Landscape gardens in New Hampshire: plants and snow

By Erin | Published: January 29th, 2010

Have you ever seen a shrub- say a favorite spring-flowering beauty such as Rhododendron- bent over and broken by a heavy snow load that has fallen from a pitched roof? If you’re a plant lover like me, this is heart breaking. And totally avoidable. Placing the right plant in the right place has everything to [...]

Lake Sunapee residence: stone patio with fireplace

By Erin | Published: January 25th, 2010

This Lake Sunapee residence needed an outdoor living area, access to the front door from the driveway, and access down to the lake. An existing series of decks provided access to the water but needed to be replaced. A large ledgestone patio was constructed in fall ‘09. The patio includes a gas fireplace-  a gas line [...]

Stone paving and landscape lighting, winter

By Erin | Published: January 22nd, 2010

Phase one of this project was installed this fall. dbLandscaping has installed an entryway paved in granite cobblestone inlaid with ledgestone. Large, flat-topped boulders were placed for seating. Grading at this site was extensive- a deck that originally reached the ground by staircase is now almost at-grade. Machine-laid retaining walls helped to create more useable [...]

Stone masonry and paving

By Erin | Published: January 22nd, 2010

This project required stone masonry work on the outside of the house as well as stand-alone wall and pillar features. Stone pillars are used to support landscape lighting fixtures. A space for an outdoor kitchen was also built into a stone wall. dbLandscaping employs skilled, experienced stone masonry artists. The next phase of the project [...]

Lakefront property: boat house permitting and project leadership

By admin | Published: January 21st, 2010

This project  involves both Wetland and Shoreland Protection permitting with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. An existing, dilapidated boat house must be rebuilt to be useable. dbLandscaping created a  landscape design that connects the boat house to the adjacent hillside through a series of steps and a stone patio with surrounding garden. A [...]

Materials of Landscaping in the Lake Sunapee Region

By Erin | Published: January 15th, 2010

Why do we try to fake our way past real style?  Do we not have the patience to wait for character, or are we too blind to see that every material can be beautiful?
There is a strong human connection to old things and their history. The Japanese call it “wabi sabi,” the beauty that comes [...]

Custom Homes and Landscaping Lake Sunapee, NH

By Erin | Published: January 15th, 2010

We receive many phone calls from clients who have just finished building new homes and only then started to think about their landscape. While we love to be hired to work on landscape design, construction, and environmental permitting at any point in the process, our most successful projects are those where we have involvement from [...]