Timber Work

A nice set of timber steps or a small retaining wall can sometimes add a whole new dimension to your landscape.

Retaining walls will often allow us to create more level grades. Whether it is to lessen the degree of a slope in a planting bed or to help develop a more level lawn area or parking space, timber walls help to increase the potential of an area that was once not "useable" because of its grade.

Stone Paths

Lots of gardens are given a finishing touch with the addition of a meandering stone path. Depending on what type of look, you would like to add to your garden, there are different options.

If you desire a somewhat more formal look, a path created from crushed stone with steel edging to guide your path just as you would like is an excellent option. The crushed stone is available in a variety of colors and textures to match your specific needs.

For someone who is looking for a more natural appearance, we can provide you with a wide variety of natural stones and individually set them in place. This is done, at times with many stones, to create a path that takes you from one end of the garden to the other or just as a single stone to give you a place to step while you attach a hose to a hydrant within the garden.

To discuss which type of path may best suit your needs, please feel free to contact us.

Water Features

Without a doubt, the most eye catching, non plant related addition to ones garden is often a water feature. Water features can be an addition that is a visual focal point of the garden or they can be less conspicuous and offer not much more then the sound of running water.

While this feature is not very large, the water bubbling up through the middle of the millstone provides a relaxing sound of moving water that can be heard all around this new patio.

 We have installed multiple ponds, connected by a small stream and waterfalls, within the same garden. Ponds such as this, surrounded with a well thought out planting of perennials and other ornamental plants, can give you a garden that is truly unique.
Other times, we have created a truly unique garden and then added to it by installing a small water feature that was tucked in the corner as a surprise.

This pond added so much to this forgotten corner, even before the planting was finished.

Smaller water features, while not necessarily the focal point of a particular garden, can still have a large impact. These smaller, less visible features, still can add the sound of running water that can be heard throughout the entire garden.

Drainage

In order for your plants and turfgrass to thrive, they will require water. Unfortunately, they often suffer from too much water due to poor drainage or excessive runoff. Most of these problems can be somewhat easily corrected, depending on your exact problem. We could possibly improve the drainage situation by installing drop inlet drains and piping the excess water away. In some cases, it is merely a matter of regrading to redirect the flow of water. Whatever the cause of the problem, we can help you with the solution. We would like to mention that the best time to address these drainage problems is before they even occur. During the installation process of most of our plantings and grading projects, we make a concentrated effort to do our best to foresee where drainage may become a problem, and take the correct steps to remedy the situation.
 
If we could be of any help with your drainage problems or questions, please contact us.

Steel Edging Installation

Occasionally, in order to create a clean line of definition between your gravel driveway and lawn or to help delineate a crushed stone path that meanders through a planting bed, we recommend the use of steel edging.

Steel edging is a fairly simple and inexpensive way to keep your plantings separate from your walks and drive.

There is a variety of steel edging available depending upon it's intended use. Please feel free to contact us to discuss the different types of edging and which one might best suit your needs.

Here you can see the installation of the steel edging in progress	Once this edging was complete, it was filled with crushed brownstone to create a path through this herb garden.	Steel edging is fairly flexible, and with a little work, can be fabricated into almost any pattern or shape desired.