Jett Rd. - Chastain Park

Started work on this property on Wednesday with a clean up of the front yard berm/island. A lot of ivy removal from trees, removal of weeds and saplings...removed a fairly large dead Dogwood tree. I am starting on a landscape plan for the back yard, and will be back out later this month to create a dry creek bed to handle surface water rushing from the front yard to the creek at the rear of the back yard (bottom photo),

Peachtree Corners- Jones Bridge/Williamsport-Completed

Top 2 photos are before and after followed by a few photos taken the last couple of days. Quite a transformation.

On the Drawing Board- Jett Rd., Chastain Park

Getting ready to start a design for this back yard in the Chastain Park area. We envision a lot of native plants, gravel paths, sitting areas, a bridge....should be a lot of fun.

Peachtree Corners- Jones Bridge/Williamsport

Started on this job today, lot of materials handling..not a lot of work. Delivered Delaware Valley White and Hershey Red Azaleas 1st thing today..then pinestraw...then met the truck from Atlanta Landscape Materials. They dropped 7 yards of 50% fill/50% topsoil that will be used to help grade the beds and prepare the new lawn area. Fescue sod being delivered tomorrow afternoon. Azaleas will fill out the bed underneath the big Maple on the right side.

Low Timber Planter in Suwanee

This was the last bit of what has been a fairly large project in Suwanee-Settles Point. Son and I built this low planter with pressure treated 6" x 6" timbers around 2 existing Crape Myrtles. It should serve to divert some of the water coming from the neighbor's yard towards a catch basin that was also installed today.

Duluth-Peachtree Bluff..Phase 1 Completed

Lots of photos-lot of things going on at this job. 3 tons of medium river slicks (stones) were used to create a dry creek bed that begins in the neighbor's yard..goes under a fence..crosses the back corner of the property then underneath another fence until it reaches the drainage area beyond. 2 catch basins were installed at the back corners of the house to catch water coming from the front yard & drive..6' corrugated drain lines were then run from the catch basins (140' total) underneath the fence to the drainage area. Finally-soil was added underneath the deck and along the back of the house which involved taking up the existing plants then replanting..and some little stone wells were built to keep the soil off the deck supports.

Duluth-Peachtree Bluff

Started this job last Friday with Chris helping me dig the trenches for the 6" drain lines I am installing. The guys from Atlanta Landscape Materials showed up bright and early this morning with the 6" pipe, soil mix that will be used for correcting some grade issues in some beds, and 3 tons of river slick stones for use in some drainage areas and a dry creek bed. Had a pretty good day..got catch basins and a lot of the pipe in..created a nice well around one catch basin and covered it with jute mat, then stone.

Brookhaven-Redding Rd. Completed

Phase 1 (a second phase including sod will complete the back yard in May) is done..a lot of planting, some stepping stones, the clean up and some repair of a neat old patio and fireplace were all included.

Redding Rd.-Planting

Using the soil delivered yesterday to grade and sculpt beds in the back. Planted "Soft Touch" Japanese Holly, Dwarf Burgundy Lorapetalum, Revurve Ligustrum and "Hopi" Crape Myrtle.

Brookhaven-Redding Rd. Progress

Couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day-productive too. Got the George Tabor Azaleas and Variegated Pittisporum planted in front, the back fence planting started (Recurve Ligustrum, False Hinoki Cypress, "Knockout" Roses), and the patio restoration is close to completion.

Easter Pruning in Jasper, GA

Had to work this one into my schedule-to prune Crape Myrtles (for the second year) and initiate quarterly maintenance. Had it all to myself on Easter Sunday-but was done in time to get home and cook steaks for the family.