HEAVEN  AND  EARTH  Designs and installs  landscaping  in the Dallas - North Texas  area.  Our goal is to create  the most interesting, beautiful and unique landscapes as cost effectively as possible. We have been doing this for many years and we know that a landscape is not just a number of plants around a foundation. We see a landscape as an environment and as an art form that can express ideas about the people that inhabit that environment.

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YOUR  LANDSCAPE  IS  NOT  AFFECTED  BY  THE  ECONOMY

Pool  landscape one month after planting

Today, the ups and downs of the economy make us fully aware of what has always been true  - one cannot rely solely on the magic of the  market to increase the actual worth of our  property.        In Real Estate Sales, "curb appeal" is  commonly known to be second only to location  in importance to potential buyers. That  translates into "what makes your home special."   Of all of the  ways to improve the value of one's home, landscaping is by far the most effective, not only because it makes your home more attractive, but also because it accrues value rather than weathering or depreciating.    Utilizing relatively inexpensive plants, a wisely designed landscape will mature into one comprising plants which would cost considerably  more to purchase, enabling one to realize an increase of hundreds of per cent in value above the initial cost, in a very short period of time.    And, to sweeten the deal,  this investment is in the beauty and value of your home .    Something  you experience right now.    Something that is constantly improving the  quality and enjoyment of your life.

Pool  landscape one year after planting

We have designed and installed landscaping in Dallas, Highland Park, Richardson, Carrollton, Coppell, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Highland Village, Corinth, Denton, Argyle, Sanger, Plano, Forney, McKinney, just about everywhere in North Texas.       For you, we can create landscape plans for dazzling flower gardens, gravel gardens, rock gardens or Japanese gardens by utilizing exotic and unusual plants or take a xeriscape gardening approach utilizing tough, low maintenance plants that are native to Texas or we can easily formulate ideal combinations of both.       We can construct ponds with or without fountains, or even create features that only suggest water without requiring a water feature's maintenance.       We can uniquely combine plants that grow well here to achieve thematic effects, creating an illusion that your home is in an entirely different part of the planet.     Through the years some of our specialties have become tropical appearing, natural feeling landscapes around swimming pools and the alterations to the sprinkler systems necessary to sustain them.        We can repair, reconstruct and modify sprinkler systems that have been severely damaged by swimming pool companies and many pool companies have relied upon us to return these systems to full operation.        We can upgrade, renovate and customize fences  and home exteriors to look more detailed and interesting, create fascinating combinations of wood decking, stone paths, groundcover, retaining walls, pavestone, and even tile, to enhance the atmosphere of your outdoor environment. We can also help you  incorporate your artifacts and sculpture to personalize and make your outdoors an extension of your home.        We consider the front lawn landscape to be how people present themselves to the world and the rear lawn landscape as a more personal part of the home because that is where people usually entertain friends and spend their outdoor family time.        We understand that there are differences in approaches necessary to meet the individual needs of our customers.  We feel that it requires more creativity to design environments that serve these specific needs and purposes, especially ones in which people seek to feel comfortable and at home.       These are areas in which our company strives to surpass others.

Tropical appearing pool landscape designed for full sun and to bloom year round. Luxurious foliage effects around porch with trellis.  Deep glossy greens add interest to the dark redwood stained wood details.

We can xeri-scape your lawn using native plants that require very little water and the lowest maintenance possible,		We accomplish all of this first by  employing a 35 year knowledge of plants - not only their appearances, growth habits and cultures, but their exact strengths and limitations - enabling us to fully utilize them in specific environments.   Subdividing your home into micro-climates, we take into consideration numerous factors, including :  how much sunlight, reflected heat and wind specific areas will experience at different times of the year ;  what kinds of soil and drainage capacities areas have and,  very importantly:  will the landscape have to endure intense sun and heat initially but transition to full shade as trees grow in ?  These are but a few of the considerations made in developing a viable design for a landscape that will endure, problem free, for your home.    When we design a landscape we first address any engineering problems - drainage, soil retainage, water availability, temperature modification, flood potential, etc.     We then look at the architectural elements involved -  the style of home, the sizes,  usage's and definitions of three dimensional spaces, traffic flow and access, privacy and security needs, types of screening, focal points, priorities of viewpoints, choices of architectural materials and what kinds of thematic approaches (if any) are desirable within these parameters.     Then we approach the aesthetics - the colors, textures, seasonal effects, levels of relatedness, contrasts, accents and priorities of short term effects and long term goals.  What you enjoy.    Another major consideration is, of course, maintenance.  How much time do want to spend tending to your landscape?  If the answer is little or none we can guide you through choices of materials, limiting special care to only a few of the most interesting plants or offer alternatives to even these in order to achieve the same effects without requiring extra effort.     An underlying goal of all of our designs is low maintenance.  Consider that any plant used appropriately is, in that setting, low maintenance.  We know how to use the right plants in the right places and, of course,  that could very easily  be your lawn.    Remember, a poorly designed landscape will become less attractive and more troublesome over time, while a well designed landscape will become more beautiful and easier to care for.    Landscaping is an art form that is alive.  It is an ongoing process.  We look at all landscaping as long term projects and we can work with you to achieve your goals over periods of years.  If all of these considerations sound overwhelming or too complicated to you  -   don't worry  -   it's what we do.     Why don't you give us a call ? MARK KENDRICK - DESIGNER                972 247-3204
or we can create a year round  perennial garden that blooms constantly through the year.
We can make your landscape extremely contemporary and architectural,
or we can make it appear that your home just sprang up in a forest.
We can create a landscape  for you that, every time you walk outside,  takes you to  a deep tropical jungle ,
or to the Mediterranean, or to the Yucatan,  or to Colorado,  or Arizona, or California,
or to Japan, or wherever you might enjoy.  We can also renovate an existing landscape, putting into better use existing plants and materials.  We know how to listen and can put into living reality your wishes for your home in the form of a beautiful, viable landscape that you can enjoy instead of constantly struggle with.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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