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Asheville Landscaping: Flagstone Patio Update

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Flagstone patio Asheville We had kind of a slow week with truck maintenance and sourcing the right materials for our clients patio in Asheville.

Today we got the edging done for the patio. We specialize in dry laid patios like this one will be. However, we will occasionally mortar in the edging of a dry laid patio. This particular project will have a 3 ft brick skirt. With a tumbled Kentucky grey stone in the center.

The mortared edging for this feature will keep the dry laid brick and stone from eventually migrating outward. It is not always needed to have a mortared edge. A heavy stone edge or a plastic/ metal pre-fab edge would also work.

However, for this patio we decided that a mortared edge would be the best fit and the longest lasting edge. We tend to over-build our features a bit sometimes.

Asheville Landscaping: flagstone patio We also prepared the base material for the patio as you can see here. We use a 3/4 drain rock for the base with a screed of 3/8 crushed stone for leveling. This is not always a standard practice for ft laid patios. However, we have found it to be superior to the traditional sand and road bond installation. The gravel allows for a stronger and free draining base.
We also attempted to install this large stepper that will be the entry stone in the patio. However, at nearly 5pm on a Friday, we decided to wait for fresh Monday morning energy!
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Before And After..

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We finished the dry stacked stone garden beds in Weaverville yesterday. 

These beds were 100% organic and used mostly local materials. 

All the rock was harvested from the property. The gravel for the footers was harvested locally. We filled the beds with local topsoil and mushroom compost from Tennessee.  

It felt good to see the joy on our clients face after we completed this job. With him knowing he could grow food for his family without the worry of contaminants. 

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Paradise found!

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Do you ever dream of creating a piece of paradise in your yard?

Do you ever wish you could vacation in your own garden?

Asheville Landscaping I know, I’m pushing the limits a little here! But really, what if you could pick and choose the the most relaxing and enjoyable aspects of your dream vacation and create that in your own yard?! 
A stretch maybe, but think about it, what’s more relaxing then the comforts of your own home? 

What if you came home each day from work to a vacation in your own backyard?
No travel stresses, no jet lag, just the sound of a soothing waterfall as you sip tea on your own patio. 

As the sun sets, the landscape lighting comes on and sets a relaxing twilight tone, reflecting on the shimmering water of a peaceful koi pond and highlighting the beautiful flowers in the landscape you helped design. 

Imagine the possibilities! 
Maybe I’m a dreamer, but I’m not ashamed! 

I love seeing the look on our clients faces when we complete a custom mini-paradise in their yard. 


We love what we do! And we enjoy working with our clients to create dream gardens and backyard vacation spaces. 

Give us a call anytime to talk about your yard or garden space. 

Jacob

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How to build a custom fountain

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Formal Fountain
Pondless modern style fountain.

The fountain is a classic addition to any landscape design.

Fountains are constructed in many different styles depending on the landscape design.

Formal fountains are common in many landscapes. However, here at Living Waters we push the boundaries in fountain construction.

We like to create original, one of a kind fountains for our clients in Asheville.

Here is a recent post about custom fountains:

We were contacted by our client to design a custom fountain for the center of their circular paver driveway in Asheville, NC. We came up with a custom design for a circular fountain that would give a 360 degree view. The fountain was constructed using large Tennessee Boulders set in a circle on a pondless reservoir. The pondless fountain will allow our client to turn the feature off and on as the please. Pondless fountains are nearly maintenance free, and do not require the pump to run constantly, like a feature with a pond would. 


We started of by lining the system with a 45 mil EPDM rubber liner. We then ran the plumbing to a center diffuser and started setting boulders.


We chose a 3600 gallon per hour submersible pump for this feature. The pump was set in a housing at the side of the feature. 

With all of the large boulders set, we detailed the top of the feature with waterfall rocks and capped it with decorative river rock. The pondless basin and pump housing were also covered with river rock.


We then landscaped the project area. This was a very fun build and our clients are very happy with the results.

Give us a call for a free estimate.

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Living Waters Blog

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Welcome to my new blog site. I will be posting pictures and info on water feature construction in Asheville, NC.

Check back in with us soon for more.