Before we leave spring behind us, here are some photos of some upgrades we did from a few months back, to an already established landscape. We installed a stone paver walkway, strategic lighting, and some full-grown plant material. We also deployed an irrigation system, which being underground and all, was not amenable to being photographed. … Continue reading Landscape Upgrades
Our guys swarmed this property with stone paver upgrades, from the driveway to the lake. We adorned the driveway pad with a Savannah Lafitt border, and installed a Colonial Castle Manor grana retaining wall along the right side of the parking area to hold the slope and prevent erosion and sediment from washing onto the … Continue reading Stone Paver Walkway & Patio
We came to this customer's property to do some irrigation repairs, and stayed to introduce some large scale drainage upgrades. Along the way, our guys re-graded the front foundation, installed a 90' retaining wall and 100 feet of ground gutters, replaced and upgraded a lot of plant material, mulched and mulched again. Oh, and rip-rap, … Continue reading Rain Out
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
