Take It Outside

Living in the Chattanooga area has many perks, one of which is the ample time available throughout the year to enjoy being outside. While the dog days of summer are coming to an end, the late summer/early fall is an amazing time to be in your yard. Whether you seek to indulge in your already-thriving late-summer garden, or want to spruce up your space for outdoor living, Full Circle Land Design is here to help. Here are some ways to make the most of outdoor life at this time of year.

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Landscape Design Principles

Good landscape designers understand the need to balance your outdoor garden or yard with your house. In order to do this effectively, designers will often refer the fundamental design principles to ensure the designed space is not only beautiful, but practical and functional as well. These landscape design principles include order, unity, proportion, and rhythm.

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An Eye Toward Design

It's time to turn an eye toward design, and consider what your vision is for your landscape and/or outdoor living space. Full Circle Land Design, LLC can help you breathe new life into your surroundings by taking your vision and turning it into reality. It might seem a bit overwhelming at first, but our design knowledge and process can help you create a custom-tailored plan to fit your style and budget.

Kevin ShealeyJune 12, 2019 Comments

Spring Has Sprung!

Now that spring is officially here, we can start to think about spending time outdoors again. In our last blog, we talked about some early blooming flowers, plants, and trees in the Chattanooga area. With the change in seasons, it is the perfect time to do some "spring cleaning" outdoors. The following pro tips will help keep this from being a daunting task for you.

Kevin ShealeyApril 5, 2019Comment

Spring Forward

Are you dreaming of spring yet? Sure, it's cold out there now, but spring is right around the corner. And though it may not feel like it, soon the trees will be filled with singing birds and lustrous green leaves. Here in Chattanooga, you can already see some new blooms emerging everywhere you look. Here are some of the early bloomers you can start to see popping up around town. Can you find them all?

Kevin ShealeyMarch 7, 2019Comment

Sep 5, 2025

Low-Maintenance Plants for Around Your Pool in Chattanooga, Tennessee

If you’re lucky enough to have a pool in Chattanooga, you know it becomes the center of summer fun. But when it comes to landscaping, you don’t want to spend more time cleaning up leaves and debris than you do swimming. The key is choosing full sun, low-maintenance plants that can handle our hot Tennessee summers, stand up to splashes, and still look beautiful all season long.

Let’s review some poolside plant ideas that thrive in our area.

Sep 11, 2023

Fall Fertilizer for Your Lawn

Lush lawns are something to pride for many homeowners. Often when we think of lawns, spring and summer months come to mind in vivid greens and with sprinklers at the ready. However, those of us who live in the Southeast know that summer months can be especially brutal to our landscaping, particularly our grass. Typically, your traditional turf grass, though pretty and usually easy to maintain, requires extra support due to depleted soil nutrients from heavy rains and soaring temperatures. For grass to look and function best, this support looks like proper fertilizer. The kinds of fertilizers vary depending on your turf type; however, when and how to fertilize couldn’t be simpler.

Jun 9, 2023

Landscaping for Wildlife

Chattanooga residents often have to fight off unwanted animals from eating flowers and plants in their yard. But for those that want to attract wildlife, there are several ways to do so. Let’s take a look at some ways to make your yard more creature friendly, while keeping maintenance relatively low.

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