Summer Sunrise

Pine Canyon Lake Sunrise

We mostly finished landscaping the First Baptist Church in Coldwater, the irrigator needs to install the underground watering system then we will go back and wrap things up.  We ran a lot of river wash stone and laid 6 rolls of weed barrier.

The ground is literally moving on our job in Pine Canyon Lake.  A one story hill has been shifted from the road side of the house to the lakeside filling in and flattening the yard.  Many of the mature pine trees have been removed and the house is now in clear view.

Starting the Bluestone Patio

The patio is moving alone nicely and we will be starting the landscaping beds next.  Extensive landscaping with large beds will pull this house back into the woods.

Bill and Gary, A Great Team

Happy and Handsome My Favorite Kind of Equipment Operator

We got back to our job on Clear Lake since the flatwork has been mostly completed.  It is another challenging site impossible when wet, to slippery with very narrow access.  The TR53 cracked and threw a track so we had to use the Bobcat to pull it up.  Two of the hardscape areas are about finished but we will wait until everyone is done at the lakeside before building a rock wall that will further restrict lakeside entry.

Stream Bed Under Deck

Glacial Stone Wall Necessary Before Driveway

Landscaping Churches

Staging Plants at the Baptist Church

Seems work gets in the way of blogging more often than I would care for, not just my job but so many chores at home both in the yard and just routine upkeep.  This is especially true having to maintain 25 acres and a rental property which we have had for sale for more than a year. 

Cody Cleaning Out the Old Planting Beds

As I earlier reported this year has certainly been busy and we are easily booked till the end of the season.  We are completing a large landscape installation at a baptist church in Coldwater, MI which we bid and landed last December.  The church itself is huge with a child care center, gymnasium, kitchen, sanctuary and other offices.  We removed the old shrubs which mostly consisted of yews.

Setting up the New Plants

 

Serbian Spruce Make a Great Addition

 

The project in Phillips Bay has been excavated and we now have one big hole waiting for boulders and steps.  It is always a bit weird starting landscaping with no house but it is often necessary on these steep Steuben County hills.  It is difficult to envision how the landscaping will meet up with the house and where everything is going to go but we usually get the job done.  This excavation suffered heavy rains and some of the soil collapsed but actually fell sort of into place where we will be needing it, groovy.

The Big Dig

Under a deck or porch is a tricky spot to landscape generally most people end up with some type of hard surface, often concrete.  Our customers on Clear Lake thought the idea of a dry creek bed and a spot to hang their hammock was the way to go so we started with the boulders first.  Actually I had picked out some boulders larger than these but getting them down the hill was more trouble than it was worth, so we downsized the rocks.

Travis Rounding the Turn

Creek Outline

 

This little chapel is behind the Congregational church in Angola where we just submitted a bid to renovate the landscaping.  Two church members maintain the garden, it is a sweet spot.

Little Chapel Garden