Project
Profile: A Step Up
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After |
A two and a half foot high Celtik block wall was constructed along
the left side of the driveway. By doing this, we wereable to expand the
driveway by three feet giving enough space for car doors to open, bicycles to
get past the parked cars, and for trash cans to be wheeled out to the curb.
In the front yard, a slope created a difficult obstacle for
walking directly to the front door from the driveway. To solve this, Western
Maryland steppers were stacked to create steps. Our client remarked that this
gave the feeling of a vacation spot in Maine that she and her family like to
spend time at. Plantings of Winter Jasmine, Fountain Grass and a Sangu-Kaku
Japanese Maple makes the walk to the front door seem like walking through a
garden.
The only sunny spot, other than the front yard, is on the right
side of the house. This area was prepared for herbs and vegetables. A Southern
Magnolia grown on a trellis was placed against the chimney to serve as a
backdrop. Stone steppers lead to the back yard and travel under a stunning
Wisteria that gives a magical roof to an area the children like to run through.
"Allentuck Landscaping was fun to work with and really
listened to our practical concerns. And since we are fairly
plant-illiterate they asked a lot of questions to figure out what kinds of style
and look we like. We are still admiring it every day when we pull up in
front of our house."
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