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Nothing communicates more universally than images.  If I could not speak someone’s language and needed to communicate with them, I’d grab a pencil and paper and start drawing.  So why don’t more contractors use simple sketches to plan and present work? I’m Talking Simple We all know there should be detailed landscape plans for major [...]

This could actually be a continuation of my last post on installing flagstone in grass. While setting the new flagstone path we came across a soggy area of lawn at the bottom of a stone stairway.  The homeowner said this area was usually wet. Looking the situation over with landscape contractor Dave Kennedy, we determined [...]

The look of natural flagstone set in grass can be beautiful if done correctly and used in the right situation. The turf in-between the stones softens the overall look of the path which can help distinguish it from other primary walkways.  At the same time this technique can subtly  connect different “points” in the landscape [...]

Let’s take another visit to the lake home and landscape project by East Coast Landscape.  In the last post we traveled down natural stone steps alongside a well-built and engineered waterfeature. We’re now almost to the shoreline and standing on a wide path covered in woodchips.  This path actually travels a roundabout and gradual climb [...]