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Serving Northern and Central Connecticut
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Before and After Gallery

As you browse through this gallery, imagine what we can do for your yard.  Whether you need some minor updates, a drainage solution, some custom enhancements, a complete makeover, or a brand new landscape, we will bring over fifteen years of experience to your home.  Just call for a free and professional estimate.

Before
in-ground pool and poolscape laid out in back yard, with wooded area cleared away

Brick steps to front door of house

Front of house showing front steps

Before
Brick landing at bottom of steps, note the uneven landing.

Brick walkway with risers showing the result of improper preparation and subsequent settling.

Before
Back of house on hill with planned garage before landscaping

Back of house showing the result of poor drainage in the lawn with no patio

Back yard of home before patio installation

Back yard of home with no walkways, no patio

Before
Driveway leading up to garage and grassy back yard.

Another view of the back of the house prior to installation, showing back yard compost bin

Before
Old wooden deck in back of house, closing itself off from back yard

Side shot of old wooden deck showing area for new installation

Before
Walkway laid out to house

Walkway laid out with upper planting region

Eroded slope into driveway

Before
New construction with garden level patio planned

Slope from garage showing lawn erosion

Before
A backyard aboveground pool with nothing around it

Reverse shot of aboveground pool with nothing around it

Before
Back yard laid out for walkway

Another view of the back of the house prior to installation

The old landing at the back door before replacement

Old landing close-ups

Old landing looking out to the yard

old landing looking towards the drive

Before
Driveway and walks excavated

Walks excavated, different view

Walk out to driveway excavated

Wider view of excavation

Before
Side of drive before

Front steps before

Walkway to front of house before

Driveway edged with low bushes before

Side of driveway with bush edge before

Side of lawn from driveway before

Before
Front of home before

Gravel "walkway" before

Gravel "walkway" and front stairs to house

Front Stairs and gravel "walkway."

Front of house

Front of house showing gravel "walkway."

Before
Back area with gravel "deck"

Back of house with meager plantings

Preparing for total renovation

After
Completed poolscape with retaining walls and plantings in back of home

Completed walkway from drive with retaining walls and proper drainage to prevent settling

Front of home showing better curb appeal and the result of proper path to front door.

After
Level landing and bluestone steps to front door of home.

Completed path to front door of home, showing proper stairs, leveled landings and retaining walls with drainage, creating a safer path to the front door

After
Back of home with garage after landscaping

Rear of house with completed patio and plantings, fire pit and wall. Yard now has proper drainage so there will be no dead spots on lawn.

Completed patio with firepit, showing plantings.

Walkway to patio showing plantings and shrubbery

After
Walkway from driveway to new patio and newly leveled lawn with proper underground drainage.

Compost bin removed, walkway around home with patio and outdoor living space.

After
New patio opens up the rest of the yard and provides a larger outdoor living space.

New side shot of patio that opens up the yard with circular steps from back door.

After
Completed walkway from drive to home

Completed walk with plantings

Adding walk and garden with drainage to stop the erosion

After
garden level patio with retaining wall

Further erosion held in check by garden with proper underground drainage

After
Complete patio and plantings that create a poolscape.

Reverse shot of poolscape patio area

After
Walkway installed with patio and plantings.

The finished patio

The new patio replaces the old landing.

New Patio close up

New patio with columns looking out to the yard.

New Patio looking toward drive.

After
Walks installed

Walks installed

Walks to driveway installed

Walks wide shot

After
New plantings and walls from driveway after

Front steps to home after

Walk to front of home after

Driveway edged with retaining wall and plantings after

Side of drive edge created by plantings and retraining walls

a newly-leveled lawn with plantings, retaining walls and better curb appeal

After
Driveway leading up to new walkway

Detail of new walkway from driveway showing plantings.

New front steps to home

New brick walkway to front steps to home

Beautifully-landscaped front yard showing seating wall and landing leading to front steps of home

Front of home whowing walkway, seating wall and front steps as well as plantings.

After
New stairs lead out of back door and sliding doors

Beautiful hardscape provides patio in back of home

Detail showing patio in rear of home

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