There are many ways to make your landscaping more earth-friendly—use native plants to reduce water consumption, choose natural fertilizers such as peat moss, mulch, or manure for your planting … Read More»
One of my favorite things about being a landscape architect in Knoxville is the variety of projects we work on at Carex Design Group, using diverse design styles. Whether we're designing a cozy … Read More»
With the days growing shorter as we make our way to football season, pumpkin spice lattes and sweater weather, I've had more clients asking about adding landscape lighting to their landscape designs … Read More»
As a landscape architect with experience landscaping golf courses around the world, I was happy to bring my talents home to Knoxville while designing the landscaping for the University of Tennessee's … Read More»
With the cold blast of winter, I've been thinking about winter interest plants for our landscape design clients in Knoxville. Carex Design Group owner and landscape architect Bob Graves shared some of … Read More»
I think we're all ready for the end of 2020. Although it has been a challenging year in many ways, Bob and I are grateful for the many wonderful landscape design and landscape architecture clients … Read More»
Although many folks are tired of spending time at home during 2020’s pandemic, Carex Design Group has been busy this summer helping Knoxville landscape design clients turn drab outdoor spaces into … Read More»
With the seemingly endless 90 degree days we've had recently in Knoxville, Tenn., you may have noticed a lot of plants looking sad as they wilt under the unbearable heat. When the lush, green foliage … Read More»
One of my wife Julie's favorite Saturday Night Live characters is Mike Myers as the Coffee Talk lady. She famously ponders big questions such as "Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?" … Read More»
While we're continuing to practice physical distancing as we meet and work with landscape design clients in Knoxville, I'm feeling nostalgic for that long-ago time (two months ago!) when vacation … Read More»
