Recent storms in southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware have left many homeowners with storm damage and soil erosion repair needs. A primary method for controlling storm water flow, and at the same time adding a beautiful front yard or back yard design element, is to construct a strategically located retaining wall.
Retaining walls are used to modify the contour of the property to control storm water flow and stop erosion damage, while adding beauty and value to your pro
perty. New garden retaining walls and other landscaping techniques, solve storm water damage and erosion control issues in Main Line and suburban Philadelphia communities.
Aardweg Landscaping has more than 35 years of professional experience in designing, building and maintaining landscaped properties along the Mainline and in suburban Philadelphia, including in the communities of Tredyffrin, Eastown, and Willistown. Our trained professionals are available to visit with you and evaluate your current storm damage, erosion or garden design problems. We offer a wide range of solutions to drainage issues, including:
- Regrading to Establish New Storm Water Runoff Paths
- Underground Piping, and French Drains
- Retaining Wall Construction
- Construction of New Garden Areas
- Hillside Garden Planting Ideas
- Front and Backyard Drainage Plans
At Aardweg Landscaping, we provide expert advice and budget estimate information to enable you to formulate a plan to reestablish proper drainage flow and protect your landscaped garden areas.
Contact Aardweg design professional Stephen T Aardweg, APLD for a free consultation. Certified by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Steve Aardweg is your local expert for solutions to solve storm water damage and erosion control problems for Tredyffrin, Eastown, and Willistown and Main Line, Philadelphia area homeowners.
Looking forward to the The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show “Hawaii – Islands of Aloha”, scheduled for March 4 to March 11, 2012 ? Tredyffrin, Eastown, Willistown residents will find plenty of DIY garden ideas at the Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The 2011 show was a grand success. 2011 exhibits included the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) exhibit entitled ‘Underground Paris’ and described as follows from the 2011 Flower Show exhibitor information page:
“Far below the bustling streets of Paris winds a maze of tunnels and abandoned quarries. This subterranean space is now home to urban culture and creativity, including art, music and writing. Take a journey through the historic catacombs, and be transported underground to a floral wonderland, with themes from the actual Parisian tunnels serving as inspiring backdrops, and the art installations recreated en fleur.”
Mark your calendars for the October 29–November 20, 2011 Chrysanthemum Festival at Longwood Gardens. Highlights include more than 20,000 glorious, blooming chrysanthemums shown in the Conservatory. Experts from Longwood Gardens have trained chrysanthemums into unique forms including an exquisite multi-grafted mum with more than one hundred flower varieties grafted in to one plant! From the website:
”Topiary forms, including butterflies, spirals and our largest thousand bloom chrysanthemum ever, with 991 blooms, adorn the Conservatory. Find out more about Longwood’s largest-ever thousand bloom chrysanthemum.”