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How Much Does it Cost to Install a Bluestone Patio in Greater Chicago?

by Kevin Manning

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Your patio is so much more than an array of different-shaped materials, like pavers or bluestone, formed to create a hard surface in your Greater Chicago area backyard.

A patio creates a beautiful and functional space for you, your family, and your friends to enjoy. This could be during a morning retreat with your French press coffee and breakfast or a lively meal and conversation with friends on a weekend evening.

5 Backyard Landscape Design Ideas for Naperville, IL Homeowners

by Kevin Manning

Your backyard is an extension of what’s going on inside your home -- whether that’s colorful and playful, casual and fun, elegant and sophisticated, clean and modern, or natural and lived-in. The possibilities, as they say, are pretty endless.

There are so many options that your head might already be spinning. This is supposed to be fun, after all. Don’t worry; we’ve got your back.

How do you incorporate all those stunning suburban Chicago backyard ideas you love and merge them with your own style and in your own unique landscape?

Bluestone vs. Pavers: Which Patio Material is Best For You?

by Kevin Manning

Life is hectic. After a busy day, nothing is better than getting outside and breathing in the fresh air. A great backyard patio can be just the escape you need to unwind and improve your quality of life.

A patio also increases your living space, giving you a great spot for outdoor entertaining, sipping your morning coffee and listening to the birds, or even just reading a good book. What’s not to love?

What Hardscaping Means: Patios, Walkways & Other Options for Your Backyard

by Kevin Manning

Our garden and landscape lexicon continues to evolve year by year and sometimes day by day. A few years ago, the terms ‘sustainable’, ‘outdoor room’ and ‘low-impact design’ were just mentioned in a whisper.

But of all the newer landscape terminology, perhaps none is more well-known today than ‘hardscape’. It is mainstream to the point that most homeowners understand its broad meaning immediately when discussing their own gardens with contractors or neighbors.

The definition of hardscaping may extend to containers, armillary, sculpture or anything in the landscape that is not a plant. However, it is most widely referenced when discussing patios, walls, fireplaces, fire pits, and larger wood structures such as pergolas and arbors.

Landscaping 101: Brick Paver Patios

by Kevin Manning

Brick patios define our landscapes and gardens.

It is a pretty bold statement. But when you reflect on the ambiance, serenity and utility of a brick paver patio the statement becomes less bold and more accurate. A brick paver patio is an extension of the home and a reflection of lifestyle for the homeowner.

Landscaping 101: Brick Patios for Natural Outdoor Design

by Kevin Manning

Brick paver patios are frequently viewed as a commodity and pricing is sought and sometimes quoted based on that assumption. While the brick itself is a commodity the final product is all about the labor and the prep work.

There are “best practices” that apply to brick paver installations as there are to both technical and artistic functions. In the end it’s all about the skilled labor and the prep involved.

How Much Does it Cost to Install a Bluestone Patio in Greater Chicago?

5 Backyard Landscape Design Ideas for Naperville, IL Homeowners

Bluestone vs. Pavers: Which Patio Material is Best For You?

What Hardscaping Means: Patios, Walkways & Other Options for Your Backyard

Landscaping 101: Brick Paver Patios

Landscaping 101: Brick Patios for Natural Outdoor Design

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