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Xeriscaping
Explore the benefits of xeriscaping in the Puget Sound! Save water with drought-tolerant plants, drip irrigation, and modern landscape techniques from True Scape Design.
Improving Irrigation Coverage
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 in summer heat, overspray onto hardscape surfaces, or a few shrubs hogging water. There are a...
Seattle ECA Regulations Changed in 2017
Seattle's ECAs include wetlands, wildlife habitats, and geologic hazards. True Scape Design ensures your projects comply with updated ECA regulations. Contact us today!
Many Choices for Lawn Installations
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 and even gaining in popularity. Synthetic turf options, sod lawn varieties, and hydroseed blends have all...
Permeable Pavers for Improved Drainage and Aesthetics
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. Nowadays every builder and developer in town pays attention to green storm water infrastructure technology. We’re...
The Importance of Design-Build in Landscape Architecture
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 connection is more likely to exist in a true design-build firm. At True Scape Design, for...
Low Maintenance Plants for Modern Landscapes
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 landscaping is also not the most environmentally friendly option. One of the biggest costs of maintaining...
