THE “CARE-ACTER” OF OUR COMPANY (Part 3)

Posted on April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 by Betty Hanselman

Caring clients and crew members understand and “buy into” the value of attention to detail in all facets of garden creation–from design and installation to long-term garden maintenance. While high-quality craftsmanship is crucial when designing and building a garden, it is equally important after the garden is installed. Our people recognize that regular garden maintenance is necessary for the long-term health, growth, and beauty of their garden investment and will do the work to increase the ROI.

We can’t overemphasize the necessity of regular garden maintenance. Not only do these visits enable our team members to manage plant growth, they also provide opportunities for our team to monitor plant health. While team members are in a garden pruning and shaping plants, they keep watch for plant pests and diseases so as to “nip them in the bud” before devastating outbreaks occur.

Please contact us (717-653-1273) to find out how we can manage and monitor your garden elements to keep your investment growing in beauty and value for the increased delight and well-being of those who spend time there. We’d love to share our garden “care-acter” with you and bring joy to your garden!

Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& grateful recipient of daily garden joy)

THE “CARE-ACTER” OF OUR COMPANY (Part 2)

Posted on April 13, 2023April 14, 2023 by Betty Hanselman

In addition to clients who care, we are privileged to attract caring people to our team. When Pete Dymond, the general manager at Hanselman Landscape, interviews our crew members, he is consistently impressed with their “care-acters”. Not only are they caring individuals; they also value working in a caring environment where consideration for clients, gardens, and other team members is a daily experience.

In recent conversations with team members about our strengths, Pete was pleased to hear the following: “Our strength is our level of caring.” “We care about each other.” “We pay close attention to details.” “We don’t take shortcuts.” “We do what we say and do it right.” “We are like a family–it feels warm to work here!”

While some faces have changed, this photo taken at a company picnic is representative of the caring and conscientious people our company “care-acter” attracts.

Gratefully shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& privileged member of this caring group)

SPRINGTIME IN THE SECRET GARDEN

Posted on April 11, 2023April 14, 2023 by Betty Hanselman

They ran from one part of the garden to another and found so many wonders that they were obliged to remind themselves that they must whisper or speak low. He showed her swelling leafbuds on rose branches which had seemed dead. He showed her ten thousand new green points pushing through the mould; They put their eager young noses close to the earth and sniffed its warmed springtime breathing; they dug and pulled and laughed low with rapture . . . . There was every joy on earth in the secret garden that morning.”

~ Frances Hodgson Burnett (from her children’s classic, The Secret Garden)

Joyfully shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& huge fan of all gardens, secret & otherwise!)

SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS…

Posted on April 4, 2023December 20, 2024 by Betty Hanselman

Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil.

~ Bishop Reginald Heber (English Anglican bishop, hymn writer, and poet; 1783 – 1826)

Shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s’ wife (& spring’s “floral art” enthusiast)

From our nursery to your garden . . . a palette of floral art to paint your springtime garden!

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Click here and discover the timeless beauty of Japanese garden design. Explore how we can craft your peaceful oasis.

PUZZLE-PIECE PATHS AND PATIOS (Part 3)

Posted on March 30, 2023March 31, 2023 by Betty Hanselman

A few years ago, we were given a new, but slightly defective hot tub. A nice gift, to be sure, but where would we put it? The relatively insignificant need to carve out space for a “free” hot tub turned into the biggest and most beautiful puzzle my gardener, James Hanselman, has yet pieced together. Not only did he want to create a welcoming space for the hot tub; he also wanted to connect the hot tub organically and tastefully with the rest of the home.

To begin with, a pad was built for the hot tub near our daylight basement entrance. Then, beautiful, hand-cut steps were installed to provide access down to the hot tub from the upper level, first from the back of the house about 10 years ago, and finally, from the front of the house this past winter. From the lower-level hot tub and the front and rear steps, gracious nobedan patios and paths were added over time, providing attractive and comfortable access to the home from all directions.

Now, we can walk around the entire home on gorgeous, sturdy, textured walks. Our feet stay clean, our house stays clean, and flow between our home and our outdoor living spaces is smooth and trouble-free. Our nobedan puzzle was creatively pieced together to deliver easy access and joy to those who live here and visit . . . all because a “free” hot tub needed a home!

Joyfully shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& grateful hot tub recipient)

Photos show the masterpiece puzzle James and his team put together around our house to provide clean, easy, beautiful access between our indoor and outdoor living spaces.

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PUZZLE-PIECE PATHS AND PATIOS (Part 2)

Posted on March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 by Betty Hanselman

This courtyard garden in Bryn Mawr, PA, was a response to paper artist Betsy M’s request for an uncluttered space where she could dream and create. Following a trip to Japan, she longed for the ordered simplicity, serenity, and grace she had experienced in the gardens she had strolled through there. But she was puzzled: how could she possibly hope to recreate the ambiance she desired in the cramped courtyard outside her home studio?

Noting the Japanese-inspired garden photos on Hanselman Landscape’s website https://www.hanselmanlandscape.com/ Betsy called James, HL’s principal designer, and her dream began to take shape. From drawing the cardboard templates and cutting the rocks into the templated shapes, to a practice run at the HL shop and final installation at the client’s home, HL’s craftsmen made sure that Betsy’s puzzle was solved beautifully, right outside her studio window!

Shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& “garden puzzle” proponent)