Today, one of first things people ask me is how can I be more efficient and environmentally responsible with my landscape design? People around the country, from the average homeowner to corporate property managers, are seeking landscape architecture solutions that are cost-effective, sustainable, low-impact and attractive for both residential and professional environments.

A thorough landscape design and build process should be committed to resource conservation, intelligent irrigation and bio-diversity in plant life. The key to creating ecologically sensitive and economical outdoor solutions is involving your landscape architect in the process as early as possible.

It’s not enough to create a landscape that is environmentally friendly, which, of course, is the buzz phrase of the decade. The landscape also needs to be aesthetically pleasing with sound design principles that maximize efficiency. Early planning is very important to achieving well thought out, eco-friendly and sustainable landscapes.

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