Flagstone Pathways.... What a delight!

If your looking out at your yard as the weather starts to get nicer and the word "boring" comes to mind... than your probably no different than most people.   I have a nice green lawn, I have shrubs around the perimeter of the grass and they look nice too.   But so does everyone else....  

If your looking for a way to really change the look of your landscape and take it from "same ole' same ole'" to "WOW"... Flagstone could be your solution!   The great thing about flagstone path ways and patios is how nice they look and that it also serves a practical purpose.   

For example, is your lawn mower sit in a shed in the corner of the yard?   Do you drag the bar-b-q out in the grass during the summer time to cook up steaks?   Do you have a certain path you always travel to get from the front to the back?   Creating a flagstone path or patio for these commonly used areas, turns a "generic" looking landscape into one with character and beauty.  Add some perennials beds around the border and you've created a quaint english garden that you can enjoy year after year!

The type of flagstone varies in color and texture to accommodate any "look" your going for.  Your imagination is your only limit!  

There are two types of flagstone "options" you may want.   One is sand set and the other is mortar set.  Sand set pathways allow you to plant ground cover between the flagstone to fill in over time.  Mortar set gives you a hard "grout like" look between the flagstone which allows for easier maintenance as weeds and grass cannot grow between the flagstone.   The mortar set is more laborious and makes it more expensive than the sand set.  Personally I like the sand set because I like the look of moss, thyme between the flagstone to give it more character.   

The great thing about flagstone to me is that the older it gets.... the better it looks!   A mature looking landscape is most desirable and with proper maintenance you can accomplish this!

We are currently running specials on flagstone projects.   Please visit our website and contact us for a free estimate!

www.olympliclawn.com

253-261-2700

Thanks for checking out the blog!

Derrik Tribble

The lawn psychologist

Grass Pavers

If your someone who owns a boat, camper or RV... you know how problematic it is to find the space to park them. It's an eye soar in front of your home and secured parking is too costly.

How about that unused space on the side of the house or around back? Perfect... At least until summer time comes and you take your boat or RV out a few times, the grass settles, you start developing wheel divots or worse yet... a big mud hole in your beautiful lawn where you park your boat.

There is a solution for this. It's called a grass paver. It's a plastic honeycomb shaped product which when laid down a bed of gravel, distributes the weight of a vehicle so you don't create holes and divots. After you lay the grass pave on the gravel, you cover it with sand, then sod. Give the area two mowing cycles for the grass roots to grow in and now you can drive over the new area without fear of tearing up your landscape.

Grass pave is commonly used at apartment buildings or other large buildings where they incorporate a large grassy common area or field into a fire lane or parking. Other applications are church/big event parking, pedestrian walkways and cow paths, emergency access, golf cart pathways.   If you have a gravel driveway with big "pot holes" that you continue to repair time and time agian.... this product keeps the gravel where you want it... eliminating this common problem!

The home owners in these pictures re-modeled their garage and did want the concrete driveway to come right up to their new viewing window. They wanted it to look like the "rest of the yard" while still having the ability to still use it as a normal driveway. A "green driveway" you could say.

We think it looks great!

Please contact us and we can give you a free quote for a project just like this!
www.olympiclawn.com    Thanks for reading the blog!

Derrik Tribble
The Lawn Psychologist