Happy Color Landscapes Customers

The Color Landscapes crew was happy to receive TWO public testimonials from happy customers IN THE SAME WEEK! As always, we strive to provide the highest quality and service to our customers. We are thankful and humbled by the wonderful words of our customers and always strive for continual improvement of our service. Please read below:

From Angie’s List:

“We were very pleased right from the planning design of our landscaping until the completion for our newly built home.  Gretchen, who did our design, was wonderful to work with and did an amazing job planning everything for us.  The workers who did the actual outside work were also very good and worked in some cold and windy conditions but never complained!  They did an excellent job with the pavers.  They worked late every day until they completed the work they set out to do for that day.  We were delayed somewhat because of township inspections on our sprinkler system that was being installed.  We would absolutely use them in the future if we ever needed more work.”

Irene Smoliga

And more happy thoughts from another customer:

“Lori and the crew who worked out here were outstanding.  I’ll be using you guys again and will certainly refer business your way.”

Don Norman

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Tips on the WINTER LANDSCAPE

TIPS on the WINTER LANDSCAPE: Finding Mother  Natures Paintbrush.

Against a barren winter canvas, surprising impact is still found in your landscape:                        

Texture, color and structure can still be found in the landscape, despite the lack of much vegetation this time of year. Plant material, even without its foliage, can serve as Mother Nature’s paintbrush! With less plant material in a winter garden, the emphasis shifts. The color and texture of bark can be major attributes in the winter landscape. The exfoliating bark of River Birch, the ‘Natchez’ Crape Myrtle with its shedding brown and cinnamon-red bark and the striped grays of serviceberry contrast nicely with snow. Another plant favored for its winter bark is the redosier or redtwig dogwood. Tall, thin perennial grasses with plumes and tails accent a landscape all year long, but their tans, browns and rusts stand out against a stark winter landscape

Touting Winter’s Textures:

In our area, evergreen holly tops most winter lists with its rich green foliage and bright red berries. A less used beauty (unfortunately!) is the Winterberry Holly, a deciduous shrub that features vibrant berries after its leaves fall. Crabapples and hawthorns, also are eye-catching assets.

Branching patterns can be equally striking in the winter. Weeping, layered or contorted plants are more pronounced sans leaves because of their the unique forms.

Hardscape Highlights:
The trend toward providing year-round visual interest has expanded beyond color and texture. Attractive and functional winter scenes easily are enhanced through design elements such as arbors, gazebos, benches, stone walls, crack-resistant planters and lighting.

In addition, strategically placed landscape lighting fixtures can highlight pathways, accessories, plant groupings or the architectural sculpture of trees.

Winter landscape lighting provides more dramatic accenting because uplighting on empty branches and selected foliage creates better reflection and shadowing.

It’s the perfect time of year to explore YOUR winter wonderland-

call Color Landscapes today!

 

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