Classic Renovation
Location: Belmont, MA
Date: October 2004

This project is one that started out as a front walk away and stairs and resulted in a full of month of total landscape renovation over the entire property. This house is located in the prestigious Belmont Hill section of Belmont and was a traditional 1/2 brick and 1/2 wooden single colonial home. With this in mind we had to keep certain elements of the landscape in line with the style of house.

Bluestone Walk
Location: Winchester, MA

The use of thermal top blue stone is best illustrated here in a walkway and patio laid in stone dust. The original landscape had lawn directly adjacent to the back of the house and old crumbling concrete to the front entry of the house. The architecture of the house demanded an old stone look so bluestone was chosen instead of pavers or concrete.

Pathway & Garden
Location: Arlington, MA

The small back yard is problem often encountered in the suburban/urban landscape. To further add to the problem the owner decided they did not want to have any turf grass in the back yard area, yet wanted an area to grill out on and have some patio furniture for sitting area. The solution to her problem was a unique combination of concrete pavers and a large array of perennials.

Heated Drive
Location: Arlington, MA

The problem of snow and no place to put it, as well as a 35 year old concrete driveway was the basis for the most up an coming innovation to new homes. A radiant heated driveway uses a highway of high-impact plastic pipes which are connected to manifold dividing the area heated into zones about 125 square feet in size, and then connected to a independent or existing boiler which pumps a heated mixture of glycol and antifreeze through them.

Wall & Walkway
Location: Newburyport, MA

This wall project illustrates the use of interlocking concrete wall block in a retaining wall, extending 4.5 feet to 2 feet in height, over a length of 55 feet. The owners of this home had a steep sloping grade from their front walkway to driveway, covered in unwanted plants. Their goal was to bring up the grade and have a gentle sloped lawn toward the wall.