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Tag: Landscape Installation
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December 30, 2015
Got Logistics?
How does Landshapes get 3,500 square feet of pavers, 245 tons of crushed gravel, 61 tons of sand, an excavator, and skidsteer into an almost entirely enclosed courtyard……..Very Carefully! Laying this Paver Patio was no easy task. We first craned in an excavator and skidsteer to excavate large amounts of soil in the courtyard while a small...
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December 9, 2015
Proper Horticultural Practices / Spraying Antidesi...
Landshapes always practices proper Horticultural Practices when planting & maintaining all of its tree and plant material. Prior to winter hitting we spray all of our needled and broad leaf evergreen we planted with a Powerful Antidesicant. This coats the needles and leaves with a waxy substance for up to 6 months protecting them from winter...
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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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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 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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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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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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