http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog Live Oak Landscape Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:17:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Live Oak Landscape Architect, John Baranello, describes final stages of this beautiful patio.  Grill to be installed in the new grilling station with wet bar and refrigerator installed in companion station. Decision to be made for cap on these two stations, either bluestone or granite.  Plantings to be installed today ... http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/landscape-designbuild-formal-patio-and-hot-tub-week-6.php We are almost finished with this awesome project in Scotch Plains, New Jersey!  Live Oak Landscape Architects, Mike Sidlowski and John Baranello take you through the last phase of hardscaping and the custom exterior of the hot tub...........next blog will be the beautiful landscape plantings! ShareThis http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/landscape-designbuild-formal-patio-and-hot-tub-week-5.php Live Oak Landscape Architect, John Baranello talks about work done during this past week.  The Bluestone patio is now complete and Live Oak Landscape Contractors are now putting in the foundation for the hot tub.  There has been a design change - 2 columns will now be the entry way ... http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/landscape-designbuild-formal-patio-and-hot-tub-week-4.php This project is moving right along and the clients are very happy with the progress!  Mike Sidlowski and John Baranello, Live Oak Landscape Architects, discuss the new plans for the new entry to the pool area.  The bluestone patio has been installed.  John matched the new patio brick with existing brick ... http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/landscape-designbuild-formal-patio-hot-tub-week-3.php In this video, Mike Sidlowski and John Baranello, Live Oak Landscape Architects, discuss a new re-design of the patio.  The Client will be putting in a pool  in addition to the patio, hot tub and fire pit so John will design a new entry way. The bluestone  ... http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/landscape-builddesign-formal-patio-hot-tub-week-2.php The Design on the left shows  the rectangles and curvilinear pattern used for the formal design. These are pictures at the beginning of the Design/Build project by Live Oak Landscape Contractors for the formal patio, hot tub and fire pit construction to go along with our video.  We will visit ... http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/designbuild-formal-patio-and-hot-tub-design-pictures-in-new-jersey.php Live Oak Landscape Contractors has just started a new construction project in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.  We will be video taping  each week in order show how they begin and end the landscape process.  Mike Sidlowski and John Baranello, landscape architects, discuss their  clients vision for this new formal patio, ... http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/designbuild-formal-patio-and-hot-tub-design-in-new-jersey.php Live Oak Landscape Contractors is a Design/Build company.  We do it all!  Gardens are places of constant change - sun and shadows - seasonal plantings growing and then fading....and then when you  factor in contours of the land for grading and drainage, designing a garden  can be overwhelming!  This is where ... http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/designbuild-landscape-company-in-new-jersey.php How do you go about expressing  individuality for your garden?  Live Oak Landscape Architects start your design by asking you its primary purpose - do you want a quiet, secluded sanctuary or will your garden be used primarily for outdoor entertaining? Do you want your garden to be a source ... http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/live-oak-landscape-architect-topics-design-styles.php The Principle of Design are guidelines by which the elements of design are combined to create a garden.  These principles include proportion, scale, balance, rhythm, contrast and dominance. This is just part pf  a recipe of design to be used in conjunction with Elements of Design.  When the design principles ... http://www.liveoaklandscape.com/blog/landscape-design/live-oak-landscape-architects-principles-of-design.php