Here is the latest project involving our expertise in both landscaping and hardscape. We are going to go through all of this slowly, so you can appreciate the scale of what our crews accomplished. In addition to grading and loads of topsoil to prep the beds, we constructed an 18" tall by 60' long Colonial … Continue reading Landscape & Hardscape
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Don’t Try This at Home
We stumbled across this startling photo on a random journey through the interwebs, and wanted to share it with you. Can you count how many people are in this photo? It's kind of a Where's Waldo thing. Spoiler: the answer is 3 people (some think they see 4). But in the context of this website, … Continue reading Don’t Try This at Home
Landscape Lighting
Nothing dresses up your yard and gardens like professionally installed landscape lighting. It gives you enhanced safety for your home, night time appeal, and ... well, here is a recent project. Pictures speak better than words. For this customer, we installed 16 flush mounted Fasano lights to outline the perimeter of the lake front paver … Continue reading Landscape Lighting
Littleton Upgrade
Our crews were out in force this week, planting full grown Tuskegee Crape Myrtles and Overcup Oaks around the parking lot of the downtown's newest addition, the Blue Jay Bistro. These balled and burlapped trees were supplied by Creekside Farms Nursery in nearby Jackson, and were loaded on trailers in our lot for transport uptown. … Continue reading Littleton Upgrade
How Green is your Winter
For this customer, the answer is very green. That's because they have cool season Fescue grass, one of many select grasses that will hold its green year round. Here are our guys at the end of 2019, working on the front lawn (photos originally posted here). Another nice feature of Fescue is that it plants … Continue reading How Green is your Winter
A Longer Walk
We detailed previously the installation of A Long Walk for this customer - more than a football field in length of River Street Lafitt paver stones: Our intrepid crews have returned to extend this long walk around the front of the house and replace the double row of timber retaining walls with a sturdy stone … Continue reading A Longer Walk
The Eagle Has Landed
When in doubt, call an Eagle Scout! Braden Marshall recently completed his Eagle Scout project along the banks of the Roanoke River, with stunning results. Here is the portion of the Canal Trail in Roanoke Rapids he was determined to clean up: You can't even see the Roanoke River at this point on the Trail. … Continue reading The Eagle Has Landed