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How Do You Know It’s Time for a Full Backyard Redesign? A Designer’s Honest Take

By Matthew Preuss / August 24, 2026 / Comments Off on How Do You Know It’s Time for a Full Backyard Redesign? A Designer’s Honest Take

Most backyard redesign projects do not start with a clear decision. They start with a feeling. You have been looking at the same yard for three summers and something is off, but you cannot quite name it. Or you renovated the house and the outdoor space never caught up. Or you bought the property knowing […]

Designing With Native Plants: What Lowcountry Homeowners Should Know Before They Plant

By Matthew Preuss / August 10, 2026 / Comments Off on Designing With Native Plants: What Lowcountry Homeowners Should Know Before They Plant

Native plants have earned a well-deserved reputation in the Lowcountry. They are better adapted to the heat, humidity, and sandy coastal soils here than most imported ornamentals, they support local wildlife, and they tend to settle in and thrive with far less intervention once established. But “plant natives” is not a design strategy. It is […]

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