I
t seems it be a trend as more
folks are at home right now,
yards are blooming due to all
the extra attention. To kick it
up a notch you may have con-
sidered hiring a professional to
design the ultimate garden or
backyard space. That can un-
doubtedly get pricey. However, there are
alternatives. Alas, they are even set up to
social distance as the consult and planning
are all on-line and over the phone.
Pulling up weeds, pruning the boxwoods
are one thing, but designing a flower bed,
or a complete backyard layout may be
over your head, this is where companies
LANDSCAPING
From Your Phone
Can technology make
gardening less intimidating?
shine and can assist owners who are more
comfortable with technology than nature.
Whether you have an overgrown suburban
backyard or a 34th-floor balcony in the city,
these tools promise to help you visualize a
solution—turning a sad barren space into a
lush, inviting oasis where friends and family
can relax.
YARDZEN
Created by Allison Rhodes Messner and
Adam Messner, a husband-and-wife team
of tech entrepreneurs in Mill Valley, Calif.,
Yardzen is an online service that uses a
combination of satellite imagery, publicly
