When you’re extremely busy with work and family, the last thing you want to do is waste your valuable time with the wrong landscape contractor.
Homeowners Maritza M. and Jeff K. were drawn to Gasper by articles in our seasonal circulars. However, they knew that finding a great construction partner would take more than just pretty pictures.
Watch this video for a project tour hosted by Gasper Landscape Architect Christina Reeves & Gasper Exterior Furnishing Studio Designer Eli Hymer.
With Gasper, it was really easy to bring it all together…the hardscaping, the plants, and the furniture.”
Maritza and Jeff’s yard was very steep, so to create a larger patio and a flatter yard, they decided to terrace it using two decorative block retaining walls from Unilock Concord. These walls varied in height from 18 to 30 inches.
I wanted somebody to do everything, soup to nuts. I wanted it done right. I wanted longevity and somebody who used quality materials.”
The patio itself is made of wet-laid Pennsylvania bluestone, which matches the front walkway. The new patio was spacious enough to accommodate a teak extension table from Kingsley Bate that can be extended to seat 8-12 diners, as well as a casual seating area with a gas fire table. A new gate and walkway from the driveway area and a series of steps that lead down to the lawn area make the whole yard more accessible and usable.
Like many of our clients, this project was completed in two phases: the patio and retaining walls and then the addition of a masonry cook station. Maritza is not a granite person, so she chose a smooth gray concrete countertop for the cook station, which was custom-built by a local company, Liquid Stone Concrete Design, LLC. The concrete counter gives the project a clean, more contemporary feeling and is just as durable and easy to clean as granite.
Working with Matt (Gasper Sales Designer Matt VanSickel) was great. He was really easy to work with and brought any issues to our attention.”
