Garden Seating Ideas

Garden Seating Ideas

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Garden seating can be nonexistent in most home gardens and often overlooked. However, garden seating gives various attributes to a gardener’s palette of design. For example, you’ve heard the phrase, “Stop and smell the roses,” but why not...
Flower Garden Color Schemes

Flower Garden Color Schemes

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Flower garden color schemes are one of the many ways to gain fluidity throughout the garden. Since I got my degree in fashion merchandising, I am always aware of color, line, and design. In my past life, I put together ensembles for working wardrobes. I always started...
Time Hack with Canned Responses

Time Hack with Canned Responses

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Do you find yourself sending out the same email over and over? There’s a way to avoid the time suck yet keep it personal. If you have Gmail, then you are in luck for this time-hack! Canned responses in Gmail will maintain consistency,  save time and money! Canned...
Garden Design for your Home

Garden Design for your Home

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A garden design for your home is one of the first impressions guests and a homeowner sees when approaching. Choosing elements in your garden design can make or break your overall appeal from the outside and the inside of your home. Unfortunately, many homeowners wait...
Renew a Foundation Garden with a Landscape Design

Renew a Foundation Garden with a Landscape Design

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Garden Budgets Most clients will not mention a budget initially. It is usually a subtle discussion they eventually approach after weighing whether they want to work with you. I received a phone call recently. The initial question was, “Can I get a landscape design and...
Contractor Specials for Spec Homes

Contractor Specials for Spec Homes

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As a Landscape Designer, I find all too often that the spec home landscape staging proves to be a bit underwhelming, falling short of the caliber of construction of a spec home.  I have found that General Contractors think it will add too much time and investment to...
10 Ways to Communicate Effectively with your Clients

10 Ways to Communicate Effectively with your Clients

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I love great customer service. It keeps me loyal to that business. One of the things I look for is how well they communicate effectively with me. Whether it’s through a text to confirm my appointment or an email to thank me for my business, it’s all wrapped into the...
Organize Inbox Gmail

Organize Inbox Gmail

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Rule No. #1. Keep your inbox Gmail clear of unnecessary emails. Once you read it, file or mark each email for further tasks or follow up.Here are a few tips on how to stay on top of your inbox Gmail. File & Tag Those Emails If an email falls under a task, tag the...