Stone walls of all different styles and sizes are a permanent fixture of Northeastern landscaping, lining the edges of properties from New Jersey to Maine. After being brought to the U.S in the early 1700’s by immigrants from the British Isles, the walls quickly became popular in the region.
Gerbert & Sons can help you strategically place lights in your yard to highlight any architectural element of your home that you’d like to give prominence to.
There’s a hint of spring in the air which leads many of us to start thinking about sprucing up the outside of our home. When designing a patio, it’s important to consider location, materials, design, maintenance and budget.
Retaining walls are instrumental in keeping soil in place when there are differing elevations that need to come together. They are designed to restrain soil to a certain region and strength is a major component of its composition.
It's important to integrate both hardscapes and softscapes for a cohesive design that is both beautiful and functional. Hardscapes are man-made features that require installation and construction, such as patios, stone walls, fences and landscape lighting.
Creating an outdoor oasis in your very own yard is possible and it often starts with a hardscaping plan that is well integrated into your landscaping plan.
Fall is here, and that means it’s time to take stock of any masonry repairs that you might need before the weather either makes it too hard to do the repair, or makes the problem worse. Small cracks and issues […]
When you are planning a patio, or an area around a pool, there are many things to consider: what times of day you’ll use it most, what times of year, how often you’ll be viewing it, and from where.
Most stone walls can be classified according to the manner in which they were built. Historical walls include “dumped walls,” which are simply rows of piled stones, “tossed walls,” in which the stones were stacked loosely like firewood, and “laid walls” in which stones are woven together to fit tightly without mortar.
Just a small note to let you know that we have sold our home at 209 Ocean Drive West. At present we have at short term lease at Harbor Point while we are searching for a new home so we have no need for landscaping services at this time. You can be sure that when are finally settled, we will definitely keep you in mind.
We want to thank you, Sam and Danello for all the fine care that was given especially to our garden and the rest of our property. Your services and theirs helped make our garden a thing of beauty and our property a place to be proud of. We will always be grateful for your services. Thank you.”
