I want to thank the Gannon Inter-Faith students who volunteered at LEAF on Saturday for their Day of Caring.

LEAF is a great place to visit. Our motto is: Trees and memories grow here! This is a Snow Princess Serviceberry planted near Cascade Creek.

Tonight is the Cathedral Prep and Villa High School Gala. Dahlkemper Landscape Architects & Contractors is happy to have help Prep and Villa with many projects around the campus including this walkway and flagpole installation in 2007.

The ExpERIEnce Children's Museum is developing an outdoor discovery space. This design project is being lead by Penn State graduate in landscape architecture, Lacie Luddy.

Even though the weather has been less than perfect, we are still busy on the job! Here is a project that is in process.

Earth Day is 45 today! Let’s celebrate by doing something good for out Mother Earth! We live in a wonderful place on the shores of Lake Erie with bountiful natural resources and we need to take care of our environment!

Today I’d like to welcome the Garden Club Federation of Pennslvania to Erie for their state convention! This is their 85th Annual Convention and the theme is ‘Lake Effects”.

This front renovation project incorporated a new paver walkway with an outdoor foyer that gave a strong and distinct approach to this lovely couples home. The colors and pattern reflects the rhythm and styling of the home architecture.

I love springtime when the flowers are blooming and the birds are singing! But most of all, I love the vigorous turf with soft, lush grass that is a velvety green, smelling so great when its freshly cut!

We are currently working on a new terrace for the Erie Historical Museum at the Watson-Curtze Mansion. This project is being funded by the Carrie T Watson Garden Club.

Happy Spring from our headquarters in Belle Valley at 1650 Norcross Road. Of the 60 years that we have been in business, we have been in Belle Valley at this location for 42 of those.

Willows are one of the earliest trees to leaf out in the springtime. In this photo you can see the graceful structure on delicate spring green color on a cluster of weeping willows.

As long as we are talking about spring flowering trees, let’s look at one of the brightest starts, the Redbud!

One of the early blooming trees is the Magnolia. Most of the magnolias grown in our region are deciduous as opposed to the evergreen Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora.

The layout of the garden design is very important to reflect both the desires of the owners and the architecture. Yesterday the house was a Georgian revival. Today the house has a Victorian flare, with a wide porch and a turret type bay entry.

Garden design and landscape architecture are arts that shape outdoor spaces. A key element to shaping these spaces are trees!

There are many considerations in developing a garden design. One of the most important is scale. The scale of the garden affects the way it is being viewed and the context has much to do with it.

Get ready for the bicycle season. This section of our Bayfront Bikeway system was designed and installed in 1994, 20 years ago!

A little bit of water can go a long way. Here, a somewhat dull garden was livened up with an Asian-themed garden with a bamboo water garden feature.

With all the turmoil in the world that we hear about in the news, having a Peace Garden is a great idea!

This morning it feels like spring has finally sprung! The bright sunshine has put a bounce in everyone's step. All the crews are in and working to install and maintain Erie's Environment. Celebrating 60 years!

The lily is a traditional flower of Easter trumpeting the rising of Jesus from the tomb.

This spring, we encourage you to do something for your community.

The Mercyhurst Prep Alumni Plaza incorporates a cross that is the symbol for the school as a reminder of Christ in the life of the school.

Gardens serve many needs. A connection with nature is one of those. A place to reflect is another. A place to pray or to be reminded of the importance of the Creator in another.

“A man is known by the company he keeps.” - English Proverb Excellence comes not just as a result of hard work, it is an attitude. Companies that approach excellence as an attitude continually challenge themselves to do better.