Shade garden plants will provide color and lush foliage even in the darkest corner of your backyard. Instead of trying to force full sun plants or a full lawn into a low light area, focus on flowering shrubs, moss, ferns and perennials that thrive with little to no sunlight. From ground cover to shrubs,… [read more]
A pool deck surface should be heat resistant, slip resistant and durable. If you are going to spend the time and budget to build a swimming pool in your backyard, the pool deck should also be beautiful! Natural stones are a wonderful option that satisfy all of the prerequisites for a heat and slip resistant,… [read more]
Are you thinking about adding a fire pit to your landscape design? There are great reasons to add a fire pit or a fire place, but there are some compelling reasons to add a fire pit aside from the lower price point. You have a choice or wood burning or gas, decorative or fully able… [read more]
Bolton Landscape Design & Masonry’s founder, Jeff Lapnow, enjoys the creative process of looking at a homeowner’s property, listening to the wants and needs and then turning that gathered information into a creative plan. There is a lot of data to be gathered as well, such as acreage, the way sunlight – or lack of… [read more]
Bees, birds and butterflies are pollinators we like to see in our gardens. Pollinators have an extremely important role to play in agriculture, reproduction! Eighty-five percent of the world’s flowering plants and 66% of the world’s crops need pollinators according to The Xerces Society. Here in the United States, there are more than 100 different… [read more]
Beyond seasonal weather and pesky deer, New England gardens may also struggle to survive shady conditions. Many of you ask us about what to do with shaded areas of your yard. Between tree coverings, your house and fencing, shade can happen from so many directions. A planting bed that receives three hours or less of… [read more]