Melissa Gerstle Design Featured in The Dallas Morning News

Melissa Gerstle shares her expertise on creating a thoughtful landscape North Texas homeowners can enjoy throughout the seasons. Featured in The Dallas Morning News, this article explores how ornamental trees and shrubs can do more than enhance curb appeal—they can create privacy, provide shade, frame beautiful views, and connect the home to its surrounding landscape.

Drawing from her experience designing gardens throughout North Texas, Melissa highlights a range of trees and shrubs suited to different planting conditions, from evergreen hollies and magnolias to Japanese maples, crape myrtles, smoke trees, and flowering dogwoods. She also shares guidance on choosing plants based on mature size, sunlight, placement, and the overall character of the property.