The Art of Gardening-Chanticleer Garden

The Art of Gardening-Chanticleer Garden

Wallace Landscape Associates entertained a few friends and colleagues at Chanticleer, a jewel of a public garden located on Church Road in Wayne, PA. Chanticleer, more than any public garden I know, characterizes the art of gardening. You could drive by and never...
Landscaping With Large Trees

Landscaping With Large Trees

What is the most priceless object in the landscape? If you guessed a mature tree you are right. A large shade or flowering tree is irreplaceable. It provides shade and cooling in summer and it can reduce the cold blasts of winter wind. It gives a new landscape the...

Unexpected Situations

Our backhoe bucket slammed into a solid object with a metalic “klunk”. On further excavation we discovered a 1954 pickup truck chassis. Covered with rust and dents the old truck had been buried sometime ago, before the land had been developed as homesites, in this...
Refreshing the Garden

Refreshing the Garden

The coolness of fall is in the air this morning.  I love to walk through the garden with my coffee on these fresh, bright mornings. While I am enjoying the late summer blooms and the wonderful textures of the plantings I am making a mental to-do list of projects to...
Details, Details

Details, Details

A water feature that looks as though it was created by nature… The perfect piece of sculpture as a focal point… A garden so charming that you want to lose yourself in it… It’s all about the details. Great gardens are simply well thought out collections of...