Improving Irrigation Coverage

July 15, 2017 by True Scape Design Design, info, Product info, Seasonal

Why is Coverage So Poor? Conventional irrigation systems perform at about 60% efficiency, mostly due the need for coverage over irregularly shaped areas. This leads to lawns with brown spots, certain plants out performing other s

Seattle ECA Regulations Changed in 2017

July 1, 2017 by True Scape Design Design, Environmentally Critical Area, info

What Is an ECA? Washington state law requires local governments to designate Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA), to help manage the impacts of development in sensitive areas. In our city, ECAs fall into five different

Many Choices for Lawn Installations

June 15, 2017 by True Scape Design Design, info, Product info, Seasonal

The traditional grass lawn remains a standby of residential landscaping. When it comes to establishing a new lawn, nothing offers the instant impact of rolling out newly farmed sod. However, other choices are available

Permeable Pavers for Improved Drainage and Aesthetics

June 1, 2017 by True Scape Design Design, Product info

Why Use Permeable Pavers? In the rainy Pacific Northwest, nothing beats direct infiltration to avoid too much water runoff from hardscape surfaces. Seattle is one of many cities now requiring on-site solutions for storm water management.

The Importance of Design-Build in Landscape Architecture

May 15, 2017 by True Scape Design Design, project-lifecycle

Shared Values When there is a real connection between the designer and the installation crew on the ground, everyone on the project knows and understands the design characteristics that the company abides by. This

Low Maintenance Plants for Modern Landscapes

May 1, 2017 by True Scape Design Design, Plants

Are you looking for a more affordable upkeep landscape or a landscape that is more sustainable? For decades, conventional yards have been time consuming and costly to maintain. In many places, this type of

April is National Gardening Month: Give Your Property a Face Lift

April 1, 2017 by True Scape Design Design, Seasonal

National Gardening Month & Modern Landscaping Along with bringing warmer weather, April is National Gardening Month. And thank goodness! It’s been a long wet winter in Seattle, and many other places in the

Retaining Walls as Functional Design Features

March 1, 2017 by True Scape Design Design, info

Functions Retaining walls are the base tool for manipulating elevations and directing or dictating the grading on a given site. These walls need not be merely functional in our spaces, but can also have