Landscape designer bay area

Landscape design focuses on both the integrated master landscape planning of a property and the specific garden design of landscape elements and plants within it. The practical, aesthetic, horticultural, and environmental sustainability components merit Landscape design inclusion. There can be significant overlap of talents and skills, depending on the education,

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How much are river stones

River stones have multiple uses in and around your home. River stone is a highly popular “hardscape” material and is used for such diverse purposes as mulch, ground cover, driveways and filler around pools and patios. Used as mulch, the stones help retain soil moisture, blocks weed growth and enhances

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Composite retaining wall timbers

Composite Timber retaining walls are attractive, strong and multi-functional. They use tongue and groove that is slightly offset for use as building material or as a retaining wall. Composite Timbers are Earth friendly, made from durable wood plastic composite material, manufactured from recycled woods and plastics. They are Kid friendly,

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Wood Retaining Wall

Some good reasons to build a retaining wall is to eliminate steep and difficult to mow slopes. They are also made to stop erosion and also create attractive planting beds. Creating a retaining wall out of wood is a good choice because it will be strong and durable. Be sure

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Retaining Wall Code for California

Retaining Walls & Definitions A retaining wall is a wall designed to resist lateral earth and/or fluid pressures, including any surcharge, in accordance with accepted engineering practice. This definition also applies to freestanding pool walls. The Folsom Municipal Code adopts, by reference, the 1997 Uniform Building Code (UBC). UBC §106.2,

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Decorating your backyard fence

Decorating a backyard fence can be a way to make your back yard look better by adding the finishing touch for an outdoor room. The décor could be as simple terra cotta pieces or as elaborate as some wall paintings. With some planning and time, with a gallery on your

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Walker Zanger Shabui stone for walls

Are you redesigning your bathroom and kitchen walls with tiles? Try a new pattern of mosaic or boarder tiles so that your house might look like a Gregorian shrine or an Islamic mausoleum. With new designs and patterns in the tiles you have a lot to choose from. You can

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Stone wall shower panels

Stone wall shower panels can come in sizes of 8’ by 5’ natural stone slabs and backing at a mere 5/16th of an inch thick, making them lightweight and easy to install. If you are going to do your bathroom remodel using stone wall shower panels, you should save $2000-$4000

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