So does anyone know a good landscape designer? After 6 years of killing plants and staring at way to many yews in our backyard, we've decided we need professional help. Some lessons are best left learned without having to experience it yourself. For example:
-Magnolias should NEVER be trimmed, especially not aggressively. It will take many years before it recovers
-If you trim a Yew too far, you will end up with a big empty hole-looking thing in the middle of your bush.
-If you don't trim a Yew enough, it will eventually end up looking like a character out of the Muppets
-There are a myriad of plants that won't survive in a well-drained, shady area that is sheltered from the rain.
So, like I said, we've decided to get some professional help with the landscape design. Of course, we'll need to keep the cost down, so we'll be trying to do as much of the work ourselves once we have a plan, and we'll probably spread it out over several years, but we first need a designer. Does anybody have any idea where to look for one?
Posted by beth at May 4, 2008 4:12 PM