Hardscape Options: Brick by brick

The householders reached out to Lawns of Dallas to assist mesh the look of their entrance panorama with the aesthetic of their home.

Madison Gardner, president of Lawns of Dallas, says the shopper needed the retaining wall to look as if contractors put in it concurrently the home. To satisfy that request, Lawns of Dallas ordered brick and customized stained it to match the preexisting brick on the home.

“We constructed up the panorama with the retaining wall on high to match the dimensions of the home, on condition that it has larger home windows and is only a tall home,” Gardner says. “So, we constructed the retaining wall to elevate up the panorama in order that it met the home on the top the shopper needed.”

The property additionally options synthetic turf, which Lawns of Dallas put in, within the yard. Gardner says synthetic turf is a well-liked selection within the Dallas space for causes together with sudden downpours and sizzling summers.

“We get plenty of sudden thunderstorms in Texas,” he says. “With correct drainage beneath, it will get dry fairly shortly after it rains. (Synthetic turf is) not soiled and muddy; you don’t have to fret in regards to the grass dying or the canine trampling on the grass.”

Gardner’s workforce additionally put in an out of doors residing house, which the shoppers requested as an extension of their front room, with a spot for a grill and fireside.

This mission gained Lawns of Dallas a Silver Award from the 2021 National Association of Landscape Professionals’ Awards of Excellence program.

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Lawns of Dallas President Madison Gardner says the householders needed the panorama to steadily work as much as meet the home at the next stage than it did earlier than. 

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Lawns of Dallas put in a retaining wall with brick meant to match the brick that strains the home.

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Gardner says the shoppers requested vines and lattice on the home’s exterior to create an aged look.

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The house owner known as upon Lawns of Dallas to tie design components from the home into the panorama. 

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The householders additionally needed the look of the brick from the entrance of the home to additionally seem within the yard.  

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Lawns of Dallas put in synthetic turf within the yard to face up to the Texas warmth, shoppers’ kids enjoying and extra.

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A earlier than view of the entrance entryway reveals how Lawns of Dallas rerouted the walkway.

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A earlier than view reveals the earlier yard panorama, which featured restricted garden house.