Planning a landscape project can be a daunting task. Approaching it in phases can help make the project more manageable. This guide summarizes the different elements involved in planning.

1. Get Inspiration From Designs You Love

What do you want? This is where you should begin. Here are some questions to ask yourself.

• What styles do you like? Traditional, Modern, Rustic, Contemporary?
• What do you want to feature? Patio, Pool, Driveway, Walkway, Garden Wall, Fireplace, Outdoor Kitchen?
• What are your must-have’s? Do you need wheelchair access? Is bright lighting essential?

These are good questions to begin with. You may be unsure of what you want, and that is okay. Start looking at pictures and save what you like. We recommend exploring designs on Pinterest or Houzz. Both sites make it easy to find fresh ideas and save them for inspiration.

Pinterest allows you to create a pinboard and save pins (images) to it. There is no limit to the number of pinboards you can create, so don’t hesitate to start multiple pinboards for each distinct style you like. Our Barkman Pinterest page features boards for outdoor kitchens, driveways, creative paths and more. Houzz uses a similar concept called idea books. Our Barkman Pinterest page features many different pinboards to give inspiration.

Gemstone Landscape Supply is proud to announce our new Online Ordering and Quotation Services. Our new services will enable you to visit our Virtual Showroom and incredible Galleries that will give you inspirational ideas for any project and all in the comfort of your own home.

Gemstone Landscape Supply has teamed up with some of the leading companies in the landscape industry which enables us to offer you distinct and unique product lines and pricing.

Our new online services will be able to take you step by step with design, best product for the job, free quotations and also a qualified professional installer to put it all together.

If you are a do-it-yourselfer we also offer professional advice and direction on installations of pavers, retaining walls and other projects.