It might seem a bit counter-intuitive, but this late in the Fall is a great time to plant new trees. In the Spring or Summer, your trees and other plants are actively growing, pushing water up, processing sunshine, and etc. When a plant is dug up, these processes are brought to an abrupt halt. The … Continue reading Fall Install
As this holiday approaches, we are thankful for many things. But at the top of the list has to be our employees. To show our appreciation, we provided an early morning breakfast today for all the employees, served within the sumptuous glamour of the Shop. The breakfast ham, by the way, was prepared by our … Continue reading Thanksgiving
This is a long-time customer who wanted to put up some screenage around his guest house. He selected large, full grown Emily Bruner Hollies, an excellent choice. Here is the guest house. What, you can't see it? Exactly. That's what a group of 16' Emily Bruners can do, besides being a quality holly to look … Continue reading Holly Screenage
The photos are coming in as work progresses on this project. Remember this scene? It's getting a new look. Our guys are laying down the Fescue sod. It will ultimately take more than 24,000 sf of sod to cover this expansive property. Some good work is being done around the pool right now. We've gotten … Continue reading Project Update
Our man Polito was up to his hips in an irrigation trench the other day, installing an irrigation system for one of our favorite customers. This is a good thing. Because of this fully automatic, programmable irrigation system, this front yard ... … will soon be doing this. Here are some more pictures of our … Continue reading Irrigation Project
We like seeing rehabilitation of existing structures and yards, and more so when we are involved! This customer is restoring and enhancing this stately old house, built circa 1940, and we are doing the same with the landscape. It is more than 7 acres of land in which we are installing among other things a … Continue reading Everything Old is New Again
Landscaping properly done can personalize new construction, helping a house to become a home. Here is an example. As usual, click on any photo for a closer look. We began this project with a scene like this: the flat, clay soil typical of the eastern edge of the Piedmont of North Carolina. But with the … Continue reading From a House to a Home
