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We hope everyone fared well in the brutal heat this past week. We paced ourselves as best we could and completed a beautiful pool deck renovation.

The existing dated aggrandized concrete deck was experiencing issues and no longer fit our client’s needs. The time had come to refresh & expand.

The new interlocking paver pool deck included the coping as well. Both the deck paver & pool coping come from Cambridge Pavers. The field pavers are from the Sherwood Collection, Ledgestone XL, in Saharah/Chestnut/Lite, with a Smooth finish. The coping pavers are from the Crusader Collection measuring 12″x24″ in Sandstone Blend. We are delighted to have this complete just in time for the week of Fourth of July! Which we will be celebrating soon. Wishing you a safe & happy one!

This week brought us one of our favorite kind of replanting jobs. The sustainable & biodiverse reforestation of pastureland. The property owner recognized that annual mowing was not a winning strategy. It is a unique property here in Afton that hugs a creek line at its border while a sunken spring runs underneath. We worked with the property owner, who lives here part time, to select species that could not only handle & thrive in hydric (wet) conditions but also provide maximum benefit to wildlife. All the critters will soon enjoy a grove of Native Persimmons & Paw-Paws, Arrowwood Viburnum, Button Bush, Red-Twig Dogwoods, and a Noble Legacy Tree, the Swamp White Oak.

The second Phase of planting would include Elderberry, American Holly, & perhaps even a Southern Wax Myrtle or two. There are grant opportunities to be had a s well by private homeowners who are looking for this type of conservation on their property through our VCAP (Virginia Conservation Assistance) Program that is administered through our local Soil & Water Conservation District. We have many successful clients that have used it for planting &/or Permeable Pavers. We would be happy to talk to you about it if you are interested.

The Landscaping Industry has been abuzz with the word ‘Native’ for a while now & is changing the way that Landscaping Professionals operate.

With access to healthy robust native plants we are often able to help clients bring their landscapes a more comfortably native look.

We don’t just do Hardscapes!

This milder winter weather has enabled us to really make progress on the outdoor renovation of a historic Victorian home here in Nelson County. This now privately owned residence had once been a popular bed & breakfast destination. The new owners are going the extra mile to make sure that the natural stone walls & stairs fit the overall aesthetic of the property. This newly added set of steps & walls (complete with step lights) is going to make backdoor access a breeze. The walls are concrete block at their core and veneered with this gorgeous native & locally sourced Piedmont Stone. The surface of the steps & landings are of bluestone out of Pennsylvania. We have a long way to go yet but already cant wait unit the exterior painters come. We know the fresh paint & new color scheme is really going to set off this master crafted masonry work.

Everyone has heard the phrase ‘right tool for the job’ but, back up a step, because it takes the right truck to get the tools to the jobsite in the first place. Part of the reason of why we do what we do here at Windridge is because we love trucks & big equipment! This brand new GMC Sierra HD Dually, from Charlie Obaugh Chevrolet GMC in Staunton, VA is a most welcomed addition to the fleet. She’s gotta get her decals on before she’s ‘road ready’, but if you see her rolling on down the road pullin a trailer behind her be sure to give a wave.