Lawn & Order
Sometimes when a house won’t sell, the reason is right in front of you: curb appeal. When buyers just can’t get past the front yard, landscape contractors Sara Bendrick and Chris Lambton help give new life to the lawn and bring order to the home’s exterior. The fresh new exterior raises the home’s value and […]
Keeping weeds away from your yard
So I have a lot of clients who want to use rocks on their landscape, and they always ask me if they will get weeds eventually. Short answer: Yes. Yes, they will. Of course, it depends on a lot of factors, like weather, season, and exposure to sun and/or water. In fact, you can learn a […]
DIY mosaic brick path
A pathway is a great opportunity to enhance your yard, as it defines your space visually. So adding interesting details like a simple brick mosaic is a great opportunity to show off your style and beautify your backyard experience. Here’s what you would need to make yours: MATERIALS– 6 50lb bags of Stabilized Decomposed granite– […]
DIY balance beam for kids
A balance beam can be a cool addition to your yard, especially if you have kids. And what best way to do it than building it yourself! Don’t worry, it’s not as much work as it looks and you won’t need to break the bank either 😉 Here’s how you can build this fun little […]
Brady Bunch Landscape Renovation
It’s not often one gets asked to be part of such an amazing and historic project by HGTV’s project manager Dyal Eastman. Working on the Brady Bunch Renovation was like working on a cultural history project —with a lot of cameras! Sara’s job was to reference the historic photos from the late 1960s to identify […]
The benefits of front yard trees
Working in landscaping for so many years has taught me that sometimes people just prefer to remove trees than just work around them. This happened with one of our potential clients. They wanted to remove their 50-year-old magnolia tree, flatten the yard and replace it all with one layer of gravel. Although this might seem […]
