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Claire Murray Studio Garden, W. Barnstable, MA

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Cape Cod Landscapes Claire Murray is a designer. She is known for her designs in hand-hooked rugs, home accessories and apparel. She is an entrepreneur with retail shops around the world and has entered the world of publishing also. Her retail store in W. Barnstable, Massachusetts in located on Route 6A in an old converted [...]

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The Gingko Biloba Tree’s Link to Asian Culture

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

The Gingko Biloba Tree in Cold Climate Asian Gardens This brief synopsis of the Gingko (Ginko) Biloba (Ginkgo biloba ‘Magyar’) tree is a reference article for landscaping in modern asian inspired gardens. (Zone 4) The Ginkgo Biloba Tree is considered a “living fossil.” It is the only living member of the Ginkgoales family dating back [...]

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Conceptualizing & Implementing Your Landscaping Ideas

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

12 Steps to Bringing Your Landscape Ideas to Life! You are dreaming of a new landscape for your property. You want a water feature, shade trees, perennial beds, fencing, flowering shrubs, ornamental trees, space for annuals, fish, stonewalls and maybe a waterfall too. How do you go about fitting everything into your landscape ideas? You [...]

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Water Features, Ornamental Fountains

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Installing An Ornamental Fountain as Part of a Container Water Feature We purchased a large cast bronze heron fountain at Snug Harbor Farm Garden Center in Kennebunkport, Maine. Our life size bronze bird is about 5 feet tall, weighs about 30 lbs and the fountain shoots straight down through the beak of the heron. This [...]

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