Long Island Landscaping & Outdoor Living Ideas

July 8, 2014

Designing With Elements on the Patrick Curtis Real Estate Show—Part 2

On March 29, 2014, Designing With Elements was featured on the Patrick Curtis Real Estate Show, a local Long Island radio show hosted by Realtor Patrick Curtis of Suffolk Realty Group. In Part 1 of the show we explained a little bit about our firm as well as our landscape design and 3D design services. Here, […]

June 4, 2014

Designing With Elements on Long Island Radio Show

We are excited to announce that Designing With Elements was featured on the Patrick Curtis Real Estate Show on March 29, 2014. Check out the video above, which features me and Bryce Insalaco discussing our various landscape design and 3D design services. And stay tuned for part 2 of this interview, coming soon!

May 2, 2014

Why Are My Evergreens Brown?

Photo by Tulay Emekli. Early spring is a time we see a lot of evergreen shrubs and trees that have seen better days. A common question we get when we go to look at a potential landscaping client’s space is “Why are my evergreens turning brown? They’re supposed to be […]

April 29, 2014

Small Backyard Landscape Design in 3D

Check out this virtual tour of a small Long Island backyard we designed that has still manages to include everything you could possibly want in a backyard.

April 29, 2014

3D Landscape Design in Smithtown, NY

There is nothing like you own ”staycation”—that’s exactly what our clients in Smithtown asked for and that’s what we provided. This young couple wanted to invest in their dream backyard and have all the luxuries they could ask for. The raised patio is ideal for large gatherings of friends and […]

March 25, 2014

When Should I Prune on Long Island?

I’ve been asked about pruning many and many times over the last 20 plus years I’ve been doing landscape design here on Long Island, so I figured I’d share this info. When you should prune depends to a large extent on why you prune. Light pruning and the removal of […]

January 11, 2014

Fire Pit & Outdoor Fireplace Ideas

Some great inspiration photos for incorporating fire into the landscape design of your dreams… Adding fire features to a property is one of the most common landscape design requests we get here at Designing With Elements. Maybe it’s part of our human nature to love fire—or maybe it’s the s’mores. […]

January 11, 2014

Travertine Paver Ideas

Need some ideas about how to incorporate travertine into your landscape design? Here’s some great inspiration photos to get you started… Travertine is one our favorite materials to use in landscape design here at Designing With Elements. It’s a beautiful modern, yet natural, accent and comes in a variety of colors, […]

January 11, 2014

Modern Landscape Design Ideas

When clients (or sometimes friends!) ask us what makes Designing With Elements different from other landscape design companies on Long Island, the answer is easy—we do modern landscape design. Modern landscape design (also called contemporary landscape design) is about straight lines, in-organic shapes, geometry, bold features, stark graphic elements, and […]