Reclaiming Back Yard Space with a Decorative Drain

  A downhill grade and slow-draining soils were causing water to linger in this client’s back yard for days at a time. The extended periods of saturation caused the lawn to become soft, patchy, and unusable.  The homeowner simply wanted her yard back!  A...

Horseshoe Pitching Court Built to Last

This horseshoe court was designed to be rugged, so it would withstand years of fun.  It was constructed with salvaged railroad ties which will withstand almost anything you throw at them (including thousands of metal horseshoes!).  The court is laid out according to...

A Path to the Pool Apron

This home has had a number of recent upgrades, including a new walkway leading from the pool apron, around to the side-entry gate. In addition to providing a walkable surface, the path needed to accommodate a lawn tractor entering from the side gate.  Drainage was...

Pruning Pampas Grass

  Pampas Grass usually refers to the species Cortaderia, but is also used to describe both Erianthus and Saccharum ravennae (sometimes called ‘hardy pampas grass’). These grasses grow in tight clumps called tussocks and the females produce tall,...