The landscaping industry is booming. While other industries are cutting jobs, landscaping has huge gaps that need to be filled with skilled workers. Beautiful outdoor spaces matter to homeowners and businesses. Without reliable, quality landscaping companies, those beautiful spaces are neglected and jobs go unfulfilled. Many young people hesitate to explore these opportunities, leaving gaps in the workforce. I've been wanting to write this for a while and now feels more urgen

We share the landscaping with many beautiful and important wildlife, and deer can be both adorable and particularly frustrating in the...

During the gray winter months, I really notice plants that provide pops of color. This holiday, several friends sent out a card that...

Landscapers think a lot about reshaping and leveling the land when planning a new project. We consider slopes, hills, humps, bumps, tree...

Clients often mention"drought-tolerant" as a quality they want in their plants as we plan a new garden. Here in the Bay Area, this would...

Just like when you're remodeling the inside of your home, when you redo your landscaping, you have a few choices when hiring landscape...

This is the time when people ask what there is to do in the garden now that it's raining and plants and trees are going dormant. Winter is a busy time to do many tasks in the garden now that weed growth and falling leaves have slowed and rain is soaking the ground. It's a good time to turn the soil and spread mulch. Turning the soil with an amendment like compost adds air and nutrients to hard, compacted soil, which plants need for good root health. Spreading mulch helps pres

This is the first in several posts I'll be discussing landscaping terminology. When I speak with people about these four items in...

30 years ago this week, the Oakland and Berkeley hills were devastated by a very fast moving, very hot wildfire. Now, at this point in...

Clients tell me often, "Drip tubing is a pain. They get disconnected and geyser all over the place. Aren't sprinklers better and more...

Welcome to the DtE blog, thank you for being here! I've been speaking to clients and colleagues about the same things for years and they...