West End Renovation

This client purchased a home in the historic West End area of Atlanta to renovate as a rental property. I had a pretty tight budget to work with-so we concentrated on the front foundation-curb appeal. I brought in topsoil to create some raised beds in from and implemented a planting design.

Duluth-Peachtree Bluff-Drainage Solution

I did a lot of drainage work for these folks last summer, but one problem area remained. During heavy rain surface water from the street was jumping their driveway and rushing into a narrow space between the two houses. An existing 12" drain could handle a normal rainfall but would be overwhelmed by heavy rain. Our solution was to replace the 12" basin with a much larger 18" basin and ties in into a 6" line I installed in the back last year. A small wall was built to corral the water and creek flats were place around the basin to curtail erosion.

Hoschton- Drainage Work

This client was having problems with saturated turf in his back yard and standing water in his side yard. I installed some underground turf drains with sock pipe and #89 gravel in the back and a 12" catch basin with a long run of drain line on the side.

Smyrna-Glen Pointe

There were two concerns for these homeowners when they contacted me. The first was that the original plantings around their front porch had grown to the point that the porch seemed "walled in"..and they had become hard to maintain. The idea was to tear all of that out and replace with a design that would keep the porch open and airy. The second issue was a growing hardwood on the corner shading out the Bermuda turf-my solution for this was to extend the bed down towards the fire hydrant and creat a new bed line that would keep the healthy grass in place. I planted GG Gerbing Azaleas and Sarcococca in this shaded area.

Marietta-Twin Lakes

These clients were getting water in their basement every time it rained. Water was flowing from the back and neighbor's yard and pooling up against the house. My solution was a retaining wall backfilled with fill dirt and graded to divert water away from the house and towards an existing catch basin. We have had a couple of heavy rains since the installation and the homeowner has reported that water in the area is no longer a problem.

Chastain Park-Bryn Mawr

Got started on this project the week before Christmas-hasn't been the best weather for irrigation installation but I knocked it out fairly well on the days I could work. The irrigation system is roughed in and now awaiting an appeal to the city of Atlanta by the homeowner concerning tree removal before I resume later this month. Besides irrigation, this project will include all new plantings and Zoysia sod.

L5P Irrigation

Work Continues in L5P on irrigation. I'm about 90% complete and will wait till it warms up some for valve installation.