Landscape Ideas & Design

We enjoy the colorful poinsettia all through the holiday season, but Poinsettia Day commemorates the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, the person responsible for bringing the plant into the United States in 1928. Burkholder’s Holiday Pop Up Market has lots of the beautiful plants this year, and in honor of Poinsettia Day, we offer some interesting information about the poinsetti…

Malvern, PA – December 3, 2018 – Burkholder Brothers Landscaping announces the event line up for their second annual  Holiday Pop Up Market. The holiday market’s Grand Opening was Thanksgiving weekend and was an exciting community event. The event is being held at the company’s Outdoor Furniture Showroom and Design Center, located at 359 Paoli Pike in Malvern, Pennsylvan…

While the beginning of fall invites warm sweaters, colorful leaves, and pumpkins to proliferate, the season also brings cooler weather. As temperatures drop, our irrigation systems are at risk, but many steps can be taken to reduce and entirely prevent freeze damage. Damage prevention is particularly important in our area, where we can experience long frigid winters, as eviden…

Do you want to update your home’s landscape design, but fear you will lack sufficient time to care for your lawn? Do you struggle to keep your garden looking healthy, despite your best efforts? If so, you may want to consider a sprinkler irrigation system. With a good sprinkler irrigation system design, you get an efficient and easy way to ensure that your lawn and plants are…

June 6, 2018 – West Chester, Pennsylvania – Burkholder Landscaping Company’s Barry Burkholder attended a ribbon cutting ceremony held at Penn Wood Elementary School in West Chester, PA to officially open the Penn Wood Legacy Garden on May 17,  2018. A dedication plaque on a large rock reads,“Our Penn Wood Garden begins with tiny seeds that bloom into bold flowers; each one uni…

by Mary Bowe Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. from Nothing Gold Can Stay – Robert Frost Katsura Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’) is a spring favorite of mine for many reasons. It has all the characteristics needed of a “four seasons” plant: outstanding ornamental characteristics in spring, summer, fa…

Building a patio is arguably one of the most popular outdoor projects, probably because you are in effect creating an entirely new living space with an unlimited design potential. The most important thing about designing a patio is to plan for the quantity and type of furniture you wish to place on the patio. A dining table for eight takes up more space than a dining table for…

By Mary Bowe, Burkholder Landscape Designer Spring is here, and beautiful lawns are on the minds of many homeowners. Having one of the most attractive lawns on the block takes planning and time. You might even be wondering if you should make a call about landscape maintenance services. Burkholder Landscape offers great lawn care programs for all size landscapes and we have som…