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Not
Going
with the
Flow
PROJECT:
Residential, Center Valley,
Pennsylvania
LANDSCAPING:
Ridge Crest Landscaping
& Lawn Care, Hellertown,
Pennsylvania
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BY LAUREN HEARTSILL DOWDLE
Landscapers break away from
design and create luscious retreat
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n the past two years, Ridge Crest Landscaping & Lawn Care has worked with more clients who live in
metropolitan areas and spend weekends in a country home, like this one in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.
Once a simple patio with an overgrown pond, the backyard had a steep hillside with an about
60-percent slope. To create a lush mountain getaway, the landscaper designed a natural spring spilling
down into a pond filled with trout. Another feature included a chipping green, sand trap and three greens
that are blended into the landscape. To connect all of these elements, the landscaper used
natural stone stairs and woodland pathways.
But this was no normal design or install.
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"One of the most interesting parts of the job was the request by the client to have
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the job follow a concept idea rather than a scaled landscape design," says Chrish-resolutio
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topher Baumer, owner of Ridge Crest Landscaping. At first, Baumer and his operadescriptio
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of the pro
tions office were concerned about the issues this could cause within the contract.
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With a naturalistic waterfall, several seating areas and the seamless transition
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between all of the features, it looks like they did just that.
To see more photos from this project, visit totallandscapecare.com/water-design.
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