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A Gallery of Our Recent Work

This is just some of our recent work. It's probably the best way to see for yourself how we take pride in what we do, and how it shows.

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Major Front Yard Landscapes

Some established trees in the front yard of this new construction were the inspiration for a highly landscaped "meadow" look for this home.

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Compliments to Joe Cross Design Studio, (We installed)
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Look is both civilized and natural
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Front yard, Joe Cross design

Hilltop Residence (New Construction)

Steep slopes add challenges to landscaping, but of course, they come with a great view, and great potential.

Before:
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Sitting Porch
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Kitchen Porch View
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Yard
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Courtyard
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Back of House
After:
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Sitting Porch
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Kitchen Porch View
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Yard
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Courtyard
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Back of House

Residential Porch (New Construction)

The owner wanted to take a large porch and make it something special with landscaping. We pulled in a palette of xeriscaping plants to do the job, and we're pretty happy with how it turned out.

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"Before"--porch beds
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"Before"--porch beds
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"after"--porch beds
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"After"--porch beds
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Xeriscaping plants offer a beautiful natural palette

Yard beautification

The owners had a vision of a particularly beautiful back yard. Our task was to turn the ordinary in to something a little special.

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Red granite walkway is beautiful and easy to maintain
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Xeriscaped beds provide plenty of color to the yard
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Landscaping adds character to any yard
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The wooden fences don't look plain with those beautiful beds in front of them
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Exposed foundation concrete looks better with landcaping in front of it
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Stonework makes for a great sitting area

Visual Screen at front of Home

The owners wanted a private feel to their neighborhood home, and we gave them a screen in the front yard that provides a beautiful view from the street and from the home.

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"Before" landscaping
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Beauty and privacy -- "After"

Commercial Property Xeriscaping

A commercial property set in a dry area gave us the opportunity to do a classic xeriscaping look. The dry surroundings and the rustic look made this approach work, but other jobs show that xeriscaping is not all the "desert look."

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Sister creek ranch sign
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A natural look is best in drainage situations
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Large natural grasses add character and beautify
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Ranch buildings blend into surroundings
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A rustic look was important to this business
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Landscaping is part of the invitation to come in
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landscaping frames sign

Walkway and Fountain

On this project, we took an ordinary looking yard and made it into a showcase to dress up the house it surrounds.

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Beds that are partly in the shade pose special challenges
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We do all kinds of outdoor ornamentation work
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Imagine how much guests like this walkway!

The Inn at Barron's Creek

This was a big job for us, and one that we are very proud of. It was the full landscaping at the Inn at Barron's Creek.

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Inn designers wanted great looking beds near conference center
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Finished sod and front landscape feature
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Landscaping leads the eye to the inn's beautiful stonework
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Inspecting the work
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"Before" picture -- back of Inn
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Behind Inn, there were both landscape and drainage challenges
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Parking lot edges -- "Before"
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Beds in parking lot are low maintenance and low profile, but look great
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Quality in details makes the difference
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"Before" -- crucial street-view landscaping
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Beds look great and are designed to retain soil in heavy rains
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Taking a break!
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All the sod is carefully laid
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A commercial job takes massive amounts of sod
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Landscaping is an important first impression for businesses
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The slopes of the hill country make for many interesting landscape angles
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"Before"--the sign was chosen for special treatment
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"Before"--street view
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Parking lot beds -- "After"
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These shrubs will grow much fuller and larger
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"After"--Sign bed is colorful and full
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"After"--street view
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A welcoming look for a bed
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"after" -- street view
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Flowers and accents add pizazz for visitors
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Flagstone walkway is easily maintained

Residential Xeriscaping

An established neighborhood brought with it the challenge of looking a little more traditional and yet still reducing water usage and showcasing a home.

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Plants luxuriate a back yard
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Accenting and hiding foundation add intrigue to architecture

Residential New Construction Walkway

This walkway accomplished several outdoor goals at once. It helped erosion issues on a sloped front lawn, it beautified the house, and reduced water usage for the grass.

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Cascaded design helps prevent soil erosion on sloped lawn
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A significant amount of sod is taken off the yard, reducing water usage

Sod and Large Water Feature

This job shows that we are a full service landscaping outfit. There isn't much xeriscaped about this job, but we were still excited about the results.

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Starting the sod work
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A water feature adds a spectacular quality to any yard
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Laying and rolling sod
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Ready for sod
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Checking the work
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Large stones make a great border to the wild plants on the other side

Wooded Residence

Major sodding and yard preparation were needed for this home.

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The yard is scraped and ready to sod; wooded residence
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Sod has to be laid by hand
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Red gravel bed helps tree roots and prevents runoff erosion
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Notice the rock bed to help drainage around house
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Sodding well underway here

Rural setting Home Landscaping

A large rock wall provides runoff protection as well as adding striking beauty to this home. We did this and the landscaping around it.

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We'll build a wall and sod up to it!
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Sodding looks great
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Sodding goes right up to beds

Miscellaneous Pictures

Here are some good looking pictures that speak for themselves about our work.

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sod looks good
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These beds ornament the walkway
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Natural cedar makes great ornamental fences
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Native plants bring out the rustic character of this old barn
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xeriscaped corner
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Notice how yard slopes towards drain
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Landscaping takes the front walkway from sterile to inviting
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Environmentally friendly look
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Stone walkways and xeriscaping plants go great together
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Erosion is always a challenge on a steeply sloped lot, but we have solutions
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You don't need sod for a classy front yard

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