by Scott Bradley | Jul 20, 2021 | Featured Gardens, Garden Art, Gardens, Low Voltage Lighting, Patios and Walkways, The Landscape Process, Wood Structures
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....
by Scott Bradley | Jun 15, 2021 | Featured Gardens, Gardens, Irrigation, Patios and Walkways, The Landscape Process, Wood Structures
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...
by Scott Bradley | Apr 6, 2021 | Drainage, Featured Gardens, Gardens, Irrigation, The Landscape Process, Wood Structures
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...
by Scott Bradley | Jan 5, 2021 | Miscellaneous, The Landscape Process
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...
by Scott Bradley | Nov 17, 2020 | Irrigation, Masonry and Stonescaping, The Landscape Process, Wood Structures
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...
by Scott Bradley | Sep 15, 2020 | Miscellaneous, The Landscape Process
Notice to Owner is an integral part of the Landscaping Contract. The California State Licensing Board requires that Notice to Owner be included in any contract for services by a contractor licensed by the board. Essentially it is a document that protects the...
