We began this job with grade work
& 
excavation as we deemed necessary through thorough ground raise and
drop detection with a transit. This determined the equipment work
that would need to be done to complete this job properly. Once the
bulldozer was done with the actual finish grade, drainage installation
began. The builder on this property had left the new owners with
many ponding problems throughout the area, along with extensive wash outs.
Once the grade was set,
the next task at hand was the coordination and installation of their new
irrigation system. On this job we brought in the company that does
the major sprinkler system installs that we are contracted to do.
Here, we worked hand and hand with them on the under ground portion of
this job. Besides the re-grading that was done, we had also installed
6" drainage pipes on all of the eaves troughs to quickly whisk the water
to a "safe" part of the yard, and prevent future erosion. Soon after,
the landscape installation began. This included the addition of Cobra
"hi test" plastic edging, Dewitt "pro 5" landscape screen & weed barrier,
approximately 30 yards of 6a washed stone, shrubbery & retaining wall
installation.
The plantings included in
this design were agreed upon by our landscape designer and the home owners
to come up with the optical delight which was achieved upon completion.
These included 1 "White Sargentii" Crab Apple tree, 5 "Dwarf" Burning bush,
6 "Blue Rug" Juniper, 4 "Blue Chip" Juniper, 7 "Gold mound" Spirea, 2 "Dwarf"
Alberta Spruce, 4 "Hicksi" Yew, 1 "Pink" Rhododendron, 1 "Pink" Potentilla,
1 "Weeping double Pink" Cherry tree, 1 "Red" Weigela, 1 "White" Dogwood,
2 "Pamps" Grass and creeping red thyme that was used as ground cover in
a small island portion at the north end of the sidewalk near the driveway.
Retaining wall installation
was completed in
a relatively short period of time. There were to
be walls erected at two locations (under the deck approximately 15' long
and along north side of driveway approximately 65' long). The materials
that were used here were Keystone's "garden wall" block in the shade of
rose to accent the color of the brick on the house.
The lawn installation, which
began shortly after the landscaping was complete, involved the preparation
and seeding of approximately 22,915 square feet of new lawn, which included
rototilling, bobcat loader work with a landscape rake (rock hound), hauling
away debris (weeds, rocks, etc.), manual labor, premium grass seed, green
starter fertilizer & ground lime.
Here's what our happy new clients had to say upon the completion of
their lovely new property:
August 7, 2000
Michael W. Kuhn, President
Kuhn's Yard & Garden Care, Inc.
5944 N. 39" St.
Augusta, MI 49012
Dear Mike,
Mary and I would like to express our gratitude for the fine excavation
and landscaping work you have performed at our new home. Your services
have added great comfort and value to our home in a very short period of
time.
We would be happy to recommend you to anyone in the future, and we are
delighted that you are considering featuring our home on your company's
web page. If you would like to show prospective clients the work you have
done here, please don't hesitate to call us.
Thank you once again for your care and professionalism. We look forward
to working with you in the future.
Cordially,
Russell & Mary Sholes