Meadowbrook Design Blog
Protecting Drought Tolerant Plants in Low Temperatures
Many California gardens and landscapes have been making the move to drought tolerant and native species plants. California’s dry climate and an urge to conserve limited water resources makes a great case for succulents, native grasses, and other dry-hardy plantings....
Beautiful Features for Your Yard That Don’t Need Watering
We all want to have welcoming, beautiful outdoor areas, and the easier they are to take care of the better. Another dimension is added into our landscape planning when we consider drought resistance, or water conservation. You’ve probably already thought of using...
Drought Resistant Landscaping: Should You Go Lawn-Free?
Californians have been becoming more and more aware of a need to go about our daily lives with our environmental impacts in mind. We recycle, carpool, try to eat locally, and increasingly, we’re pulling up our lawns. You can now hang up the lawnmower keys and install...
5 Benefits of Drought Resistant Landscaping
Drought Resistant Landscaping sounds like a good idea from the get-go: it resists droughts. That’s obviously good. But what else is so great about switching to water-wise plantings and ground covers? 1- When your landscape blends with your surroundings, the...
What Can a Landscape Project Coordinator Do For You?
Once you know what you want to accomplish in your yard, the hard part of getting it done still remains. Few people really want to oversee the project coordination for their new landscape. Sometimes we even imagine that if all the people we’ve hired are competent, we...
Planning Walkways in Your Landscape
Traffic flow in your landscape matters more than people generally realize, often until after their landscape project is over. When planning your outdoor spaces, most people start by considering what they’ll use the space for or what they want it to look like in...
Climbing Vines Can Have Many Uses
When envisioning the perfect landscaping for your property, most people picture plants as being something beautiful to look at, while hardscaping like concrete, benches, wooden arbors, and brick ovens are the useful part of the area, bringing structure and utility....
Avoid Landscaping Mistakes With a Plan
Many homeowners will tinker away in their lawns and gardens, planting what they found at the store or rearranging elements trying to get closer to a layout that works for them. There is often little or no analyzing the needs or wants of the people and plants involved....
3 Most Common Reasons for New Home Landscaping
When people plan new home improvements they often focus on labor, working with contractors and construction workers to get the job done. In the process, they often lose sight of the final overall home landscaping aesthetic and curb appeal they seek. Here are some...
5 Tips To Create The Ultimate Outdoor Entertaining Space
Have you been thinking about enhancing your home with an outdoor entertaining space? Create more room to enjoy your home and host guests outdoors. With these five steps, you can have the ideal outdoor entertaining space for your home. Start with a Patio or Deck Your...