“Upgrades” doesn’t come close to capturing what our guys accomplished for this customer: garden bed and plant installations; landscape lighting; automated comprehensive irrigation system; Zoysia sod; and hardscape paver walkways, curbing, and retaining walls. All in a days work for our crews! Well, actually a few months work, but you get the drift. We have … Continue reading Landscape Upgrades
Paver patios & walkways; plant beds and plants; and an irrigation system to nourish it all - that's what this customer wanted. And Ben's Creek delivered. We include some before photos below to give you a sense of our crew's achievements. The irrigation system is a Rainbird ESP 9 zone irrigation system providing fully automated … Continue reading New Patio, Plants, & Sod – A Winning Combination
You have a big project in mind? Ben's Creek Nursery does big - and we mean, BIG. This was new construction by Williams Custom Homes in which we did all the exterior landscaping work. The project involved a massive retaining wall to support an extensive patio/pool/firepit structure overlooking the Lake. Lakeside topography demanded an innovative … Continue reading An Epic Lakeside Project
This is a Techo-Bloc Sandlewood Eva textured top paver patio with dark grey borders. The skill of our crews is exhibited in what you cannot see: one portion was installed on top of an existing concrete patio under the deck, while the base of the other is compacted gravel extending out into the yard. And … Continue reading Lakeside Paver Patio
This is a lawncare update followed by a recommendation regarding warm season grasses. Information about cool season grasses like fescue can be found here. For those with warm season turf (zoysia, centipede, or bermuda), you may have noticed a slight wilting and grayish or purple-to-blue discoloration to parts of your lawns. This is actually not … Continue reading Warm Season Grasses & Summer Heat
Ben's Creek Nursery is a Landscape Contractor (#1482) and Irrigation Contractor (#C-044), fully licensed by North Carolina Licensing Boards, with all work bonded and insured for customer protection. Our licensing and bonding ensure we have the expertise to handle major property upgrades. Licensed contractors have mandated yearly continuing education requirements that update us on best … Continue reading Licensed & Bonded
Our friends at K&K Home Renovations LLC built a beautiful outdoor kitchen and other upgrades for this customer, and we came in to do the landscaping, hardscape, and irrigation installation. There's not much to see of the irrigation system (it's underground, you know), but the foundation plantings, stone walkways, and paver landings are excellently done. … Continue reading Landscaping, Walkways, & Irrigation
