Retaining Wall and Terrace Design, Installation and Restoration
TROUBLE-FREE ENDURING BEAUTY
At Hanselman Landscape, we are often asked to solve problems involving properties with steep slopes, aging wooden decks, or crumbling retaining walls. We have found ways to solve these problems, often using walls and terraces to restore joy and beauty to our clients’ gardens.
Contact us to find out how we can use our creativity, craftsmanship, and specialized training to solve your backyard challenges.
NATURAL MATERIALS THAT LAST
Our clients seek gathering spaces that are built to last and designed to enjoy. Using a variety of natural materials, our craftsman work to design and install outdoor spaces that are tailored to you. Sometimes these walls or terraces include two-sided seating walls at their perimeter, increasing useable space, reducing clutter, and providing a sense of security when used on taller terraces.
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
Some of the interesting reasons we have created terraces include providing handicapped access to a swimming pool, level ground for volleyball and badminton, a zig-zag ramp to reach a fishing spot, and vehicle access to basement doors. Both solid retaining walls and outcroppings of boulders can be used attractively to retain steep slopes or to create planting opportunities.
NATURAL AND JAPANESE INSPIRATIONS
Our study of rock formations in nature and our training in Japanese garden traditions has enabled us to learn the art of setting natural stone and boulders with stability and grace.
Our Garden Design Process
Explore
Share your goals, ideas, and project budget and we will begin to survey and plan your garden
Design
We will consider all your primary view perspectives, both inside and out as we design your garden
Build
Your garden dream will begin to take shape at the hands of our highly skilled craftsmen and landscapers
Enjoy
Every project ends with the reward of experiencing the joyful stewardship of your little piece of creation
Testimonials
What surprised us most was how much more we love our home since Hanselman Landscape began working here! In addition to the beautiful new backyard oasis they created, they are here regularly to care for our plants, turning existing shrubs that we thought were worthless into beautiful, valuable specimens.
Our needs were to have as much privacy as possible from neighboring homes. Everything was done to perfection. This was the first time in a while (even with building a new home) that we gave the job to someone and never, ever had to go over again and again what was to be done.
Words do not serve well to express the sense of serenity and pleasure which your fine work evokes. I would liken the feeling to that of walking alone through a great museum.
I can’t even put into words how much I love my new yard. Hanselman Landscape did an outstanding job–changing an ugly piece of land into a serene and beautiful garden. The workmanship of Hanselman Landscape’s employees is of the highest quality.
Hanselman Landscape has helped us re-landscape our property over the past 3 years. James has a way of guiding you through your own garden, taking in the vantage points, and uncovering your vision (even though you didn’t know you had one)!
We liked the way James (Hanselman) explained and introduced the suggested plantings, actually showing us leaf samples. We needed and appreciated his guidance. Thanks for adding to our enjoyment of our home with your creative landscaping.
The Gardener’s Journal
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EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE OF HANSELMAN LANDSCAPE AND GARDENS
Founded in 1985, Hanselman Landscape & Gardens designs, builds, and nurtures a wide variety of gardens in both private and corporate settings. From our headquarters in Manheim, Pennsylvania, we serve clients throughout the region, including Philadelphia’s Main Line—and as far away as Cambridge, Massachusetts. We also cultivate unique specimen plants, which we make available to discriminating gardeners and architects.