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Not much to get excited about here. A white house with a deck, a huge yard that dwarfs the play system, evergreen screening from the neighbors and a whole lotta lawn to mow. Pretty standard stuff. But is this house and yard really “all it can be”? With a little vision and planning, the transformation [...]
Thinking about building a boulder retaining wall in your yard, talk to the experts at Southview Design.
Every year, surveys are done and articles written about the latest trends in Landscaping or Outdoor Living. The most recent survey by the American Society of Landscape Architects (Custom Home Magazine, March 2011) shows that while homeowners are scaling back a bit on what goes into their outdoor living spaces (blame the economy), they are [...]
With a little attention to detail, even an “ordinary” yard can be transformed into an appealing outdoor space for relaxation and entertaining.
No matter how carefully we put our gardens and landscapes to bed for the winter – winter always manages to win out. Snow covered the ground for more than four months (from early November through February). Now the upside to this is little, if any, frost in the ground. The downside is the potential for [...]
Even though your irrigation system has been shut down for the winter, you shouldn’t forget trees and shrubs still need water, especially if they are newly-planted. And keep watering until the ground starts to freeze. This is will help prevent them from drying out in the harsh winter winds. Water away from the base of [...]
These homeowners needed a driveway and the kids needed a basketball court. A very sports-minded family, they insisted that it should be a high-school-regulation court…and here’s something you don’t see every day… it’s done in pavers. Everything from the lanes, top of the key and height of the baskets – all of it – regulation. And it’s not easy [...]
This putting green is part of the overall resort-feel to this back yard with its firepit patio, swimming pool and outdoor kitchen/bar. The green’s ”turf” is synthetic and includes the “rough” around the fringe. There are three holes to test your skill and it’s contoured to mimic the golf course greens. This spacious back yard allows the golfer to chip [...]
My homeowners were initially thinking about putting a swimming pool in their back yard. But after spending some time with them, it was easy to see what they wanted was something unique. When told about their options, they knew immediately that a swimming pond – with gold fish! – was the way to go. There is a waterfall [...]
What do you do when you are retiring and dislike tennis, golf, running and just about any other sport one can mention? Well, this homeowner found another sport he could play right in his own back yard - horseshoes. Ater we completed the project, no one would have guessed the neighbors’ reactions but the sound of the clanking horseshoes [...]