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Increased focus on specific garden plant care and horticulture skills along with watering schedules for existing or recently installed gardens and landscaped areas. This has always been included in my follow-ups with clients, but more of you are asking for the expertise. I look forward to sharing this year around, new venture this summer.
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The long, hazy, hot summer days that are between the Fourth of July and the first days of school in early August are here. In not too many days of old kids were playing outside and coming in for lunch and then baths and dinner. Now, kids are at day camps and have little time for themselves and their families. Time is filled wherever it can be. Time outside to be themselves is restricted. This is why yards, landscaping, and gardens are more important than ever. We are experiencing a true southern summer. July is producing temps in the mid to high 90's! Even with the heat it is shaping up to be a great summer full of SUN and time outside. Enjoy the gardens and landscapes around you and encourage your kids to get OUTSIDE AND PLAY!
This week I am cleaning up an old client's rental yard space for the new tenants arriving, installing groundcovers at another house, and installing a fantastic, new garden installation that has transformed a client's backyard space for his family and friends.
I love chatting with prospective and new clients. Summer is full of running into more people who have questions about everything from flowers to drainage. Designing and installing landscaping projects is my jam! Some include large clean-ups, hardscape, drainage and garden bed makeovers before the whims of their owners find their way into my designs. I love seeing my clients excitement when they realize they have an entire new yard space on the way for their friends and family. I am in my element. I love summer in the south!
Summer is one month old with two months to go! It is never too late to dream big, summer dreams for your yard and gardens spaces. We can make those dreams realities. What are your 2026 landscaping and gardening needs? Mother Nature is on fire with the beautiful green spaces and gardens in Atlanta. Get the ball rolling for your summer-fall outdoor time with landscaping time with us.
We specialize in effective, FREE consultations that allow face to face time with a client so that we are better able to understand their needs and answer their questions. In a world of text, email, and messenger, we prefer to talk directly with our clients and follow up effectively.
Happy Summer,
Marcus Sommers,
Horticulturist and Principal
PS: Check out our most recent work and a plethora or our past work on Instagram: @msommerslandscaping
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How Do I Know What Kind of
Landscaping Design I am Interested in for My Residential Yard Space?
Summer Design Query - How do I know what kind of new landscaping design I am interested in for my yard and gardens?
We receive this question often and love responding to it. Sometimes, clients meet with us for a consultation and know exactly what they want minus some tweaks with the landscaper. Other times clients are not sure and can't visualize what new green spaces will look like.
An easy way to start the process is to think about what makes you feel good in an outdoor space? Dream a little. A few things to think about....Are crisp, clean, modern garden lines preferred? A mixed, more natural feel? Windy pathways or straight ahead appeal? A palate of greens and other natural colors? Bright colors? Will the space be primarily for family or does it need to be a space for greater entertainment? Is a kitchen space needed or another outdoor hard space like a new patio or walkway, pool, pond, cottage sitting area, or creek bed area?
As a long time landscaper and designer I love these questions. They present opportunities to really work with my clients on developing a green space that is tailored to the client's needs. I love when clients have walked in their yard spaces and spent time dreaming of what they might see themselves enjoying, whether it is organic green space design or greenspace + hardscape. Happy dreaming!
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Gracious Words From Our Clients
"Marcus did a fantastic job on our front yard landscaping project. We had a tricky side yard under a big oak tree with big roots where we couldn't get anything to grow. He came up with a creative solution, and now the area is beautifully landscaped and complements the rest of the yard. Marcus worked with me on budget and preferred plants, and was willing to divide and use some plants I already had growing elsewhere. He was very knowledgeable and happy to answer questions about selecting plants and caring for the landscape."
Lanier Bauer, Candler Park, 2018
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