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January 5, 2015
Majestic Walls In Adirondaks
This home was built on a steep hillside on Friends Lake In NY state. Thousands of tons of ledge was blasted away to level the building site, leaving a challenging site to work with. After hauling away thousands of tons of stone and hauling in thousands of tons of clean fill and tops soil we...
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December 30, 2014
Rustic Stone Work
Our customers restored this period house, barn, and cottage to all its glory. They wanted the stone work to look period as well. The walks and patios where done with a weathered, rustic clay paver which looks like it may have been down for 100 years. The stone steps were all custom cut Woodbury granite,...
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December 23, 2014
Waterbury Swimming Pond
Landshapes transforms an existing swimming pond. We terraced the steep slope to accommodate a small irregular bluestone patio facing views of the mountains. Our masons out did themselves again building beautiful stone retaining walls holding back a steep slope. The swimming pond was partially drained, dredged, and our crew recut the edges. Two aerators where installed...
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Holiday Decor Burlington Vermont
UncategorizedDecember 11, 2014
Holiday Decor Burlington Vermont
UncategorizedSeasons Greetings! Our Landscape Design team does it again. Even though it’s cold out and the snow is coming down hard, our creative Landscape Designers are hard at work creating bright, colorful, and even whimsical holiday displays. Some of our Exterior Landscape Customers bring the colors, textures, and forms form there Exterior Landscapes in for the...
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November 21, 2014
Backyard Transformation
Last year’s winter took its toll on this old retaining wall. Our Stone Masons tore it out and replaced it with this beautiful Fieldstone Seat Wall with custom flamed Bluestone Caps. The new wall has adequate drainage and footings so it will last no matter how hard the winter is this year! We are booking...
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November 17, 2014
Mechanical Paver Layer
Landshapes invested in a Mechanical Paver Layer. This piece of equipment, (engineered and manufactured in Germany) makes laying large expanses of Pavers a breeze. Whether they are Permeable Pavers or Traditional Pavers this machine sets 100’s of square feet of pavers an hour. If you need large expanses of Permeable Pavers or Traditional Pavers laid give us a...
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October 23, 2014
Landshapes Sponsored Sport Bike
Landshapes Sponsored Sport Bike Wins Three Championships This Year. 2014 Class Championship USCRA Road Race Series Formula 3 and Middleweight Classes NHMS/LRRS Armature P89 Class...
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October 22, 2014
Commercial Landscape Installation
This Commercial Landscape Installation took place at the new Green Mountain Psychiatric Care Center in Berlin. There is no job to large or small for our skilled Landscape Installers. Boulders where used to soften the linear lines of the walks and buildings and give a more natural look to the Landscape. The Landscape Architects on this...
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October 21, 2014
Run Off Water Retention Ponds
These large scale water retention ponds where engineered to handle thousands of gallons of run of water from the new south village neighborhood off of Spear St in S. Burlington. Our Landscape Designers and Landscape Installers transformed these baron retention ponds into a lush and Eco Friendly Landscape Habitat. Hundreds yards of fertile soils where brought...
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August 21, 2014
Burlington, VT Masonry Retaining Wall
Landshapes’ Masons transformed this Burlington, VT property with their craftsmanship. This Vermont Landscape Design called for removing an old timber retaining wall and replacing it with a new Fieldstone Retaining Wall with Bluestone Caps. Each Vermont Fieldstone was custom cut and chiseled to create a mosaic look. The 2″ thick Bluestone Caps were also custom...
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June 26, 2014
Hinesburg Vermont Water Feature
Vermont Water Feature This Vermont Water Feature was designed by our Vermont Landscape Designer to fit in to this existing site. Our skilled Landscape Installers masterfully sculpted this Water Feature, incorporating existing ledge outcrops and vegetation. Two individual ponds connected by waterfalls and a collection pool comprise this Water Feature. This Vermont Water Feature is...
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June 16, 2014
Landscape Planting Before and After
Williston Vermont Landscape Design and Planting Check out the transformation of this newly constructed home in Williston, Vermont. Its amazing how a good Landscape Design can complement a home. Our Vermont Landscape Designers went wild with color for this project. The Landscape Plantings incorporate color and interest throughout the spring, summer, and fall using a...
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