Japanese Maples: Elegant Beauty for Every Landscape
Few trees bring the same level of elegance and year-round beauty to a landscape as Japanese maples. Known for their graceful shape, delicate leaves, and stunning seasonal color, these ornamental trees have become a favorite among homeowners looking to create a...
Perspectives
Every garden has multiple perspectives, and we at Details Landscape Art try to consider as many as possible in designing and building a garden. And we try to encourage clients to go out and participate in their gardens as well as look at them from inside the house....
West Napa Featured Garden
This West Napa featured garden included several elements, including an unusual stamped concrete walkway, a low voltage lighting system, a redwood fence and front and rear gardens. The project began with a request by the homeowner for a walkway down the side of the...
West Petaluma Country Property Landscaping
Country property landscaping offers unique challenges as well as opportunities for a different landscaping flavor. Details Landscape Art was called to landscape a large side area of a home on the rural outskirts of West Petaluma. The property backed up, on one side,...
Novato Design-Build Landscape Contractor
Details Landscape Art, a Novato design-build landscape contractor, was called in the spring of 2020 to build a new redwood retaining wall for a hillside residence in Novato, CA. The existing retaining wall had been built some twenty-five years ago, and was badly...
Softscape Installation – North Bennett Valley Featured Garden
Softscape installation at this North Bennett Valley residence followed the hardscape, subject of the previous blog. The backyard had a wall of mature trees and mature hedges planted thirty years ago within two feet of the property fences. The hedges had been pruned...
Hardscape Installation – North Bennett Valley
The hardscape installation of this north Bennett Valley garden was part of a three-month project done in two phases. As described in the previous blog about root removal, the first phase was the demolition of existing concrete, fencing, grass, plants and irrigation....
Root Removal – A Necessary Evil
Root removal is a hidden, yet necessary part of garden preparation. In the spring of 2020 we were called to design and build a backyard North Bennett Valley garden in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. We consulted several times with the homeowners about the scope...
Fountaingrove Fire Rebuild Featured Garden
A fire rebuild is becoming a common occurrence these days in the wake of the fires of 2017 and 2019. We were referred to this project by one of our best customers, also a resident of the Fountaingrove development who was fortunate to escape the firestorms. The...
Landscaping Tips
Following are some juicy landscaping tips and tidbits. Over the course of almost thirty years of landscaping in the greater Sonoma County area, Details Landscape Art has learned a few tricks in its day. Fertilize lawns in winter. We’ve always heard ‘Oh, don’t bother...