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How to Decorate

Ep. 49: Landscape Architects Spencer Tunnell and Will McDonald

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2785 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2018

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

With Spring in the air, we thought we'd talk about our outdoor spaces. They're just as important as your indoor spaces, but for many of us, knowing what to do with them can be a challenge. Atlanta landscape architects Spencer Tunnell and Will McDonald of Tunnell & Tunnell Landscape Architecture stopped by to talk about when we need to call a professional, how to add a little curb appeal to your space, why non-native plants aren't a smart choice in many cases, and much more. WHAT YOU'LL HEAR ON THIS EPISODE: We talk about Curb Appeal and how it isn't so different from interior designI talk about my backyard project and the wild hair got to tear it all upKaren wants turf in her yard. We ask Spencer and Will their thoughts.Taryn asks about why and how you can choose plants that will bloom year roundWe talk about when you should hire a pro to help you and when you can do it yourselfWe talk about consultations and how a professional could help you make a master plan for your property that you could fulfill over timeTaryn talks about her experience splitting plants and her neighbor who's helped her learned what'll work in her yardWe ask Will and Spencer about their favorite plantsWe talk about goats and how you can use them to rid your yard of invasive speciesWhy it's dangerous to plant non-native plantsTaryn wants to know about all of the pine trees in her yard

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, and welcome back to the How to Decorate Podcast from Ballard Designs.

0:03.6

We want to teach you how to decorate your home and unleash your inner decorator.

0:07.2

So we'll be interviewing interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world,

0:11.2

sharing the trials and triumphs of our own homes, and also answering your decorating questions.

0:15.7

I'm Caroline. I run the Ballard Design's blog, How to Decorate.

0:19.0

And I'm Taryn. I'm on the product design team at Ballard.

0:22.0

And I'm Karen and I head up branding at Ballard.

0:24.3

We're your hosts.

0:25.3

Hi.

0:25.7

Hi.

0:26.0

All right.

0:42.2

Today. Today I'm so pumped by our guests because I know them.

0:44.2

You better be. I hope you know them.

0:49.0

I would get some black at home if I didn't introduce y'all properly.

0:54.1

We have Spencer Tinell and Will McDonald of T of Tenelle and Tenale Landscape Architecture.

0:55.0

Will is my husband.

0:56.4

I will.

0:57.5

In case you missed that one.

0:59.3

So, okay, I have known Spencer for, well, I guess like seven years about since we moved here.

1:07.1

And I loved reading your bio that you gave me because I actually knew a lot of it.

1:12.5

But there were some things that I didn't know.

1:14.6

And I'm excited to tell people about them because I think they're cool.

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