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    The words “sleek,” “clean” and “architectural” aren’t often used to describe landscapes and gardens. But in the case of this Frontenac home, they fit.

    When they built their current home less than two years ago, the homeowners, now empty nesters, were looking for “easy livability.” The words “clean modern aesthetic” described what they wanted for the interior of the home, where the predominant color palette is “a mix of warm neutrals.”

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    Homeowners Erin and Ross Toohey had purchased their home for its location, not its style, and this included the back yard. “Pretty much everything had been redone,” Erin says. “We had taken the whole house and back yard down to studs over the last six years. The pool was already dug, but we refinished that, putting in new tile and reconfiguring the hardscape like the forever deck and concrete.” Finally, once all that was accomplished, something else was needed that many people might not give a second thought about—they needed some backyard furniture.

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    Expert Consultations: We do our best to be a bit more of a consultative/educational sales process in lieu of trying to sell the benefits of any particular product, so clients can expect candor. This process is completely immersive. It takes time, effort, energy and money. It is our intent and purpose to best educate our clients so they may make the best decisions for the future use of their backyard. With marketing, advertising and a bit of spin, it can be difficult as a consumer to differentiate reality from painted reality.  We do our very best to confront that.

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    Poolside Paradise

    Written by: Ashley McGoff
     
    Designing the perfect pool to fit your style is extremely important. However, what is equally important is the landscape surrounding...
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    “The bulk of the back yard was a blank slate,” says Richard Poynter, president of Poynter Landscape. Lead landscape architect Bob Wilhelm did have a few pre-existing features to work around: Mature trees, for example, and a sturdy wooden deck. The deck created access issues during construction, but it was worth keeping, Poynter says, because it softens the surrounding hardscapes and adds linear aspects to the overarching design scheme, too, which is zoned for a kitchen, living room and pool. 

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    Over the river (okay, what you ford is really a shallow stream) and through the woods…down a long gravel road that turns into a steep gravel driveway…but what you come to on top of a high hill in Wildwood is hardly your grandmother’s house.

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