fockele spring newsletter 2016
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news from the gardenI d e a s f o r G r o w i n g y o u r G a r d e n Spring 2016
GARDENING TRENDS FOR 2016: THINGS TO CONSIDER FOR YOUR GARDEN
Garden Design Magazine has identified some exciting trends
for 2016. Many on the list are ones we’re seeing locally. Be the
first on your block to incorporate some of these great ideas
into your garden.
More color White-wash is a thing of the past! Increasethe vibrancy of your garden by adding color to structures like
fences, furnishings, arbors, and garden sheds. It’s a trend from
across the pond.
In this issue:Conifers in the Southern Garde
Garden Structure p.3
Colorful Planters as Accents p.4
Appreciating subtlety in gardens But, gardens don’thave to be over the top. Choosing a palette of subtle colors and
accents can create appeal. Illuminate the delicate details of a
stone wall, include interesting patterns in a paved area, or emplo
unusual edgings between planting beds and lawns or other
surfaces. Highlight delicate branching patterns in the landscape;
even illuminate them with soft landscape lighting.
The garden “unplugged” Native plants can add a newfeel to your garden. A well-designed garden with native plants,
trees and shrubs can hold its own next to a landscape
of traditional ornamental plants. A native species-populated
planting can range in style from contemporary, to modern
farmhouse, to classic traditional.
Rethinking outdoor experiences Designers are tellintheir clients that everything you have inside your home, you can
have outside as well. People are extending their time out-of-doo
with seating areas, cooking and dining areas, playscapes, and
more – all furnished with wonderful, comfortable garden furnitu
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w w w . F o c k e l e G a r d e n C o m p a n y . c o m
Fire pits are popular in garden seating areas
Above left: Add color to
structures in your garden
Left: Detailed stonework
can enhance a garden
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and light fixtures.
Fireplaces surrounded
by seating provide
entertainment in
the round.
ManageablemaintenanceNatural style gardens can
be tricky to maintain.
To create a garden with
manageable upkeep,
designers follow some
key principles: they
develop a landscape
design that matches
how their client wants
to use and experience
their garden; the
designer builds a
manageable plant palette,
characterized by a smaller
variety of plants, but each
plant is well-chosen for easy-care blooms and multi-season appeal.
Sustainable features integrated with design Sustainablegardens are designed for functionality, but the result can often exemplify
function over form. Designers are employing soil and site analysis to
effectively blend gardens into their surrounding environments. Rain
gardens, bioswales, rainwater harvesting systems, and stream-likechannels for stormwater runoff can serve their purposes, even provide
supplementary irrigation water, and still convincingly and attractively
mimic nature.
More plant-centric design and purpose There is amove to focus more on the plants in the garden rather than on the
hardscapes. Little wonder with the rising interest gardening, and
the increased availability of both native plants and great performing
cultivars of traditional favorites. Young people are especially attracted to
homesteader’s gardens rather than purely ornamental ones – including
plants that attract pollinators and growing edibles for a farm-to-tableexperience.
Lighting schemes LED lights have changed the way people thinkabout outdoor lighting. LEDs now come in a wider range of temperature
tones and are available in all kinds of fixtures. Smart phones can be used
to control lighting from on/off to brightness and dimming. Using LEDs
provides long-term energy savings. Party lighting is trendy, such as using
holiday color themes or the colors of a favorite sports team to light up
the garden for a party.
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Native plants in the landscape
Functional can still be beautiful
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Conifers in the Southern GardenDid you know that a dwarf evergreen is usually a shorter cultivar of
the original species? Dwarf, however, is a relative term.
For instance, dwarf varieties of the popular Japanese Falsecypresscan reach a whopping 20 feet in height. It takes heavy, and often
deforming, pruning to keep these “dwarfs” in their place. By
selecting a cultivar for a specific size, not just a “dwarf,” you can
save yourself from a disappointing result.
Here are two low maintenance alternatives that will not outgrow
their space and also provide color and structure to your winter
garden:
Glauca Prostrata on the left and King’s Gold on the right.
ADDRESS THE
STRUCTURE OF
A GARDEN
Hierarchy, composition, organization, and make-up are a
few of the words associated with the word ‘structure’ in
the thesaurus.
Now, apply those terms to the garden and one can
understand why structure in the garden is so important.
What structure gives a garden or landscape during the
winter months, it also gives you behind-the-scenes during
the growing season. With foliage gone and the garden
bare down to its skeleton, this time of year is a good time
to make needed changes or repairs to your garden.
Structure organizes your garden spaces and gives
direction to your movement and use of the garden, much
like the halls and rooms of your home.
Thuja koraiensis ‘Glauca Prostrata’ – unique silvery blue foliage color that
will grow will in sun and semi-shaded areas. Mature height: 2-3 feet.
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘King’s Gold’ – Great, dependable goldencolor on cascading branches. Will tolerate sun and semi-shaded
areas. Mature height: 3-5 feet.
Structure gives your design composition and form which then leads to
understanding the spirit and temperament of the garden.
Without structure, the garden would sometimes seem chaotic and
disjointed, but with it, harmony and balance are instilled at the most basic
layer of the design.
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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: KARINA CULBERTSON
WINTER PREP CAN HELP YOUR TURF IN SPRING
COLORFUL PLANTERS
CAN BE A GREAT ACCENT
THERAPEUTIC GARDEN FEATURED
IN HEALTHCARE DESIGN
Karina is the pleasant voice you hear when you call The Fockele Garden
Company. She joined the company just eight months ago, and has already
emerged as an “office dynamo” for her enthusiasm and hard work.
Answering calls is only one part of her job. She provides administrative suppo
by gathering information from prospective clients, fielding requests from exist
customers, tracking employees’ hours, preparing and distributing project
reports, performing a wide variety of clerical responsibilities, and sharing herterrific communications skills. Karina is fully bi-lingual.
So what does Karina like most about her job
“The diverse people I get to work with,”
she says.
Karina lives in Athens with her husband,
Tommy, and their dog, Mr. Smith. She was
born, raised and educated in California whe
her parents and brothers reside. Her family
originally hails from El Salvador.
Karina’s favorite hobby is anything DoctorWho, the British science fiction show.
One of the best ways to dress up an outdoor
or indoor space is with potted plants. Whether
in your outdoor patio, screened porch or
sunroom, adding potted plants can brighten
up the space.
Healthcare Design magazine showcased some
of our work with PruittHealth, a leader in post-
acute rehabilitation, in a recent issue. We created
a therapeutic garden that allows PruittHealth toconduct some rehabilitation sessions outside at
its Norcross facility.
If you are looking for a beautiful green
lawn in the spring, the winter is a good
time to prepare your turf.
There are several things you need to
do during the cold months to get the
most out of your turf.
• Raise the height of cut on warmseason turf to help give the root
system cover from the cold.
• Put down a fertilizer with pre-emergent that has a higher percent of potass
to help drive the roots deeper. This will help with spring green-up and give
a healthier root system in the fall.
• Leave the clippings on the soil to give the roots extra cover from freezing tem
This will also return some of the nutrients into the soil from the compost.
• As spring green-up begins, scalp down warm season grasses to open the
canopy andl help the sun get to the soil for faster greening.
• During spring, use a higher nitrogen content fertilizer to help push the gro
of new leaf blades.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN PORTFOLIO
PruittHealth,a regionalleaderinpost-acuterehabilitation,employsitsholisticmodelofcare incollaboratingwitheFockeleGardenC ompanytotaketherapyoutdoors.Designersand directorsfrombothcompaniespooltheirideas andexpertisetocreateopen-aircourtyardsthatexpandtherangeof therapyoutcomes.Gardenelementsareemployedtohelppa-tientsadapttosensorydeficits,to increaseormaintainphysical,cognitiveandemotionalfunction,to stimulatememory,and topromoteinde-pendence.Interestingplants,comfortablegatheringplaces,shade,waterfeatures,benches,playgrounds,lawns,plantedcontainersandfreedomof movementmakethegardenseffectivesettingsfortherapy.PruittHealthprovidesrehabilitationprogramsthatincludetrainingfor amputees,strategiesforpainmanagement,developmentofstrength,enduranceandfunctionalrangeofmotion, ambulationtraining,musclere-education,skillsforovercomingcommunicationandspeechdisorders,andhealingofpost-surgicalconditions.eFockeleGardenCompanyinstallsawardwinningtherapeuticgardensatinpatientrehabilitationfacilities,hospitals,andcontinuingcarecommunitiesaroundtheSoutheast.e gardensareenvironmentsof hope,healing,andimprovedqualityof life.
The Fockele Garden CompanyPruittHealth • Norcross, Ga.
DESIGN TEAM
MarkFockele, president; Julie Evans, vice president(The Fockele Garden
Company); Neil L. Pruitt, Jr., chairman& CEO; Nick Williams, directorof
development; Nicole Frazier, vice presidentcommunity improvements
(PruittHealth)
CONTACT
Julie Evans • [email protected] • (770) 532-7117
Awide range of stimulating plantsprovides a beautifuldistraction fromthe challenges of therapy.
Photo:The Fockele GardenCompany
Gently archedbridgesprovide opportunitiesto negotiate slopes. Photo:The Fockele GardenCompany
Pathsare surfacedwith a variety of materialsto challenge patients.Photo:The Fockele GardenCompany
Asplashing fountainprovides soothingsounds andattracts interestingwildlife. Photo:The Fockele
GardenCompany
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P.O. Box 671 | Gainesville, GA 30503 | p: 770.532.7117 | f: 770.532.7245 | www.FockeleGardenCompany.com
Owners : Mark Fockele and Julie Evans
Year Founded : 1990 | Employees : 42
Business Breakdown : 60% design/build, 40% maintenance
Customer Breakdown : Mix of residential and commercial