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April 29, 2015
Manufactured Block Wall Around Pool
This Landshapes customer had a 10 foot wide hedge of arborvitae which grew right to the edge of his pool. Over the years his overgrown landscape had eaten up valuable realestate around his pool. Landshapes removed the 10 foot wide hedge to try to reclaim some of that valuable realestate around the pool. We then...
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April 7, 2015
Burlington Vermont Backyard Transformation
Landshapes’ Installation Crews have started this Landscape Project in Burlington Vermont today. These client’s wanted to maximize their outdoor space around their existing pool and create screening from neighbors. Landshapes’ Landscape Designers created a Landscape Design that extends the usable lawn area by removing a large cedar hedge, constructing a Retaining Wall, and installing a...
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The Landscape Season Starts
UncategorizedMarch 31, 2015
The Landscape Season Starts
UncategorizedThere’s no stopping it know, spring is on its way. The snow is starting to melt, you can start to see the grass, the temperatures are creeping above freezing, and our crews are out doing spring clean ups. These photos are taken at the University Of Vermont where our skilled Landscape Maintenance crews are cutting...
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March 30, 2015
Preparing Irregular Blue Stone
Landshapes employees get a jump on the season. They are preparing Irregular Blue Stone Flagging for spring projects by taking off weak and or the thin edges of the Blue Stone making them more uniform in thickness. They then will champer all edges with a masonry hammer for a more natural look. This eliminates one...
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March 25, 2015
Planting Soil Preperation
Landshapes gets a jump on the season preparing thousands of yards of soils for the spring Landscape Planting Season. All of our soils are custom mixed at our facilities in Richmond Vermont. Carefully selected amounts of Silt, Sand, and Compost are incorporated and run through a screener to blend and mix the Planting Soils thoroughly. ...
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March 23, 2015
Slate Veneer Walls
Our Stone Masons are hard at work. They have built heavy duty tents around the project area and are heating them to work in this harsh weather we are having. The Stone Veneer being used is a Custom Cut Slate. It was quarried right here in the state of Vermont. ...
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March 20, 2015
Landscape Lighting Designs
Light Up the night!! Enhance your outdoor living experience with a Lightscape Design. This not only enhances your landscape but it makes pathways and sidewalks safer to navigate at night. These Low Voltage LED Landscape Lights use almost no energy and the bulbs last for hundreds of thousands of hours. Increase the time you spend...
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March 11, 2015
Vermont Health Lab Installation
This Commercail Landscape Project was completed last summer at the new Vermont Public Health Lab In Colechester VT. The Building and Landscaping were disigned by HDR Inc. They are a world renound architctural and engineering firm with offices all over world and have been in business or over 90 years. ...
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March 9, 2015
Koi Pond Rehab
Landshapes rehabs a 10 plus year old Koi Pond and Water Fall at Gardeners Supply. The pond had had problems for years with loosing water daily among others. We started by moving the Large Koi into temporary holding tanks with areators. The pond and waterfall were then drained of all water. The next step was...
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February 24, 2015
Fiberglass Pools And Spas
We know it’s still cold out but now is the time to start thinking about a San Juan Fiberglass Pool or Spa. Landshapes is currently booking pool and spa installations now! Our unique line of San Juan fiberglass pools and spas are far superior to anything in the industry. These pools and spas are one...
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February 23, 2015
Award Winning Landscape Designs
Springs right around the corner. I know that if you just came in from out side you would probably say I was crazy! But it’s true….soon the days will become longer and warmer, the snow will melt, and daffodils will start to peak there heads out of the dormant landscape, Our award winning landscape designers...
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Using Bio-Stimulants When Planting
UncategorizedFebruary 19, 2015
Using Bio-Stimulants When Planting
UncategorizedBio-stimulation is the spontaneous plant response, whereby a catalyst (Biostimulant) stimulates numerous biological activities in the plant resulting in elevated levels of hormonal and other closely related compounds utilized for maintaining elevated plant health and vigor. Increasing aggregated hormonal threshold levels greatly facilitates functional cell wall permeability and turgidity providing the foundations directly responsible for...
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