The Home Stretch

Mid September and we are already expecting a frost on Friday but the cooler temperatures are welcomed by the crew. We are on the back third of the track for our season with work steady and workers looking forward to the winter break. Fall clean up is just around the corner the leaves are showing a hint of color and the nuts are pounding our roof when the wind rocks the trees. As I walk in our yard I find piles of discarded nut shells that the squirrels drop from high up in the trees. They sit for long periods in one location as they husk their favorite treats.

Bruce is wrapping up the Allen Block on Lake James. The installation of the snap cut staircase is nearly complete, it needs cleaned and then the cracks filled with Gator Dust. Between the two sets of steps a flagstone walk has just been started. The lawn installation will be a bit delayed as we wait for the irrigation to get started.

Two new jobs will begin soon. One new construction that will likely not get completed this year. As you see from the photo's it is on a fairly steep hill. The job will contain minimal landscaping, paver patios and possibly a paver driveway.





As a second home low maintenance is a priority.

One of our long term customers on Clear Lake has decided she is ready for a complete renovation of her roadside landscaping. Getting rid of outdated railroad ties, faded concrete and old junipers will really change this house. We will be installing pavers and free standing, stacked, glacial stone walls. This motif will match the stone walls that are already existing and go well with the plethora of stone walls around Clear Lake.

The Koi were photographed at Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL. My little fishes at home never get this big as predators abound in our little ecosystem, frogs, snakes and birds eat them before they ever get to the show off stage of Koi.