Buford Start to Finish

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

This project in Buford is a very exciting one for us at Personal Touch. It was a new construction installation and the homeowner gave us carte blanche regarding the design. The charge we were given was “wow us”. This was a great opportunity for us to get our creative juices flowing. We began with the design to incorporate all the elements of a complete landscape. The homeowners have two small children so play areas are important.

We made some large level turf areas that will be great for the children to play on. We incorporated a lot of unique plant material as well. We have a great mixture of trees, shrubs and perennials. Color is very important to us and we like to see as much color throughout the year as possible. We achieved that with early and late spring bloomers followed by summer color with hydrangea, fall color with camellias and even some winter color with the winter daphne.

There are some hardscape components as well. We installed a patio and seat wall along with a gas fire pit. Technology is great and the firepit is started with an app on the phone, very cool!

Some other elements included are a black aluminum fence which keeps the dogs in the yard as well as delineates the property line. Landscape lighting was also used on this project. Landscape lighting provides both security and functionality. It allows you to see your property and light up any pathways etc. so you can see where you are walking. The lighting also highlights the architecture of home as well as the unique landscape features. The lighting is also controlled by an app on the phone so the homeowner can control the brightness from anywhere.

We also installed a custom irrigation system that is divided between turf zones and bed zones. We also put in specific zones for the annual beds so in the winter time, those zones can be isolated to keep the annuals watered. The irrigation is also set up on an app. This landscape is a high tech and a state of the art and spectacular.