Decorative Landscapes, Landscape Contractor for Twin Cities

We design and install highly decorative and robust landscapes with an emphasis on low maintenance and drainage correction.

image of a paver patio featuring clay pavers, herringbone pattern and tripple running bond border. Pavers are Pine Hall Brick, English Edge, Autumn color.

image of a paver patio featuring free standing walls. Random cobble pattern, bullnose border along raised portion. Pavers Type: Cobble Series, Paver Color: Chestnut and Lakeshore blends.

Free Standing Walls using Chestnut Blend Weathered VERSA-LOK wall block and Charcoal Blend Weathered caps.

Drainage Correction using surface grading, down spout adapters to drain pipe combined other proven solutions.

VERSA-LOK Mosaic Retaining Walls with Columns VERSA-LOK Standard Mosaic
Color: Chestnut Blend block and caps
Style: Mosaic Pattern
Location: Corner of County Road B and Western Ave.
Install Date: June 2010

Free Standing Walls and Columns VERSA-LOK Standard
Color: Chestnut Blend block with Tan caps
Style: Free standing walls built atop retaining wall, Iron fence to top of columns
Location: Corner of Dale and Wheelock
Install Date: June 2009

Cobble series pavers patio with circles and border.
Color: Autumn Blend, Golden Brown 50/50 mix
Pattern: Circles, Random cobble
Location: Near James and Albert in St. Paul
Install Date: April 2006

Willow Creek Pavers Patio and VERSA-LOK Free Standing Walls

Willow Creek Pavers and VERSA-LOK
Color: Lakeshore Blend, Chestnut Blend 50/50 mix
Pattern: Random cobble
Style: Raise Patio with free standing sitting walls capped with Indiana Limestone.
Walls: VERSA-LOK chestnut blend block.
Location: Near Village Ct and Lake Road in Woodbury
Install Date: September 2008

Pine Hall Brick - English Edge - Autumn Color, Pavers Patio

Pine Hall Brick English Edge clay pavers
Color: Autumn
Pattern: Heringbone
Border: Running Bond
Location: Summit Ave. and Lexington
Install Date: August 2008

Willow Creek Cobble Pavers Cobble Series
Color: Lakeshore Blend, Chestnut Blend 50/50 mix
Pattern: Random cobble
Style: Raise Patio with free standing walls, columns.
Walls: VERSA-LOK chestnut blend block.
Location: Near Sterling and Mailand in South Maplewood
Install Date: September 2008

Willow Creek Cobble Pavers Cobble Series
Color: Chestnut Blend, Harvest Blend mix
Pattern: Random cobble
Border: Single row
Location: Eagan
Install Date: July 2006

Cobble Series Paver Sidewalk Borgert Cobble Series, Holland Stone Border
Color: Minnesota River Blend, Autumn Blend 50/50 mix
Pattern: Random cobble rectangle, square, half-square
Border: Holland Stone, Charcoal color
Location: Near Dale St. and Alameda St. in Roseville
Install Date: October 2006

Paver Sidewalk, Paver laminated Steps Borgert Cobble Series, Holland Stone Border
Color: Minnesota River Blend, Autumn Blend 50/50 mix
Pattern: Random cobble rectangle, square, half-square
Border: Holland Stone, Charcoal color
Location: Near Dale St. and Alameda St. in Roseville
Install Date: October 2006

Paver Steps Pine Hall Brick English Edge clay pavers
Color: Autumn
Pattern: Heringbone
Border: Running Bond
Location: Summit Ave. and Lexington
Install Date: August 2008

Weathered VERSA-LOK
Color: Chestnut Blend w Charcoal caps
Location: Near Sterling and Deer Ridge Ct. in South Maplewood
Install Date: May 2009

Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN Landscape Contractor as Design, Installer Service

We specialize in the design and installation of Low Maintenance Landscapes including Pavers, Retaining Walls and Drainage Correction
Landscape lighting is a specialty; we will make your landscape cable ready, or provide a full install.
Much of our work includes a variety of drainage techniques mixed with planters.
Surface drainage is an important part of the landscape design.

Hardscapes
Hardscapes include a combination of paver patio and walks with decorative free standing walls usually alongside perennial planters and hedging. Draining larger hardscapes into rain gardens whenever possible is good practice.
Free Standing Walls provide a decorative look along with functional sitting, privacy, and are a great and useful addition to any new or existing patio area.
Among our specialties is the installation of paver steps. These are usually pavers secured to retaining wall block steps as a base.
We use a variety of decorative concrete materials including Pine Hall Brick clay pavers, Borgert and Willow Creek Paver Products, VERSA-LOK retaining wall block, Anchor, Keystone and County Concrete. Our service area includes the east Twin Cities, Saint Paul and Eastern suburbs.

Pavers provide an attractive and low maintenance surface along with good drainage. See our paver calculator at Paver Materials Calculator

VERSA-LOK Retaining wall block provides a strong and flexible design for both decorative and functional walls. Free standing walls provide an upgrade look and visual barrier to any landscape and patio area. Capping free standing walls using Indiana Limestone is a nice upgrade over wall caps. See our VERSA-LOK retaining wall calculator at Retaining Wall Materials Calculator

Drainage

We have refined drainage correction skills and employ a variety of solutions. We install drain tile. Our drainage correction material provides a second layer of defense along with a graded area topped with 2 layers poly and landscape rock. A French Drain provides an enhanced environment for drain tile and can be visually appealing in the landscape.

The installation of a rain garden or holding pond is a great way to keep some of the run off allowing water to percolate into the ground. We install decorative rain gardens. Dry stream beds can also collect allot of water from runoff.

Lighting

Landscape Lighting, Seasonal, Holiday and Christmas Lighting, Install and Sales

Low voltage landscape lighting provides both attractive and useful lighting, along with security features when combined with motion detectors.

We install low voltage landscape lights that are dimmable, respond to motion, wireless remotes, indoor and outdoor switches, in combination with photo sensors and timers.
Our lighting installs can be integrated with X10 and INSTEON home automation devices. We specialize in smart yard installs and even manufacture our own smart light controller.
Smart lights provide excellent security features along with energy saving installations.

Holiday Lights Sales, Christmas Lights, Installation and Sales

Seasonal lighting installs are provided October through December. Call early for holiday lighting information. We carry only the highest quality light strings including LED lamps. LED lamps provide light with 1/7th the watts as incandescent.

Design, Installer Services

We have jobs installed for reference throughout St Paul and East Suburbs including Maplewood, Oakdale, Woodbury, South Saint Paul, Arden Hills, Shoreview, North Oaks, Stillwater, Burnsville, Bloomington, Cottage Grove, Mahtomedi, Grant and more.

The pages on this site are arranged to show samples of our work. All photos are of completed jobs installed by Decorative Landscapes in the St. Paul area.

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