Are you interested in saving energy? Are you interested in saving money? Are you interested bulbs that don’t burn out? Those are pretty much all the considerations, and if you answered “Yes” to any of those, you’ll want to go LED. Previously, there were two issues with LED lighting. One was the expense. When they... Read More →

In a seminar on building websites, I was told that our blog should not be self glorifying or self referential, but here we are…. This year Geared for Growing won first place in all five categories we entered jobs in of the North Coast Chapter of the CLCA awards! Check out our awards page for... Read More →

Or maybe not. With the drought “over,” many people have already asked what that means for them regarding their landscapes.. First things first, at the very least we can assume that mandatory irrigation cutbacks will be in the rear view mirror for the time being, and that’s a good thing! But before we carpet the... Read More →

  The industry standard for building a stone or stucco wall is to start with CMU’s (Concrete Masonry Units) and face them with the desired surface. CMU’s are easier than forming and pouring a concrete wall, but there is an easier option: ICF’s. ICF stands for Insulating Concrete Forms, and are basically a CMU made... Read More →

Or is it don’t put the cart before the horse? I dunno- I suppose I’m bad with animal expressions. But what I mean is that all too often, we get calls from prospective clients who just had a swimming pool installed and now they are ready for the “landscaping.” To some people that the term... Read More →

Welcome to our first blog! We are compiling all of our idea and hope to have plenty of content. It’s a very interesting time to be in this industry right now, and we hope to use this blog to hit on a number of things- trends in design, new and exciting products and materials, environmental... Read More →