Oct 22 2006

WordPress Design, Peter’s Landscape

WordPress Design, Peter’s Landscape
Client: Peters Landscape Details: Implementation, Graphic Design Technology: WordPress, CSS, XHTML

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Peter owns and operates his own landscaping company in his local community in Virginia. He was looking for a website with a simple and clean design that he could manage and update easily, himself. Peter chose to host his site with our hosting services through Blogs About Hosting….

I provided him with a striking design using a photograph Peter provided of a landscaping project his company had been involved with. I think it’s always a good idea to use elements like that in the actual design of the site, particularly with a business that provides services – if you can use an example of your services in the design elements of the site, it provides a more unique design that is individual to the business, itself.

The entire site is built with WordPress – though, this is not a site that Peter wants to blog on, so you’ll notice there is no blog integrated into the site. However, the use of WordPress as a content management system for his website enables Peter to update his site on the fly – without having to mess with, or learn HTML or CSS. Also, in the future, if he wishes to add a blog to the site, he is able to easily enough with WordPress already a built-in feature.

From his site:

For more than ten years Peter’s Landscape, Inc. has been proudly serving northern Virginia. We offer full service grounds maintenance to residential clients as well as commercial properties.

Peter’s Landscape, Inc. became incorporated in 1996. Prior to that time the company operated under the name Peter’s Lawn Service. Although the company has grown the high standards by which we provide our services has remained the same.

Seeing as how I live in Wisconsin, and we’ve already had a bit of snowfall around these parts – it’s times like these that I wish a business like Peter’s was nearby – - he provides snow removal services, too! Though, I’m not sure Peter’s services extend from Virginia to Wisconsin!

Lisa Sabin-Wilson is a creative designer and founder of E.Webscapes. She is the author of WordPress For Dummies and BuddyPress For Dummies, and is a regular speaker at national conferences on the topics of WordPress, blogging and design. Blog | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

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6 Responses to “WordPress Design, Peter’s Landscape”

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  2. Douglas T

    23. Oct, 2006

    I like the site, but I don’t see his address or the area he services anywhere on it. Still to come?

  3. Lisa Sabin-Wilson

    23. Oct, 2006

    Hi Douglas – I believe his address and contact info is up there now. I believe he serves northern Virginia – but what his exact service area is, I don’t know – you would need to contact Peter to find that info out.

    Cheers!

  4. Kristie

    23. Oct, 2006

    Hello Douglas! Pete’s company serves in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties in the general areas of Herndon Chantilly, South Riding, Sterling, Great Falls, Centreville, McLean, Vienna, and Oakton.

  5. Trevor

    25. Oct, 2006

    i worked with peter a few times, he subs some tree work out to the company i work for. hes adiment about geting the job done and done right.

  6. mike

    06. Mar, 2008

    Great post! I’ll have to try that. Let me know if you ever expand on your code

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