Chastain Park- Dry Creek Install

Got started here yesterday afternoon excavating for a dry creek. Water coming down from the side yard had created it's own eroded path-rather than fight it, we decided to enhance it by widening the drainage swale and installing medium and large creek flats on top of some jute mat that should keep everything intact. About 1/2-2/3 of the way done after today. Will finish the creek bed then move on to some plantings at the driveway entrances.

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),

Breaking the Ice-Briarlake

Spent the day today digging french drain/drain line trenches. Have to break through a 2-3" crust of frozen soil to get anything done-but making good progress. Ready for it to warm up a bit!

2nd Phase of Briarlake Drainage Project Underway

After working to eliminate water problems in the back of this house, I have started to tackle some less severe problems on the side of the house. What you see in the photos below is basically a "water trap"-the area enclose by the house and brick walls needs more positive drainage for the water to get out during heavy rains. I am installing 2 French Drains..one down the center and one against the house. There will also be a solid 4" line installed that will drain a condensation line coming out of the basement-this line will also tie into a 9" drop inlet to remove excess water quickly. The entire area will be regraded for positive drainage then a ground cover of small pea gravel will be the final step.

Peachtree Corners - Removal

After finding out just how entrenched the 20+ year old Euonymous ground cover had gotten on this job, I decided to get a backhoe out on the site yesterday to remove it. This was a good call, as I am getting most of the root systems removed along with the plants. Today I will finish up with the backhoe work and start prepping the area for new plants.

Ansley Park Fescue Renovation Update-

I was happy to see the results of my herbicide application here a couple of weeks ago. As soon as we get a decent break in the rain I will be adding soil, removing some edging stones, and installing a new fescue lawn with seed.

Briarcliff Woods-Completed

A sample of the shots I took of the completed work this afternoon-