This website is all about plants, designing with them, and growing them in clay soil. I've been landscape gardening on this property for about forty years. It hasn't been easy, and it's been an education. Clay soil is heavy because it is made of tiny particles and those particles pack themselves tightly together. Certain plants don't thrive in clay soil, whereas other plants don't mind growing in it. When wet, clay soil takes time to drain, and after the water has drained, it is very dense and heavy.
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My garden has been in development for over forty years. Its important features - large-growing trees and shrubs - were installed within the first five years of my original landscape design. The "bones" or important features of the garden have withstood the test of time. Because I was a landscape designer and had to be familiar with a broad palette of plant material, the smaller trees, shrubs, bulbs, and perennials were constantly changing; maybe the plant was removed because it didn't do well.Sometimes a plant is removed because I've seen what it can do and I want to try another plant.
Appropriate trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and flowers to make your home settle into its surrounding landscape;. You may not need all of these types of plantings, and, perhaps, you can think of others that would suit you or your property even better. In my website - Artist's Attic - I have included some of the many landscape designs under 3D Designs that I made for my landscape clients.
The geographic area covered by this website is Harford County in the State of Maryland and nearby areas of Baltimore County and Cecil County - USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. In viewing the map, it looks as though Harford County is mostly Zone 7a (light green). There is a very small northern part of the county that is in Zone 6b (medium green).
When I first started to garden, I understood the design and planting techniques very well. I hadn't really thought about maintenance too much until after I planted my first garden area and realized that maintenance is a very real part of gardening. If you don't like to maintain what you've done, don't garden.
Reviews (10)
Claire Hurst
Jun 21, 2021
Ordered some compost, a few of the glazed pots and a couple of plants. Asked for help on sizing before my purchase and received a very helpful and polite reply the same day. Even got 10% off by signing up to their newsletter. Products arrived 2 days later and the quality is fantastic. Appears that, like many other retailers, Gardenesque may have suffered during the pandemic. I'm so glad I didn't listen to the previous reviews though as I can't recommend my experience enough! One very happy gardener!
Jessica Hudd
May 26, 2021
Mini Sloth
Apr 13, 2021
Needed a large pot for my bonsai as it was getting too small for its current pot. I had a long look on amazon and eBay (because I was being lazy) but everything on there was very expensive for what it was or rubbish and not very big either. I even looked on a few other garden websites and couldn't find anything I liked. I am very glad though because I would not have found such a great site otherwise.
They have a nice selection of bonsai pots with a few different shapes and some very nice colours, they have an excellent range of sizes as well all at good prices. There was a little bit of damage to my tray but that was clearly rough handling due to the courier, which was honestly impressive because the pot and tray were wrapped separately and very well protected!
I contacted them and they got back to me in only a few hours and I received some of the nicest and most helpful customer service I have ever had. Mel was lovely and very nice and was happy to help in any way possible. My issue was sorted within a day and with many apologies and much kindness even though the fault was not with them. All in all, I got a lovely large pot and tray for my bonsai (which looks great in his new home) for a great price.
Not only that but it was delivered very quickly and when I had an issue I received the best customer service I have ever gotten. All of this during stressful times, I can't imagine many companies doing much better normally, let alone in a lockdown and pandemic. I will definitely be back to get more pots when my new tress get a bit bigger and will be having a good look at all their other stock as it looks great too.
They have a nice selection of bonsai pots with a few different shapes and some very nice colours, they have an excellent range of sizes as well all at good prices. There was a little bit of damage to my tray but that was clearly rough handling due to the courier, which was honestly impressive because the pot and tray were wrapped separately and very well protected!
I contacted them and they got back to me in only a few hours and I received some of the nicest and most helpful customer service I have ever had. Mel was lovely and very nice and was happy to help in any way possible. My issue was sorted within a day and with many apologies and much kindness even though the fault was not with them. All in all, I got a lovely large pot and tray for my bonsai (which looks great in his new home) for a great price.
Not only that but it was delivered very quickly and when I had an issue I received the best customer service I have ever gotten. All of this during stressful times, I can't imagine many companies doing much better normally, let alone in a lockdown and pandemic. I will definitely be back to get more pots when my new tress get a bit bigger and will be having a good look at all their other stock as it looks great too.
T. Ryan
Mar 17, 2021
Lisa G.
Jan 20, 2021
Dave Singleton
Jan 19, 2021
We bought 3 beautiful quality pots (buy one with second one half price-6pots in all)-2 medium and 1large with 10 sets of pot steps. Very impressive and short delivery time. We had a small query which was efficiently and generously dealt with by Mel- outstanding customer service. Would highly recommend Gardenesque for their products and service.
Jon Cannings
Nov 05, 2020
Darrell Laxton
Jun 05, 2020
They were adamant that we hadn't ordered form them even after showing them proof that they had taken the money out of our bank account. It then took them over six weeks to deliver a product that they claimed was in stock. This arrived smashed, but the damage was only visible once the packaging had been removed, so it looks like it came from their warehouse in this condition. If i could give a 0 star rating i would.
Erica Albini
Feb 14, 2020
I placed an order online. First Gardenesque did not bother to inform me that the delivery would take much longer than what stated at the time of the order, and then they did not reply to my request for an update. Delivery date was changed without information - the courier simply did not show up on the day and I got a new delivery date after two day. Finally, two of the five pots I ordered arrived broken.
I would not recommend this supplier to anyone, the current exceptional situation is no excuse for the total lack of customer service. I hope that at least I will receive a refund as requested.
I would not recommend this supplier to anyone, the current exceptional situation is no excuse for the total lack of customer service. I hope that at least I will receive a refund as requested.
J. Vaughan
Nov 28, 2019
I placed an order with this company on 26th April and was told delivery would be 7-10 days, after the delivery date came and went I contacted them and they said due to the current situation delivery was taking much longer - obviously I questioned why they hadn't bothered to let me know that. It's now 31 days since I placed my order, I still have no pots, they still have my money, and they are ignoring my emails. Shocking customer service - I would never place an order with this company again and reading the other reviews on here I would strongly advise you not to bother either! If I could give 0 stars I would!
