I stepped into a real monster project, me and my 3 man crew.  It’s an invigorating project, pretty huge with a myriad of different elements.  We’re doing the hardscapes as I speak, the picture above showing just a bit of it.

The place is probably 2 acres, easy, and it was pretty torn up after we excavated and transplanted some huge stuff.  In an overview, we relocated over 300 plants from an absolutely overgrown and “inappropriately huge” set of plants and trees.  The soil is magnificent and actually poses problems in terms of further growth in these healthy wholesome (Large) things.   We are most certainly planting according to long range considerations here. I’ll run a series on it.

Here’s the view out the front.  Since this was taken, we’ve taken down the fence and seeded.  So, it’s a large place, around 2 acres. The beauty of this project is in the details out back, in my opinion.  The front is far wider and more open than before, letting in Sun and brightness and a welcoming ambiance in general.  Meanwhile, the patio, spa and water feature areas are getting spectacular.  This has already become a favorite project of mine.

Every tree seen here has been transplanted from one part of the estate-like home to there.  We replaced a flat piece of lawn with abundant soil and these behemoths. We are constructing a water feature underneath it all and, as one looks down the driveway, you approach the rear area shown in the post above.  We’re making a curving pathway to the back through the trees which isolates the rear yard a bit and provides privacy for the spa. 

This job is one of those landscaper’s dreams.  So much to work with and some excellent planning and design.  The overall effect will open the house up to the front and close in the rear with intimate details and marvelous points of interest.