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the outdoors in: The November 2006 Montgomery
Newspapers Comforts of Home section featured a home where
Brad Baker helped meld inside and out by encouraging the
homeowner to bring the rich beauty of her garden inside
for her fall décor. Learn
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Room
With a View: In the October, 2006 issue
of Montgomery Newspapers special section, All
the Comforts of Home, Brad Baker explores a few ideas
as to how to extend the enjoyment of your interior living
spaces by focusing on the exterior. Learn
more. |
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Is An Important Time For Garden Development: Take
a few tips for garden and lawn growth, in the September,
2006 issue of issue of Montgomery Newspapers special section, All
the Comforts of Home, at a time when you might least
expect it. Learn
more. |
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Worry
Free Vacations Start At Home: Brad Baker offers
a few suggestions to help ensure that your worries leave
for vacation when you do, in the In the August, 2006 issue
of Montgomery Newspapers special section, All the Comforts
of Home. Learn
more. |
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Your Landscape Designer Your First Defense Against Crime: In
the July, 2006 issue of Montgomery Newspapers special section, All
the Comforts of Home,, Brad Baker talks about increasing
safety through simple lighting techniques and using an
artist's eye while pruning. Learn
more. |
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Spiritual Landscape : The Summer 2006 Inside magazine
ran a feature article on Brad Baker that focused on his
view of landscape design as a calling – one that
inspires his approach to his customers' properties and
his devotion to serving the community with his talents. Learn
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Hands on Deck: You and your family will make better
use of your deck this summer, says the cover story of the
June 2006 All The Comforts of Home in Montgomery Newspapers,
if you follow some of the simple advise offered by Brad
Baker. Learn
more. |
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Landscaping
to the Rescue: The March 16, 2006 Main Line
Times reported that Baker Creative's landscaping design, installation
and problem-solving expertise saved a behind-schedule home
renovation and contractor fiasco just in time for a major
family event. It resulted in an award-winning landscape,
too! Learn
more. |
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Boosts the Business Climate: The February 1, 2006, Times
Chronicle and Glenside News reported that Baker Creative’s
expansion to landscaping local businesses brings benefits
to employees, customers and owners alike. Learn
more. |
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An
Outdoor Art Exhibit was the focus of Brad Baker's Main
Line Times article on January 26, 2006, where he explained
how to tastefully embellish the landscape with objects
of beauty. Learn
more. |
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| Party
Pleasure is in the Décor: The December
2005 Montgomery Newspapers special section, All the
Comforts of Home, featured the party planning and
decorating expertise of Baker Creative, with a focus on
Brad Baker’s own family holiday celebration. Learn
more. |
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Fall
Facelift: The September 15, 2005, Main Line
Times featured an article by Brad Baker about using
landscaping to give your home a fresh look by restoring
it to its natural beauty. Learn
more. |
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of the winter garden: The Winter 2005 issue of Montgomery County Town and Country Living features Brad
Baker's expertise in developing the backbone of a delightful
year-round
garden
through the architecture of its beautiful winter landscape. Learn
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| Fall
Maintenance Makes All the Difference for a beautiful
landscape in the winter and beyond. In the November 2005
Montgomery Newspapers special section, "All the Comforts
of Home," an article featuring Brad Baker addresses
the key drainage and pruning solutions. Learn
more. |
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events are blooming in Chestnut Hill: In its September
22, 2005, Fall Home Improvement special section, the Chestnut
Hill Local featured Brad Baker's event decor expertise. Learn
more. |
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Pruning
101: Brad Baker was back on Fox 29's Good Day
Philadelphia on August 16, 2005, this time demonstrating
the natural pruning techniques that can keep your plants
looking and feeling their best. Watch
the clip. |
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Landscaping
for large homes: If you're building or living
in a large home, this one's for you. An article featuring
Baker Creative, in the August 2005 Montgomery Newspapers
special section All The Comforts of Home, explains the
special landscaping concerns that large homeowners need
to consider ... from plant size to walkway width, drainage
to cost-control, and much more. Learn
more. |
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On
air with organic herbs: Fox 29's July 15, 2005,
Good Morning show featured Brad Baker in a feature on organic
gardening. Brad offered tips on the options available to
organic gardeners, plus keeping it pretty as well as practical. Watch
the clip. |
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Fox
Features Baker Creative: In a May 31, 2005, "Good
Day Philadelphia" television segment on container
gardening, Brad Baker demonstrated how to create beautiful
plantings in decorative pots to suit anyone's taste and
patio setting. Watch
the clip. |
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Decorator for Your Outdoor Rooms: That's how Baker
Creative is described in an article that appeared on the front
page of the Philadelpia Inquirer Home & Design
section on May 13, 2005. Explaining how to choose the right
landscaper, the piece quoted Brad Baker and featured two photographs
of our work. It also referenced a slideshow of landscapes, http://go.philly.com/landscapes,
in which 9 of the dozen images are Baker Creative creations. Learn
more. |
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An
intimate courtyard for any home: that is the message
of a full page article on Baker Creative in the April 2005 Montgomery
Newspapers special section, All The Comforts of Home.
Brad Baker explains how to use your outdoor space to create
the perfect personal retreat. Learn
more. |
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An
outdoor classroom sows meaningful lessons: The March
30-April 5 2005 Times Chronicle reported in a front-page
article that the garden installed by Baker Creative at the Mary
Bert Gutman Early Learning Center has reaped for its young caretakers
a cornucopia of knowledge about caring for the earth and helping
others. Learn
more. |
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A
garden of fond memories: A Baker Creative garden that celebrates and commemorates
a family's lifecycle event was the subject of an article in
the Jewish Exponent's March 24, 2005 special section Mazel
Tov: Celebrating Today's Jewish Family. Learn
more. |
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Inside-out
gardening: Montgomery Newspapers' January
special section, All The Comforts of Home, features
Brad Baker's approach to designing his own landscape. Learn
more. |
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Brad
Baker received kudos in the Jewish Exponent's March
17, 2005 "Stars of David" column for the design award
he received after installing a children's garden that teaches
preschoolers about charity and caring for the earth. Learn
more. |
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Making
Radio Waves: On Wednesday evening, March 16, 2005,
Brad Baker was the featured guest on the popular WXPN radio
show "Kids Corner." He spoke to his young listeners
and answered their questions about the pleasures of children's
gardening, from planting herbs and then cooking with them, to
the fun of bright sunflowers, to why worms are good in the soil.
Challenged to say something nice about boll weevils, he even
managed that! Learn
more. |
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Eventful
landscaping: A Baker Creative project was was the subject
of an article on landscaping for special events, in the February
24, 2005, Chestnut Hill Local special section Winter House
& Home. Read the full text of the article. |
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Baker
Creative wins award for 2nd consecutive year: On February
8, 2005, Baker Creative won in the theme garden category at
the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association’s (PLNA) 2005 Awards for Excellence in Landscape Design Ceremony.
The award was given for the innovative Children’s Mitzvah
Garden we designed and installed at the Mary Bert Gutman Early
Learning Center in Melrose Park. In 2004, Baker Creative received
the same award for two of its residential landscapes. |
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Garden
yields help for the hungry: At a ceremony on December
13, the 2- to 5-year-old gardeners at Mary Bert Gutman Early
Learning Center donated the proceeds from the sale of flowers
they grew to Jewish Family & Children’s Services,
which will use the funds to provide food for the hungry. Brad
Baker of Baker Creative was invited to the event in recognition
of his innovative design and donated services to establish the
Children’s Mitzvah Garden. |
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Spring is in bloom! Enjoy the pinks and whites
of Kwanzan Cherry, Native Dogwood and Pear. As the PJM Rhododendron
and Pieris shrubs are ending their bloom, we see the Azaleas
just beginning. Spend time in your garden during this colorful
time of renewal. |
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