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Come See the Lights of Christmas!

A fun, holiday season activity that we recommend is to visit a ?local? Christmas light display.  This year stop by the following displays for a real winter treat!  

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  • The Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach
  • Various December dates
  • Warm Beach Stanwood
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    Color in My Backyard ? Part 3

    This time of year everyone starts listing their favorite fall flora, and I am no different. In previous posts we considered some worthwhile choices: Japanese Maples (countless varieties), Burning Bush (Euonymus), and deciduous Viburnums, Dogwoods, etc.

    Jodi, one of our other designers, thought of a ...
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    Color in My Backyard ? Part 2

    Last time we discussed the beautiful colors of fall, such as, the beauty of the Japanese Maple.

    Besides the obvious enjoyment of witnessing all this splendid color, this is also the season to get some important work done in the garden. Fall is the absolute best time ...
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    Color in My Backyard ? Part 1

    Summer, schizophrenic as it was, is over. Did it not rain right through the 4th of July and then get unbearably hot for a few weeks? That?s all we get? My guess is that we will now go directly into autumn, when daylight comes late and dusk comes ...
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    A Quick Garden Revival

    Over Memorial Day, when the weather was too crummy to do much outside (although the place really needs attention) I got hit with a creative streak and spent an hour or two pushing furniture around in my den.

    There was something lacking, and I was tired of ...
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    Old Favorites

    As landscape designers, it?s our job to keep up with what?s new and exciting, and it?s easy to forget about basic, long standing favorites.  This time of year when these, big ?structure?  plants like Lilac or Mock Orange burst into bloom, ...
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    Winter Landscape Ideas

    Winter can be colorful too!

    If you are like me, it?s hard to get ambitious about garden tasks this time of year.  Also, if you are like me, there are always one or two places ...
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