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.

continued from p.1

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

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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

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