Plan well!

The first step in restoring paradise to your property is to thoughtfully and carefully plan the garden you’re envisioning. This process is much easier with the help of an experienced garden-design professional.

A great deal of preparation goes into each of Hanselman Landscape’s projects to ensure that the clients’ needs and aspirations are fulfilled. “We encourage our clients to supply photos of treasured places and memories they hope to re-create,” James Hanselman states. For example, one couple asked Hanselman to reproduce a waterfall similar to one they had hiked to in Central America (see below for the realization of their dreams).

In addition to discussing budget, scope, and site, Hanselman prioritizes suitability, elegance, and sustainability before presenting the proposed designs.

Contributed by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife

“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.”

~ Claude Monet (French impressionist painter; 1840 -1926)

Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& delighted beneficiary of James’ garden artistry)

As Joni Mitchell so somberly puts it in her song, “Big Yellow Taxi”, this culture too frequently “paves paradise to put up a parking lot.” Consequently, land care professionals, like Hanselman Landscape, are left to deal with the repercussions: uninspiring lots with minimal links to natural beauty, water issues, and a have-it-now mentality that often requires costly redos.

James Hanselman, owner of Hanselman Landscape, knows paradise. He grew up there, he says, “in the mountain valleys of a tropical island, surrounded by natural beauty and interacting with nature every minute of each day.” Upon returning to the United States, he was saddened to find that “in this land of magnificent beauty, paradise was being discarded to make room for yet another development.” It became his mission to reverse the trend and bring paradise back into the daily experience of his clients.

Want to capture your own slice of paradise? Subsequent posts will feature inspiration from James Hanselman for turning your yard into a relaxing space you’ll love coming home to.

Contributed by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& fellow pilgrim)

“Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year. For gardening begins in January, begins with the dream.”

~Josephine Nuese (little-known author of The Country Garden; sometime garden designer, mother and school bus driver; 1901-1974)

Where do your garden dreams take you, when you look out on your garden in the cold months of the year? Are you envisioning a larger outdoor gathering space for loved ones or perhaps the addition of a beautifully-shaped Japanese Maple or Pine to honor the birth of a new grandchild or the passing of a beloved? Regardless of your January garden dreams, we can help you realize them when the weather warms. Talk to us now (717-653-1273). We’d be delighted to partner with you in the dream-come-true!

Shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& garden dreamer)

“Every man should be born again on the first of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle, if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but, on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take interest in the things that are and are to be, and not in the things that were and are past.”

~Henry Ward Beecher, from “A Completed Year” (American preacher, social reformer, supporter of the abolition of slavery; 1813 – 1887)

We wish you joy in your home and garden in the coming year!

Sincerely,

Your friends at Hanselman Landscape & Gardens

We specialize in delivering natural beauty and the delight of sharing it with loved ones. If you’d like us to partner with you in this endeavor, contact us now: 717-653-1273. We’d love to get started . . . !