Arlington Names
The awards keep coming, and this time from our neighbors here in Arlington. Again, our landscape architecture based here in Arlington, Virginia, gets noticed and awarded by none other than the Best of Arlington 2016.
HOUZZ VIDEO PROFILE
J. Mark White and GardenWise were chosen by Houzz as Landscape Design Representatives of the Metro DC area. By the way, just how handsome does Mark look in his new Houzz Video Profile? Also, for any fellow Houzz users, by visiting our profile and maybe you'll be able to take advantage of our: Free Initial [...]
The Garden Game Room
You don't have to choose between a formal garden and a family friendly outdoor space to build lasting memories. This backyard design includes a hearth to gather around while watching the game on the outdoor TV. An adjoining basketball court for shooting hoops with the kids is surrounded by custom hardscaping featuring diagonal flagstone with [...]
Top 8 Gardeners to Follow on Twitter
Nature Hills has selected GardenWise as one of the top gardeners to follow on Twitter. We are so happy to share this distinction with our loyal blog readers who enjoy our gardening tips and design ideas. Take a look at the other list of landscape peers selected by NatureHills.com as other gardeners to follow! Visit [...]
GardenWise wins big at LCA Awards
GardenWise came home with 4 awards from the LCA Excellence in Landscaping Awards. The entire team was able to attend and J. Mark White accepted the awards personally. GardenWise took home awards for landscape architecture, craftsmanship, outdoor living areas and contracting (design/build) as follows: 2015 Grand Award 2015 Grand Award 2015 Distinction Award 2015 Honorable [...]
Washingtonian Magazine : The Oasis Out Back
Gardenwise and J. Mark White have been featured in Washingtonian magazine's Outdoor Living Feature "The Oasis Out Back". The design experts selected Mark's Tuscan-inspired garden design located in Washington's Logan Circle neighborhood.
2015 Best of Arlington Awards
Garden Wise Inc has been selected for the 2015 Best of Arlington Award for Landscape Contractors.
April is Landscape Architecture Month
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] April is Landscape Architecture Month, which encompasses Earth Day on April 22nd and Frederick Law Olmstead’s birthday on April 26th. Olmstead is considered to be the father of American landscape architecture, as is Andrew Jackson Downing who designed the landscape architecture surrounding the Smithsonian here in Washsington, D.C. I'm a Landscape Architect, and I designed/installed my very first outside architecure [...]
Grouping Groundcovers Together is GardenWise
We've written a lot over the past two years about losing at least HALF of your lawn areas to create a "greener" more eco-friendly garden. Losing some of your lawns areas is a fantastic way to make your garden space less water needy -- and it will introduce new options to make your landscape current [...]
Bye-Bye Winter Blues!
Floral Spring Fragrance…Yes Please! There’s nothing better than the approach of spring when things start to come alive… except maybe one. The idea that soon you'll walk out into your yard, take a deep breath, and realize all your hard work on your landscape has paid off. It looks and smells wonderful! When this happens there’s nothing better and I [...]