Besides being a frame for one's house or a problem to be solved, a garden is much more than landscaping. It is a living, growing, changing collection of plants and outdoor surfaces that link the homeowner emotionally to the property. A certain flower or its fragrance, the crunch of gravel underfoot, the sound of a fountain, a handful of warm ripe tomatoes, an encircling hedge of evergreens sheltering songbirds -- any of these choices turn each garden into very a personal space - an outdoor room individually tailored to the owner's senses.
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LLC is a service-oriented, family-owned and operated landscaping business operating in northern New Jersey since 1985. Owner/designer Ellen Goldfarb and her daughter Tracey Buttrick specialize in custom landscape designs with an emphasis on blooming trees, shrubs, roses, perennials, annuals, bulbs and seasonal containers.
During a consultation the site is objectively evaluated with the client. After a walk around the property, many questions are asked. Which parts of the existing garden are pleasing? What should be removed? What can be utilized perhaps in a different way? What would the clients' dream garden look like?
Walls are the structures which turn sloped spaces into level garden rooms or patios. Walks take us from one part of the property to another. These three architectural features are usually called Hardscape and offer wonderful opportunities for planting. Plants on a wall are like actors on a stage. Because they are often viewed at eye level they should be star performers. They can drape or cling or throw themselves dramatically toward the ground. Walls offer wonderful drainage, something most plants crave.
The dining room and kitchen windows of the house faced an uphill slope. At the top of the slope were very tall, pre-existing oak and tulip trees, a basketball court for the children, a generator and a wood pile. Because the house lay below surrounding higher properties, the bottom of the slope was often flooded and impassable making it very difficult for one to get to the back door and patio from the driveway.
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