Every house has that one trouble spot — the area you’d rather pretend doesn’t exist. For one North Georgia homeowner, it was the steep, overgrown side yard between the front and back of her home. What was supposed to be a functional pathway had become an impassable wall of weeds and eroding soil. Here’s how we turned that eyesore into a show-stopping terraced garden with safe, beautiful access from top to bottom.
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Looking for a unique specimen tree for your landscape to stand out? Consider Winter King Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’). It offers a cloud of pure white flowers in late spring, usually after dogwoods have finished blooming. Its small leaves form a lacy, fine-textured canopy during the summer. Those leaves turn a soft light yellow in the fall.
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The client had a bare, steep, eroding landscape. Soil was steadily washing into the street and on the driveway, giving a foothold to noxious weeds in the front yard.
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There’s something almost magical about a winding garden path. Whether in a quiet backyard retreat or a sprawling estate garden, a gently curving walkway invites you to slow down, breathe more deeply, and explore.
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When a homeowner in our community reached out about their overgrown courtyard, they were ready for a complete transformation. What was once a tight, hard-to-maintain garden filled with oversized shrubs, dying cherry trees, and patchy grass needed new life. They wanted a space that not only looked beautiful but also highlighted the architecture of their home.
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The client’s back yard was washing off down the driveway. Glasscapes planted shrubs on the wooded slope, placed sod to create a lawn, and built rustic stone steps and retaining walls to stop the erosion and create a beautiful, usable back yard with easy access from the driveway.
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Want to add a vibrant winter yard? Here are some widely available plants to bring warm hues to your landscape during the cold weather.
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Stuart took a section of my yard overgrown with weeds and turned it into a beautiful planting area. As would be expected of a big job, a few minor issues developed. Stuart came back immediately and made them right. Stuart delivered as promised and on time.
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It is early March and, already in Georgia, signs of spring are apparent. Daffodils have popped up everywhere, and ornamental shrubs and fruit trees are starting to bloom. Applying Pre-emergent March is a good time to apply pre-emergent to your lawn. Pre-emergent products prevent germination of seeds in your lawn preventing weeds before they start.
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