If you are looking for landscapers in Hudson, WI or in the St. Croix Valley, for creative landscape solutions for your home, you've come to the right place! Outdoor Concepts specializes in design for landscaping that is aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly. Carefully designed hardscapes including patios, retaining walls, decorative stone walkways, and landscape lighting can enhance your home's curb appeal.
Water features like water gardens, ponds, streams, or rain gardens can add function and beauty to your outdoor environment. Our team provide professional service to the St. Croix River Valley and surrounding communities: Afton, Lake Elmo, Stillwater, Woodbury (Minnesota), Hudson and Somerset (Wisconsin). Natural stone retaining walls are one of a few things we specialize in.
Our walls are more than just random, they are truly works of art with characteristics that set them apart from other walls. Sturdy and good looking, a good combination. Outdoor Concepts builds a wide variety of walks, paths and patios, using a wide variety of material.
Water features like water gardens, ponds, streams, or rain gardens can add function and beauty to your outdoor environment. Our team provide professional service to the St. Croix River Valley and surrounding communities: Afton, Lake Elmo, Stillwater, Woodbury (Minnesota), Hudson and Somerset (Wisconsin). Natural stone retaining walls are one of a few things we specialize in.
Our walls are more than just random, they are truly works of art with characteristics that set them apart from other walls. Sturdy and good looking, a good combination. Outdoor Concepts builds a wide variety of walks, paths and patios, using a wide variety of material.
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Our approach to landscaping can be summed up in a few words: do unto others what we'd do unto ourselves.
In other words, we utilize materials, design and aesthetics that we would be comfortable living with ourselves.
Genie Taylor is a MNLA certified horticulturist, with a background in architecture, art and design.
She's one of a few landscape designers who will want to see the interior of your home.
It's the best way to ensure a natural flow from your indoor to outdoor environments.
Genie is also an award wining sculptor, working primarily in clay, amongst other things she creates interesting pieces that look great in any garden.
In other words, we utilize materials, design and aesthetics that we would be comfortable living with ourselves.
Genie Taylor is a MNLA certified horticulturist, with a background in architecture, art and design.
She's one of a few landscape designers who will want to see the interior of your home.
It's the best way to ensure a natural flow from your indoor to outdoor environments.
Genie is also an award wining sculptor, working primarily in clay, amongst other things she creates interesting pieces that look great in any garden.
We build a lot of flagstone patios: last year (2017) we built more of them than any previous year in the business, I believe.
Flagstone patios seem to be gaining in popularity, at least among my clients anyway.
Pictured here are a variety of flagstone, from NY Bluestone, to the colorful Chilton stone, to the larger sheets of Heartland stone, and the swirling color patterns in the Tennessee crab orchard, these are but some of the options, but some of the best options it should be noted.
Why the growing appeal of these patios?
Flagstone patios seem to be gaining in popularity, at least among my clients anyway.
Pictured here are a variety of flagstone, from NY Bluestone, to the colorful Chilton stone, to the larger sheets of Heartland stone, and the swirling color patterns in the Tennessee crab orchard, these are but some of the options, but some of the best options it should be noted.
Why the growing appeal of these patios?
The stone pictured here is a variety of sizes, colors, textures and shapes.
This is all natural stone, and natural stone retaining walls are one of a few things we specialize in.
From the linear and rectangular blocks of principally one form of limestone or another, to the use of larger blocks of limestone in a "random ashlar" fashion.
To my knowledge, we are the only local contractor who offer these types of retaining walls, the only contractor, again to my knowledge, who build this kind of wall.
This is all natural stone, and natural stone retaining walls are one of a few things we specialize in.
From the linear and rectangular blocks of principally one form of limestone or another, to the use of larger blocks of limestone in a "random ashlar" fashion.
To my knowledge, we are the only local contractor who offer these types of retaining walls, the only contractor, again to my knowledge, who build this kind of wall.
Outdoor Concepts builds a wide variety of walks, paths and patios, using a wide variety of material.
The walks, paths and patios pictured here vary, from natural stone (flagstone), to bricks and pavers, to sometimes the creative use of a number of gravels.
Some of our favorite flagstone to work with, in the creation of walks or patios, is flagstone that is available in very large sheets; when properly installed, it can create a very dramatic effect.
This effect is far superior to a patio or walk built using a much larger number of smaller pieces of flagstone.
The walks, paths and patios pictured here vary, from natural stone (flagstone), to bricks and pavers, to sometimes the creative use of a number of gravels.
Some of our favorite flagstone to work with, in the creation of walks or patios, is flagstone that is available in very large sheets; when properly installed, it can create a very dramatic effect.
This effect is far superior to a patio or walk built using a much larger number of smaller pieces of flagstone.
Has the popularity of the pond/stream/waterfall run its course?
I used to build and install several of these a year, but in recent years interest has dropped off.
Not quite sure why, maybe it's mostly related to the fact that they're completely in the category of want, versus need, and most people are staying closer to the need end of the spectrum these days.
After installing ponds and water features for almost 20 years now I've seen quite an evolution to the whole industry.
When I started installing them, it was with the impetus of a company called "Aquascapes" behind me.
I used to build and install several of these a year, but in recent years interest has dropped off.
Not quite sure why, maybe it's mostly related to the fact that they're completely in the category of want, versus need, and most people are staying closer to the need end of the spectrum these days.
After installing ponds and water features for almost 20 years now I've seen quite an evolution to the whole industry.
When I started installing them, it was with the impetus of a company called "Aquascapes" behind me.
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