Our Favorite Plants

Our Favorite Plants

After more than thirty years of designing and building gardens throughout Sonoma, Napa, Marin, and Sonoma Counties, Details Landscape Art has developed a list of favorite plants that seem to appear repeatedly in our landscape designs. While every garden is unique,...
Plantings for Special Situations

Plantings for Special Situations

Special situation plants address challenging areas that require special attention in every garden. Deep shade, damp soil, retaining walls, steep slopes, and difficult growing conditions often call for carefully selected plant material. At Details Landscape Art, we...
Creating Beautiful Plant Combinations

Creating Beautiful Plant Combinations

Successful plant combinations are one of the secrets to creating memorable gardens. While selecting the right plants for the right location is important, what truly separates an ordinary landscape from an exceptional one is how those plants are grouped together. At...
Shades of Green

Shades of Green

In many of our blogs we talk about color—color in the foliage, color in the flowers, color in autumn, and the importance of contrast. The most basic of all colors, and Mother Nature’s natural color, is green. The various shades of green leaves, along with the...