Retaining Wall Construction Companies in Seattle

“Highly recommended! Classic Nursery did a complete overhaul of my backyard in suburban Redmond, and I absolutely love it! Landscape Designer Alan Burke created a lovely patio for me to gather with friends around a fire pit, a separate area with a cedar bench for my own end-of-day reflection, a flower cutting garden, and – most importantly – a dog-friendly yard that will hold up with my Golden Retriever and an active visiting Husky. I had used Classic 8 years ago to redo my front yard and have been enormously pleased as it has grown and flourished. When redoing my backyard, I got bids from 5 companies, but selected Classic since Alan was the one who really caught the vision for what I wanted. He was good to work with: responsive, professional, creative with design, and a good listener. At the conclusion of the project he taught me how to care for the new plants. He kept within my budget, using many existing plant materials (transplanting some) and overstock pavers. Nursery Manager Don Rosebrook went the extra mile with plant selection, guiding me to trees, shrubs, and flowers that were within my color palette and style. He even checked all the plant offerings to ensure that they were non-toxic for dogs. A big shout-out goes to Omar for his commitment to quality work with the hardscape. The patio, retaining wall, and cobble-lined paths are perfect. He has a gentle eye for beauty, such as putting a pretty, sparkling piece of flagstone in the center of an area and placing the river cobble in a graceful line. I highly recommend Classic Nursery and their competent staff. For those of you with dogs, the elements that Alan provided include: an open area along the fence for running and “protecting,” a cool, shady place for warm days, pet barrier fencing around the cutting garden, plant materials that can withstand trampling, sturdy trees to provide color, a wide circle of large rocks to protect from digging around a vulnerable fir tree, and a focus on hardscape (patio, gravel paths, river cobble) rather than lawn or ground cover.”

“I’m always hesitant to post anecdotal experiences for products or services, but when you truly have an exceptional experience with a company, I thought I needed to share my experience with others. After living in our house for 15 years, my wife and I were ready for a change. We heavily considered moving to a larger house to accommodate our growing family, but the growing list of “cons” in moving began growing quickly. From both an effort and logistics perspective as well as a financial perspective. We decided to see what would be possible in our current home to extend our living space and get more out of our existing investment. We received 3 referrals from friends. It was clear from the beginning that Ben Middlemiss from London Design Build had the most comprehensive experience of the vendors I spoke with. Ben’s design was breathtaking and his “art of the possible” for what we could accomplish in our space was far beyond what we had previously imagined possible. He made the entire process simple and straight forward. He handled all permitting, ensure the design would meet my city zoning codes and handled all of the engineering. The other vendors wanted to push many of those burdens back on us. One of our biggest challenges was deciphering the laws to determine how big of a structure we could build. Ben’s design came within 1.5 square feet of the maximum allowable permeable surface. Ben maximized every foot. Ben began by building a full 3D design so that we could virtually walk around and experience the different features. When we chose to move forward, we went with nearly every recommendation. The only exception was choosing not to include a modern fire feature in the middle of our turfed area that would have been great, but we needed the play space for the dogs. The major construction was a large modern hipped roof structure built with solid steel vertical supports and a gorgeous wood timber beam cross section roof. This area was filled with an amazing kitchen that included a grill, vent hood, sink, refrigerator, and a ton of countertop space. It has made hosting events a breeze. The large gas fireplace is the center piece of the covered space. It was built with thick solid tile stone and provides a great wow factor when guests arrive and from nearly every angle. I can’t go into detail on all of the features of the back yard as I would be typing for days. The maintenance free turf yard, the indestructible PVC multilevel decking, the overhead heaters, the color changing lighting system, and the professional style planters have turned our back, side, and front yards into a complete urban oasis. The highly functional space has dramatically expanded the total living space of our house. Ben is second to none when it comes to designing a space that met all of the needs that I, my wife, and my kids could throw at him. I would use Ben again without hesitation for any future projects and recommend him all the time to friends.”

“Ryan helped us redesign our backyard and his crew did a great job putting it into place. It was overgrown with random vegetation and we wanted to create different seating areas surrounded by beautiful plants. They built a patio in a corner and a stone pathway connecting the different areas of the yard, restored a crumbling back wall and put in a small area of lawn and installed a water feature and lighting. The crew did an excellent job. We love it! It's January and the plants are still dormant so they don't show up in the pictures. We can't wait for spring to see everything growing.”