What was the scope of the project?
Clients completing construction on their custom home turned to Alan Blalock, RLA, of Kane Landscapes to design and install a structured yet relaxing garden centered on a picturesque fountain. Paths encourage strolling while benches enjoy views of the garden and its bucolic surroundings.

What challenges did you encounter?
The rear yard sloped away from the house and required more than 3,600 cubic yards of clean fill soil to allow for a level garden area. The granite fountain weighs over 12,000 pounds; it was imported and customs delays meant that it had to be craned in piece by piece after the garden was completed.

List hardscape materials and plantings.
We used a mix of broken bluestone, large bluestone slabs, cobblestone and decorative river stone. Boxwood provides structure for roses, European hornbeams, Japanese cryptomeria, deodar cedar, crape myrtle and perennials.

FACTS + STATS
Kane Landscapes has been designing and installing landscapes for 36 years. Its staff of 52 completes about 30 projects a year, ranging in price from $50,000 to more than $1 million.

Kane Landscapes
105 Douglas Ct.
Sterling, Virginia 20165
703-803-3146
kanelandscapes.com