Ervin's Landscape Design & Planning

Tips to Help Maximize Greenhouse Space

Cathy Isom has some tips to help you maximize greenhouse space. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The benefits of having a greenhouse...

How to Calculate Cubic Yards

What is a cubic yard, exactly? Learn how to measure cubic yards with our guide to calculating the volume of dumpsters and your debris.

10 Tips for Saving Water in the Garden

Why waste water in your garden when you can save money and the planet? The experts at HouseLogic show you how with these garden water-saving tips.

What Do you Get from a Great Landscape Designer?

Trimming hedges and mowing lawns is a noble profession, but a landscape designer transforms your property into a showcase. If you are starti...

Getting into the weeds on how to prep soil for gardening

Our minds and shovels are ready for full throttle outdoor planting — but is your soil ready?

The 10 Worst Invasive Plants to Watch Out for in Your Region

Why Fall Is The Best Time To Plant Shrubs and Trees

This article explains why fall is one of the best seasons to plant shrubs and trees.

8 Landscape Design Tips And Trends

We invited eight top landscape designers and architects to discuss their favorite tips and trends, ranging from big-picture ideas to smaller details, so that you can be inspired to enhance your backyard to enjoy all season long.

Steal These British Garden Design Ideas

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a great place to find inspiration for your own garden.

Team Up with a Landscape Professional for Amazing Results

Sometimes getting your landscape exactly how you want it takes a team effort. Asking for help is not going against the DIYer’s code, it just makes sense. When in doubt on how to deal with a problem…

The Benefits Using of Tulsa Pavers to Complete Your Landscape Design Look

“Using pavers in your Tulsa landscape design can offer many practical as well as aesthetic advantages over other hardscape materials.Pavers or “paving stones” can be used in an array of outdoor...

The 31 flavors of landscape design

Our client questionnaire has always been invaluable over the years. Here’s my latest column on the subject.Full-blown permaculture design requires long and protracted observation. Unfortunately, few people want to pay some eco-freak to wander around their property at all hours of the day and night, through every season of the year. I’ve been designing and installing landscapes professionally for 24 years, and no one has ever had that much patience — or cash.

Small-Space Edible Landscape Design

Incorporate edibles into your small landscape using container and raised-bed gardening techniques. Get ideas from gardening expert P. Allen Smith's Arkansas homes.

When are your landscape design preferences stupid and wrong?

First, some background as to what made me think of this post. When I’m avoiding work, I like to browse the discussion threads over on Houzz.com. I consider it a lazy form of consumer research, because you get a bunch of homeowners talking anonymously on a forum and you can really see what’s important to …

11 Principles Of Landscaping Design That You Need To Know

Landscape architects and designers use a variety of guidelines and tools to create attractive, functional outdoor living spaces. While most homeowners and weekend warriors may not have the experience of advanced professional training, the concepts that the pros follow are not totally out of reach.

Tips on Creating a Pet-Friendly Tulsa Landscape Design

People love their pets. Often, they become like family. So as we spend more time outside during the warmer months, we want our pets similarly to enjoy their own

Glossary Of Landscape & Landscape Design Terms

Here is a list of commonly used landscape and landscape design terms, so you and your designer can speak the same language. Landscape jargon can be regional, so this is specifically for the Portland, Oregon area.