Specifying plants by Knowing their Charactistics
- Plants are handpicked for their specific characteristics & highest quality
Hardscape - Design & Installation
Visit our website: http://www.spookybrooklandscaping.com/
Or Call 732-873-0394
Spooky Brook Landscaping - Somerset, NJ
Our company is your most reliable landscaping service in the area. With over 35 years of experience in commercial and residential landscaping we can help you create your dream landscape! We specialize in a broad range of landscaping techniques and we follow the philosophy that each landscape is unique and provide each client with a personalized plan to fit the landscapes’ specific needs.
We are a family owned business that has brought the community top of the line service.
Visit our website http://www.spookybrooklandscaping.com/
Or Call 732-873-0394
Spooky Brook Landscaping - Somerset, NJ
Our company has proudly been serving the area for over 35 years. We work closely with our clients to actualize their ideas and ensure that they have a role in the creative process every step of the way.
In order to keep our prices down, we have learned from experience that it is important to have partnerships with local providers. Thus, over the years we have developed partnerships with local businesses for most of the materials we use, making our materials easy to obtain and keeping our costs low.
We are a family owned business serving the community with top of the line service.
Serving Somerset, NJ and the surrounding areas.
Visit our Website http://www.spookybrooklandscaping.com/
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