We wanted a good place to share great projects and some of our expertise with our clients and the world at large, so when we put this new site together, it was important to us to include an awesome blog.
I hope you’ll take a moment to check out some of our posts. We can always be reached through the contact info at the bottom of the page, feel free to give us a call with any questions.
Here’s a recent paver project we did. This is a small project that looks pretty unassuming at first glance. 
You might not be able to tell, but there’s a large tree root growing here– the concrete sidewalk panel was suspended half in the air (like a see-saw!), lifted off the ground by the root.
Our crew installed these pavers on more than half a dozen distinct grades so that the tree root can grow and shift without breaking the pathway. The pavers will shift and adjust to the root’s growth. This is a common concern in older construction areas. The customer agreed that our paver solution fit in nicely with the look of this particular downtown Vancouver neighborhood.
We created this sitting area by incorporating the space around it into our plan. This could have been installed this way, and if you didn’t know what it looked like beforehand, it would be impossible to notice.
The challenges here are in making sense of the space, and incorporating the elements that were already present to present a finished product that still looks cohesive.
Comparing the before and after shots makes the project look simple, but this is an aspect of our work that we’re always looking to share. We brought in flagstone that included some more of the same colors and even left two of the pillars from the water feature we removed to serve as outdoor seating. Now this is a much more accessible space, and it’s exactly what our client was looking to see.
We do a lot of exciting construction projects involving either completely tearing out existing landscaping or working on fresh dirt. Not every project starts like that, though– and we can get great results working with what’s already there.
Do you have an area of your yard that you love, but you wish you could see all around your property? Do you wish that patio feature, walkway, or garden area was just a little different? Give us a call, and one of our consultants can work with you to make it happen.
It’s prime time for one pest that can rapidly decimate a group of blue atlas cedars, arbor vitae, or a wide variety of plants: the spider mite.
These little guys are small, but can do major damage to your trees– they brown needles and can quickly kill when they infest the leaves and needles of your plantings. They actually puncture the plant’s cells to feed and can impact a lot of common and popular plantings. They pop up the most in warm weather, especially where it’s dry.
Check out one homeowner’s journey to treat spider mites.
Thankfully, there are sprays and treatments that can do wonders to keep your plants from dying. Give us a call and let us help you keep your yard healthy and safe from spider mites.
