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Tag: Landscape Design
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February 25, 2016
Spring Is in the Air!
Sunday March 20th at 12:31 AM – what’s the significance of that date and time? That’s the first day of Spring! For 92 days and 18 hours we will experience trees, shrubs and perennials leafing out and flowering. This is a special time in most gardens and landscapes; when plants stretch for the sun with...
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February 1, 2016
Award Wining Landscape Designs
Springs right around the corner. Soon the days will become longer and warmer, the snow will melt, and daffodils will start to peak there heads out of the dormant landscape. Our award winning Landscape Designers are diligently Designing Landscapes. Whether it’s a large scale master landscape plan or a small quaint back yard design our...
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January 15, 2016
Massive Entry Pillars
These Massive Stone Veneer Pillars were built on the entry of a 25′ wide driveway. They Measure 6′ H X 4′ W X 4′ D. Our Mason Veneered American Granite onto CMU structure using Possi-Tie’s for strength. Although not on the structure yet, we have 4″ custom cut granite caps with an additional 4″ of...
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January 11, 2016
What Bio Stimulants Do for Plants
Improving the efficiency of the plant’s metabolism to induce yield increases and enhanced crop quality; Increasing plant tolerance to and recovery from abiotic stresses; Facilitating nutrient assimilation, translocation and use; Enhancing quality attributes of produce, including sugar content, color, fruit seeding, etc; Rendering water use more efficient; Enhancing soil fertility, particularly by fostering the development...
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December 30, 2015
Got Logistics?
How does Landshapes get 3,500 square feet of pavers, 245 tons of crushed gravel, 61 tons of sand, an excavator, and skidsteer into an almost entirely enclosed courtyard……..Very Carefully! Laying this Paver Patio was no easy task. We first craned in an excavator and skidsteer to excavate large amounts of soil in the courtyard while a small...
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December 22, 2015
Christmas Decor
The interior and exterior of the Hilton In Burlington was decorated with delightful Christmas displays. We used 15 Live 5 foot Blue Spruces, 500 Poinsettias, Hundreds of pounds of Cut Balsam Greens , hundreds of Red Twig Dogwood and Curly Willow to create these spectacular Christmas displays. It took a team of 7 people 5...
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December 9, 2015
Proper Horticultural Practices / Spraying Antidesi...
Landshapes always practices proper Horticultural Practices when planting & maintaining all of its tree and plant material. Prior to winter hitting we spray all of our needled and broad leaf evergreen we planted with a Powerful Antidesicant. This coats the needles and leaves with a waxy substance for up to 6 months protecting them from winter...
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April 7, 2015
Burlington Vermont Backyard Transformation
Landshapes’ Installation Crews have started this Landscape Project in Burlington Vermont today. These client’s wanted to maximize their outdoor space around their existing pool and create screening from neighbors. Landshapes’ Landscape Designers created a Landscape Design that extends the usable lawn area by removing a large cedar hedge, constructing a Retaining Wall, and installing a...
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March 25, 2015
Planting Soil Preperation
Landshapes gets a jump on the season preparing thousands of yards of soils for the spring Landscape Planting Season. All of our soils are custom mixed at our facilities in Richmond Vermont. Carefully selected amounts of Silt, Sand, and Compost are incorporated and run through a screener to blend and mix the Planting Soils thoroughly. ...
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March 11, 2015
Vermont Health Lab Installation
This Commercail Landscape Project was completed last summer at the new Vermont Public Health Lab In Colechester VT. The Building and Landscaping were disigned by HDR Inc. They are a world renound architctural and engineering firm with offices all over world and have been in business or over 90 years. ...
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February 23, 2015
Award Winning Landscape Designs
Springs right around the corner. I know that if you just came in from out side you would probably say I was crazy! But it’s true….soon the days will become longer and warmer, the snow will melt, and daffodils will start to peak there heads out of the dormant landscape, Our award winning landscape designers...
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February 13, 2015
Landscape ROI As High As 150%
A study by RealEstate. com suggests that landscaping and hardscaping can deliver a return on investment as high as 150 percent-an ROI that puts it ahead of popular home improvement projects like kitchen or bathroom updates. “When I bring a buyer to a home that features state-of-the-art landscaping and elements like a fire pit and...
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