 | Stan Stiverson is the owner/operator of B & B Builders Inc. located at 4605 SW Blvd. at Hwy 235 and K42 junction. He has been in the construction/concrete industry most of his life growing up in Pratt Ks, working for the family business and bringing his small town work and business ethics to the Wichita area 20 years ago. B&B Builders Inc. is known for its custom decorative concrete/ standard concrete and outdoor living spaces. Building their foundation on customer service, product knowledge and clean business images. You can reach Stan by phone at 316-945-3232. |
Home Remodeling and Improvement
2009-12-01 08:24:00
Is it too late for landscape design?
Question: We have always just added a plant, bush or flower bed here and there over the years. Now, we look a little “hodge podge” and think we should have done more in the area of design. What can landscape design do for us now?
Answer: It’s not too late. A complete landscape design adds to the functionality provided by hardscapes, softening and enhancing the total experience like only nature can. They provide the color, texture and plant palette that brings beauty and creates different settings throughout the year.
Landscape plans are tailored to your setting and style, factoring in the orientation of your lot to the sun’s patterns and topography and combined with the overall style of your home and your personal tastes.
Landscape designs each have a unique personality – for example, creating a color-wheel that brings out new colors throughout the year; adding a resort-like feel with a tropically influenced plant palette, incorporating “comfort plants” that bring back memories of a childhood; highlighting the formality of the interior design and architecture of the home with a structured, symmetric approach; designing a second home for low maintenance and a plant palette oriented around the times of year most used; and so on....
You can also add a soothing and relaxing water feature that also serves as a visual centerpiece to your design. There are infinite ways for water to fall from one place to another, creating exciting possibilities and different moods – from formal statuary fountains to natural rock waterfalls to creative combinations of materials and styles.
Pools and spas often serve as the central element within a design and offer both aesthetic and functional benefits tailored to your family’s makeup, interests and personality.
Which is the best fit for you? Sport court? Deep end? Room for a lap pool? Is the spa for group entertaining, or for intimate relaxation after a hard day?
Does your setting allow for an infinity edge? Would putting a chaise lounge in a “Cabo bench” be the perfect way to relax in the pool with a cool drink, no matter how hot? Maybe not as glamorous, but will it give you the ability to relax while tending safely to your toddler? Does a more formal, angular design fit your setting, or is a natural, free form pool best?
The answer to all these comes from an understanding of your goals, entertaining patterns, desires, natural setting and budget. Finding the optimal blend is all part of our approach to tailoring your design to you.
A landscaping firm can help you identify the personality you are looking for in your yard, and make it a reality!
Stan Stiverson is the owner/operator of B & B Builders Inc. located at 4605 SW Blvd. at Hwy 235 and K42 junction. He has been in the construction/concrete industry most of his life growing up in Pratt Ks, working for the family business and bringing his small town work and business ethics to the Wichita area 20 years ago. B&B Builders Inc. is known for its custom decorative concrete/ standard concrete and outdoor living spaces. Building their foundation on customer service, product knowledge and clean business images. You can reach Stan by phone at 316-945-3232.
