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Plants for Changing Weather Patterns
Talk to any of the Bruss designers about this year and you’ll hear stories of unexpected plant deaths in their clients’ yards. Plants that for…
Pergolas in Landscape Design
As much as we’d like to spend time outside, we don’t necessarily want to be at the mercy of the elements – especially when we’re…
Lighting to Enhance Your Home
Our homes are one of our biggest investments – we invest our time, our money, and our emotions to making our homes perfect. They’re where…
Functional Side Yard Design
Side yards are generally not landscaping’s showstoppers. Often relegated to an afterthought once the front curb appeal has been achieved and the back yard is…
Kid-Friendly Landscapes
It’s become a familiar refrain – adults bemoaning how much time kids spend inside watching screens instead of playing outside. We aren’t imagining it. According…
Lighting for Outdoor Living
With the weather finally behaving more like summer, we all want to spend more time outside enjoying ourselves (and we’ve earned it after the frigid…
Front Entry Design
Our homes are ideally an extension of ourselves – a physical representation of how we approach the world. Considering how much money we sink into…
Paving Stone Finishes
Replacing a concrete walk with a paving stone design instantly upgrades the style and beauty of any entrance. Similarly, swapping an old deck for a…
Garden Wall Materials
Frequently an integral part of the landscape, retaining walls serve many purposes. Obviously, they are necessary to retain soil when there is a change in…
Award-Winning Landscapes
Award-Winning Landscapes We recently heard some exciting news: Bruss Landscaping won the ILCA Gold Award for Residential Landscape Construction and Best Outdoor Living in the…
Designing for Wildlife
For some people, creating space for wildlife in their yards is a no-brainer – a habit they grew up with that doesn’t require much effort.…
Holiday Decorating
It’s no coincidence that we do a lot of decorating at the time of year when daylight is scarce, or that much of that decorating…