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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.

Terraced Poolscape, Bolton Before
The side of a hill before landscaping in back yard of a home

Side of a hill before landscaping, showing home and swingset for children

Raised Patio and Bar, Simsbury Before
Patio on side of the house before

Back of house, Note the raised mound of dirt for the exit from the back door.

Exit from the back door is dangerous. back yard needs landscaping.

Front Walkway and Landscaping, Rocky Hill Before
This bland walkway from the drive is functional, but uninteresting. and there are no shrubs.

Outdoor Living, Rocky Hill Before
The walkout from the back to the back yard just had a concrete pad, no landscaping and a problematic slope.

The back patio area was grassed in and had no landscaping, no deck, no walkout.

The pack walkout onto rock needs a hardscape, or at least a deck. gravel is not a good surface.

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

Front Landscaping Renovation, Rocky Hill
Brick steps to front door of house

Front of house showing front steps

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

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

Rear Patio and Landscaping 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

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

Front Walkway and Landscaping Before
Back yard of home with no walkways, no patio

Driveway leading up to garage and grassy back yard.

Deck Removal and Patio Installation, Bolton 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

Front Walkway and Landscaping, Marlborough Before
Walkway laid out to house

Walkway laid out with upper planting region

Front Landscape Renovation, South Windsor Before
Eroded slope into driveway with a retaining wall that does not retain anything.

Patio Installation, South Windsor Before
New construction with garden level patio planned

Architect’s Plan Install, Glastonbury Before
Slope from garage showing lawn erosion

Raised Patio, East Windsor Before
A backyard aboveground pool with nothing around it

Reverse shot of aboveground pool with nothing around it

Outdoor Living, Farmington 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

Front Landscape, East Windsor Before
Driveway and walks excavated

Walks excavated, different view

Walk out to driveway excavated

Wider view of excavation

Front Landscape Renovation, Coventry 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

New Front Landscape, Coventry 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."

Deck Removal and Patio Installation, South Windsor Before
Back area with gravel "deck"

Back of house with meager plantings

Preparing for total renovation

Terraced Poolscape, Bolton After
The side of the hill is now being held back by a retaining wall that encloses a spa for their pool and a seating area

The side of the hill has been transformed into a tri-level walkout poolscape with a spa and built-in fire pit

Raised Patio and Bar, Simsbury After
New side patio has a beautiful hardscape and a bar, as well as an outdoor kitchen for entertaining.

From the side deck to the back deck, a bi-level hardscape provides an easy flow and safe steps from the back door of this home.

This raised back deck is safe, secure with a railing and provides the right landscaping touch for this home.

Front Walkway and Landscaping, Rocky Hill After
A new bordered walk adds interest, with plantings in a raised, mulched bed up against this home, providing wonderful curb appeal.

Outdoor Living, Rocky Hill After
The problematic hill is solved with proper drainage away from the home and a set of steps to a patio. The home is terraced using natural stone with plantings on either side of the walk with a natural stone retaining wall to the lawn.

This patio with a sitting wall and a bar, as well as plantings and columns on either side of steps leading to the back lawn provides a welcoming area for entertainment and a gateway between the back lawn and this home.

This fire pit with a sitting wall adds a welcome conversation area to this patio, keeping guests warm on chilly evenings.

Poolscape, Rocky Hill After
Completed poolscape with retaining walls and plantings in back of home

Front Landscaping Renovation, Rocky Hill After
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.

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

Rear Patio and Landscaping 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.

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

Front Walkway and Landscaping After
Walkway to patio showing plantings and shrubbery

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

Deck Removal and Patio Installation, Bolton 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.

Front Walkway and Landscaping, Marlborough
After
Completed walkway from drive to home

Completed walk with plantings

Front Landscape Renovation, South Windsor After
Adding walk and garden with drainage to stop the erosion and a retaining wall that actually holds back earth.

Patio Installation, South Windsor After
garden level patio with retaining wall

Architect’s Plan Install, Glastonbury After
Further erosion held in check by garden with proper underground drainage

Raised Patio, East Windsor After
Complete patio and plantings that create a poolscape.

Reverse shot of poolscape patio area

Outdoor Living, Farmington 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.

Front Landscape, East Windsor After
Walks installed

Walks installed

Walks to driveway installed

Walks wide shot

Front Landscape Renovation, Coventry 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

New Front Landscape, Coventry 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.

Deck Removal and Patio Installation, South Windsor 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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