This is an entry into a backyard garden.  The concrete step stones were dry laid in crusher run limestone gravel.  Massing was created with Indian hawthorn, lambs ear and dwarf yaupons, with the “tunnel” formed from wax myrtle and Nellie R. Stevens holly.  Birmingham, Al.

This modernist garden was design as a transitioning materials walkway.  The patio is graded from stamped concrete to solid concrete step stones, to running concrete step stones in crusher run gravel and finally to crusher run gravel only.  Crisp edging is provided by metal.  Plantings consist of native plant material and vegetables.  Birmingham, Al.

This side garden was designed to address the following issue; the house was only visible from the end.  In order to create a visible entry, we framed in the sidewalk to the front with and staggered perforated brick wall, custom metal arbor, and subtle plantings of  azaleas, hydrangeas and dogwoods.  Birmingham, Al.

The best of this job was in moving 28-3” caliper trees and ~200-3g shrubs that had been in the ground 3 years. This was done in July in Alabama in the midst of the drought of 2008. This was considered an extreme drought condition with around 30 days of water left in the Birmingham water works board reservoir. We used best practices, healed the plants in the shade in thick soil conditioner, applied root stimulator, and kept them watered. We lost no trees and a only handful of shrubs (mostly knockout rose and azalea).

Tags: brick wall, concrete steps, Edging, garden, Indian Hawthorn, metal arbor, patio, Planting, stone steps, Walkways

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