From manicured landscapes to stately patios and chef-inspired outdoor kitchens, get ready for some project overviews and ideas to help you get yours in shape. Make sure you bookmark your favorites so you can bring them to life at home.
We spoke with Abby Rupsa, the owner and landscape designer at Botanical Living, LLC on a project we completed in late 2022. We regularly work with Abby on projects and we think this one was particularly successful. It received some recognition with one of the largest paver companies, Belgard, in one of their catalogs.
Read MoreWhen you look outside during this time of year, planning for upgrades to your backyard is possibly one of the last things on your mind. In reality, winter is actually one of the best times of year to attend to or start planning hardscaping projects for your yard.
Read MoreWe teamed up with Kristen Whitehead at Helios Landscape Design to begin the project and her expertise doing custom landscape design. Her plans enabled us to start this two part project in the front of the residence, creating a flagstone walkway that cuts through raised landscape beds to the front entryway. Off that entryway there is a sizeable patio that transitions to the front of the garage.
Read MoreBefore we started, our clients for this project had a concrete pad off their back sliding glass door. They wanted their pad veneered in pavers, a large patio to enjoy with their family, and a walkway from the patio to their shed and side yard entrance. Because of the grade, we had to put in a retaining wall to the west and that wall transitioned into a grade wall that surrounds the majority of the patio. In addition to the patio space, we installed some large rocks for building a natural transition to the landscaping and grass. Lighting was also installed around the walls, along the steps, and along the walkway.
Read MoreOur clients for this project are divers, love the water, island life, and the calm serenity of enjoying time on the beach. They had a vision to surround their pre-existing pool with more spaces for entertaining that would give the back yard a beach and resort feel. We worked with them to create four distinct entertaining spaces: bar seating leading up to a highly functional outdoor kitchen, a tile patio outside the basement, a fire pit area, and a sand play area for kids. In addition to the entertaining spaces, we built their surrounding landscape to add to the beach feel with rocks, plants, and rope fencing.
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