Landscaping & Outdoor Services
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If it’s done well and “harmonizes with foliage nearby,” a landscaped property can increase the value of your home from 100 to 200 percent, according to Money magazine. An attractive landscape not only significantly adds to your home’s value, it can double (or even triple) the square footage of living space through the creation of “outdoor rooms” while reducing harm to the environment (all while making you feel happy because it’s so pretty!) Make the very most of your own little piece of earth by hiring a professional landscaping expert.
Anchor Block Company
Anchor Block Company
Minnetonka, MN
952-351-9670
www.anchorblock.com
Our specialty:
Anchor Block Company is a premier manufacturer of innovative concrete wall and paver systems. It’s been our mission, since 1909, to design landscape products that create beautiful outdoor spaces.
Our services:
Our online Paver Visualizer helps you visualize what your patio, driveway, walkway, or pool area can look like with different Anchor™ paver products. Our displays at prominent local dealers provide design and product ideas.
What are some common landscaping mistakes?
A common mistake when building a retaining wall occurs when construction is started at the wrong end. A wall should be started at the lowest elevation. When excavating for a patio, it’s common to over-excavate the area. Some DIY homeowners tackle jobs that are too big for their expertise, or over/under estimate the amount of materials needed for a job.
What trends have you been seeing now as far as open-air kitchens and outdoor entertaining spaces?
Outdoor kitchen and entertaining spaces have certainly been growing in popularity as people make the most of Minnesota’s warm-weather months. Firepits, fireplaces, and pizza ovens are also popular for outdoor living and entertainment, extending use of those spaces to the cooler months.
Describe a project you are proud to have implemented. What about it makes you proud?
West Metro Miracle League Park. West Metro Miracle Athletics (WMMA) is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides super special athletes in the West Metro suburbs, in two age groups (ages 3 - 9 and 10 - 19), with ANY cognitive and/or physical challenges, an opportunity to play organized sports. Anchor Block donated and provided retaining wall product throughout the park area.
biota
A Landscape Design + Build Firm
Minneapolis, MN
612-781-4000
www.biotalandscapes.com
Our services:
We are an honest and creative landscape design and build firm, specializing in residential projects. We build strong relationships with our clients and encourage their voice through all phases.
Describe a project you are proud to have implemented. What about it makes you proud?
There are many projects that we feel proud of; however, we are most proud of the projects that continue to engage the owners years after we are finished with construction. These projects—coupled with referrals to others—are the highest compliments we can earn.
What are some common landscaping mistakes?
Hiring an under-educated designer, hiring an under-experienced installer, attempting to do it yourself, discussing price instead of value options, rushing your project, and not recognizing that the small details are unique opportunities for refinement.
What trends have you been seeing now as far as open-air kitchens and outdoor entertaining?
Trend or not, if you ask us we might suggest leaving your kitchen inside your home due to our short seasons. Though we have created some fantastic custom grilling spaces for clients, let us transform your outdoor space into a gorgeous respite from tasks!
CurbSide Landscape & Irrigation
CurbSide Landscape & Irrigation
Savage, MN
952-403-9012
www.curbsidelandscape.com
Our services:
CurbSide Landscape & Irrigation is a full-service landscape and irrigation design-build company serving the Twin Cities metro area since 1998. Other premium outdoor services include fertilization, tree care, mosquito control, and holiday lighting.
Describe a project you are proud to have implemented. What about it makes you proud?
Every year we donate a temporary memorial garden to a local Relay for Life event, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The garden includes paver walks, sitting areas, a water feature, lights, and landscaping. It’s a great team-building event, installed and torn down in less than 48 hours. More importantly is the effect it has on the participants. The memorial garden gives people an opportunity to pull off the track and quietly reflect and celebrate loved ones. The heartfelt thanks we receive from participants is more rewarding than any contract.
What questions do you ask potential clients?
We want to get to know the potential client’s vision. Everyone has some sort of idea of how they see their yard and outdoor spaces coming together; it’s our job to blend those ideas with our expertise. Our questions would encourage clients to describe how they would like to use the space, from family weeknights to weekend get-togethers.
What are some common landscaping mistakes?
The best landscapes are those that pay attention to scale. Some nearly great landscapes have fantastic features and materials, but don’t follow the scale of the house and yard. The landscape needs to be treated as an extension of the home—scale, style, and function.
One more thing:
It thrills us when families choose marshmallows, conversation, and an outdoor fire over popcorn and an indoor movie. We live in a beautiful state with an amazing warm-weather season. We love it when people make the most of it.
Hedberg Landscape & Masonry Supplies
Plymouth, Farmington, and Stillwater
763-545-4400
www.hedbergrocks.com
Our services:
Hedberg supplies materials for residential and commercial landscaping, plus stone for interior and exterior masonry to professional contractor and DIY enthusiasts. In addition, we provide referrals to qualified designers and installers. We have four showrooms (Stillwater, Farmington, and two in Plymouth) with acres of displays.
Our specialty:
Natural stone, clay bricks and pavers, concrete pavers and retaining wall block, outdoor kitchens and fireplaces, water features, and pond kits—everything you need for supreme patios and outdoor living areas. We also feature stormwater management systems, including permeable pavers, rainwater harvesting systems, drainage supplies, raingarden materials, and native plants (at Hedberg Nursery near Stillwater).
Describe a project you are proud to have implemented. What about it makes you proud?
We managed a large Blue Community Makeover™ project at 34 homes in South Minneapolis to help homeowners reduce the amount of stormwater flowing off their properties and into Diamond Lake. The project received a Minnesota Environmental Initiative Award in 2011 for reducing runoff to Diamond Lake by 1.5 million gallons a year.
What are some common landscaping mistakes?
Don’t skimp on the stuff you can’t see, like base materials. Installing a proper base under your patio, walkway, or driveway will keep it from shifting, sinking, and collecting water.
One more thing:
We offer free classes each spring on building patios, walls, ponds, and more. Check our website for a complete schedule.
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