“Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time.” ~ Katrina Mayer
Whether it be on a walk along a woodland path or a stroll under your own trees, make time each day to revel in the company of trees. Let their graceful and majestic beauty amaze you, quiet you, and cause you to lift your heart in gratitude. And if you need more trees in your daily experience, it would be an honor to bring this joy to your garden! Give us a call: 717-653-1273.
Shared by Betty Hanselman Gardener’s wife (& advocate of more trees–please?!)
We recently traveled to San Diego to visit our precious new granddaughter, Evelyn Joy, and her parents. While we were there, we had the privilege of re-visiting the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. We were impressed with the garden’s growth since our first visit in 2018. This time, too, we were able to enter one of the buildings we had bypassed during our first visit. In so doing, we experienced the “inside-out” garden perspective we borrow from Japanese garden traditions and seek to incorporate into every garden we craft: the seamless integration between home and garden, with beauty and serenity visible from inside and outside the home. Can you see it? Does this appeal to you? If so, please talk to us. We specialize in bringing inspiring views to those in the home while creating gardens worth inhabiting.
Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman Gardener’s wife (& celebrant of the inside-out garden)
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”
~ John Lubbock
Early birds greet the dawn!
The garden quiets with the setting sun . . .
This country property in northwest Lancaster County, PA, offers inspiring sky scapes and intimate settings–all summer and, in fact, all year long! Talk to us…it would be our delight to bring summer garden joy to you, too! (717-653-1273)
Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& grateful for summer garden joy!)
Client: We are considering updating the exterior of our house to add to its curb appeal. How do you recommend we improve the front yard landscaping in the process?
Hanselman Landscape: As garden builders, we recommend improving your front yard landscaping by taking a different point of view, an “inside-out” approach that prioritizes the perspective of the people resting, playing, studying, working inside. What THEY see and experience when they look or step outside is most important. As you consider exterior renovations to enhance your home’s curb appeal, consider the view from the windows inside the house, not just the view from the street.
Rather than simply planting a two-dimensional facade around the footprint of the house to provide decoration from the curb, we suggest providing multi-sensory experiences in multi-dimensional outdoor living spaces–“garden rooms”–which are seen from inside, and where children of all ages can clamber or rest, listen to the sigh of wind in Pines, feel the variant textures of pathways or dewy grass underfoot, and smell the exhilarating fragrance of rain-washed leaves.
The inside-out approach incorporates plantings and garden elements in ways that can be enjoyed and experienced by those inside as well as by those passing by. For example, a carefully-planned entrance garden will not only add depth and perspective to a home’s curb appeal, but more importantly, it will provide interest for those who live inside.
To have a garden that is experienced and enjoyed inside and outside the home evokes the feeling of being in a rare and special place for which curb appeal is only the first hint of discovery.
Whether you are looking at the garden from inside, sitting in the shade in the outdoor “garden rooms”, or walking along the curb, the “inside-out” garden promises sanctuary and delight from all perspectives.
This Manheim, PA church (pictured below) displays Hanselman Landscape’s “inside-out” garden approach: a sanctuary of rest and delight for body and spirit, from inside and outside the building.
Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& advocate of “inside-out” gardens)
A well-designed garden creates a private sanctuary . . .
. . . and beautiful vistas for those inside . . .
. . . while fostering a refreshing sanctuary for those outside, too!
“Summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to quiet people. For those few months, you’re not required to be who everyone thinks you are, and that cut-grass smell in the air and the chance to dive into the deep end of a pool give you a courage you don’t have the rest of the year. You can be grateful and easy, with no eyes on you, and no past. Summer just opens the door and lets you out.” ~ Deb Caletti (American author)
Happily shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& wistful middle-age child)
By adding jumping rocks around the edge, lawn terraces, and a peninsula for picnics and fishing, Hanselman Landscape enlarged the scope of imagination and adventure at this farm pond in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
A summertime favorite for children of all ages–time to daydream on a swing.
This nature-inspired stream and waterfall spill into a free-form swimming pool and provide year ’round beauty and summertime fun for the homeowners and their family, northern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Crafting a Beautiful Garden Q&A: A “New” and Unique Point of View
Client: We are considering updating the exterior of our house to add to its curb appeal. How do you recommend we improve the front-yard landscaping in the process?
Hanselman Landscape: The most common front-yard landscape solution is to decorate the house, creating a facade with foundation plantings to be viewed from the street across the front lawn (as shown in photo, below). This “outside-in” approach prioritizes the perspective of passers-by, and helps to sell homes.
However, when plantings are used in this way–primarily as a stage set–you, the homeowners, receive minimal experiential value from your most-used perspective–your windows. You look from inside your home and see the cars on the street across the lawn. You miss the refreshment of daily interaction with an inspiring garden sanctuary and the peace that comes from privacy.
As garden builders, we recommend improving your front yard landscaping by taking a unique point of view . . . .
(Please stop by next week to learn more.)
Shared by Betty Hanselman Gardener’s wife
The standard approach to landscape design caters to passers-by, as seen below. As demonstrated in the featured image (top), we offer a unique perspective and design our gardens for the ones who are inside, while offering beautiful views for those who may be driving by.
