PTG- Client Work - McMahon Property

Aching to see more Planting the Seed work? Check out these pictures from the McMahon property.

Market on the Square (summer) is Coming to an End!

That's right. Market on the Square (summer) will be stopping on July 28. That means you have only 2 more chances to hit up one of our favorite farmers' markets on the coast. Be sure to head out this Saturday (21 July) and next Saturday (28 July) any time between 7:30 and 11:00 a.m. The summer rotation ends on the twenty-eighth, so if you miss out, you'll have to wait until October 6th to get all of these goodies again.

If you need more information, contact them directly via their facebook page.

If you can't find Bienville Square (you're not from 'round here are ya?), check out the map below.


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PTS In Action - Howell Property Parts I and II

For the first time ever, you can watch Planting the Seed on video. Check out parts 1 and 2 of our work at the Howells. Before you watch, look over the site plan and try to keep your jealousy at a minimum.

Part I

Part II

What's Bloomin' Round Here? Summer 2012

A lot of you have been wondering what we have blooming this summer. Here are some of our very own flowers on display for you! Do you have a favorite summer flower? Post it in the comments, on facbook, G+, or twitter! We'd love to hear from you!

The ABCs of Landscaping (Terminology!) A ~ M

A is for agronomy,the science and management of land, especially rural, agricultural land.


B is for base plan, an essential sheet showing site boundaries and significant site features, used as a basis for subsequent plan development.


C is for conservation, the protection, improvement and use of natural resources according to principles that will assure the highest economic or social benefits for people and the environment now and in the future.


D is for design, the creative illustration, planning and specification of space for the greatest possible amount of harmony, utility, value and beauty.


E is for ecology, a branch of biology dealing with the relationship between living things and their environmen


F is for foundation plant, A plant placed next to a building to hide the foundation or soften the hard architectural lines.


G is for grade, the slope of a plot of land. Grading is the mechanical process of moving earth changing the degree of rise or descent of the land in order to establish good drainage and otherwise suit the intent of a landscape design.


H is for hardscape, elements added to a natural landscape, such as paving stones, gravel, walkways, irrigation systems, roads, retaining walls, sculpture, street amenities, fountains, and other mechanical features.


I is for island bed, a flowerbed that you can walk around.


J is for jointed, a plant that possesses a stem with nodes.


K is for knot Garden, type of formal garden design in which lines of different colored or textured shrubs appear to weave in and out of each other


L is for Lobel, the name you need to know for landscape design.


M is for mulch, layer of organic or inorganic material placed around plants to hold in moisture and reduce weeds.

Did You Miss It? Festival of Flowers 2012

Planting the Seed participated in the Festival of Flowers for the first time this year. As part of the show, we needed to construct a large dress made of plants and flowers. Check out the pictures below to see the work in progress and the final product! Let us know what you think on our Facebook, G+, Twitter, or in the comments!

From Start:

To Fabulously Finished!

PTG - Gaston Property

Wondering what we've been up to lately? Now you can check out some of our work. Here are some pics of Planting the Seed's services at the Gastons! Thanks, Gastons for choosing Planting the Seed!!

Like what you see? Head over to the About Us page and give us a ring!

Happy Fourth of July - "My love is like a red, red rose."

The rose is the national flower of the United States. You didn't know that? Well you should and now you do. Don't believe me? You can read it straight from the quill of none other than Ronald Reagan, the president who signed the declaration naming the rose the official floral emblem of the United States in 1986. (Scroll Down)

The rose is native to North America and grows naturally pretty much everywhere in these fifty states. 

So while you're out barbecuing and going to see fireworks. Stop, for just a minute, and smell the roses.

White House Rose Garden from robert.accettura.com

"UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 36. PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 10--PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS § 187. National floral emblem

The flower commonly known as the rose is designated and adopted as the national floral emblem of the United States of America, and the President of the United States is authorized and requested to declare such fact by proclamation.

(Pub.L. 99-449, Oct. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 1128.)

Proclamation No. 5574. The Rose Proclaimed the National
Floral Emblem of the United States of America

Proc. No. 5574. Nov. 20, 1986, 51 F.R. 42197, provided:

Americans have always loved the flowers with which God decorates our land. More often than any other flower, we hold the rose dear as the symbol of life and love and devotion, of beauty and eternity. For the love of man and woman, for the love of mankind and God, for the love of country, Americans who would speak the language of the heart do so with a rose.

We see proofs of this everywhere. The study of fossils reveals that the rose has existed in America for age upon age. We have always cultivated roses in our gardens. Our first President, George Washington, bred roses, and a variety he named after his mother is still grown today. The White House itself boasts a beautiful Rose Garden. We grow roses in all our fifty States. We find roses throughout our art, music, and literature. We decorate our celebrations and parades with roses. Most of all, we present roses to those we love, and we lavish them on our altars, our civil shrines, and the final resting places of our honored dead.

The American people have long held a special place in their hearts for roses. Let us continue to cherish them, to honor the love and devotion they represent, and to bestow them on all we love just as God has bestowed them on us.

The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 159 [Pub.L. 99.449, Oct. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 1128, which enacted this section], has designated the rose as the National Floral Emblem of the United States and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation declaring this fact.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the rose as the National Floral Emblem of the United States of America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh.

RONALD REAGAN"

Plant in Spotlight - Japanese Maple

This is one of our favorite plants at Planting the Seed.

The Japanese maple undergoes one of the most brilliant color changes in the fall and it's one of our most recommended trees. In fact, the leaves are so beautiful, that when they fall you won't even want to rake them up!

The Japanese Maple is a staple in Japanese gardens around the world. Here's one from a local Japanese garden.

Photograph by Brandon McLeod

(This image is from our post on the Japanese Garden in Mobile, Alabama)

This tree, Acer palmatum, is native to Japan, China, parts of Russia and Mongolia, as well as North and South Korea. They grow up to about 30 ft in height, but can, in rare cases, reach 52 ft.

Kingdom:               Plantae
Phylum:           Angiospermae
(unranked):                Eudicots
(unranked):                   Rosids
Order:              Sapindales
Family:        Sapindaceae[1]
Genus:                         Acer
Species:            A. palmatum

Apart for their gorgeous color, the smaller Japanese maples tend to grow in a dome form, so, if space isn't an issue, pruning is unnecessary.

from theindoorbonsaitree.com

Did you know you can even grow it as a bonsai?

from bonsai-made-easy.com

If you love the Japanese Maple, but don't have one, now is a great time to get on in the ground! Visit our About Us Page to ask us what you need to do to get this going and growing in your yard!




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