Come on down to Waynesboro, Pa and visit us at the Franklin County Builders Show on March 11th-13th, 2011. Click here for a map and to get directions.
We'd love to see you there.
Below are some pictures of our display.
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Email from customer
5/27/2010
We installed this waterfall a few years ago. Today, the homeowner emailed us the following picture and the message: "Waterfall. I never tire of the beauty. Thank you!"
New Display Area Open!
We just finished a new display area at Maplewood Produce and Greenhouse!
Please stop by and check out the following displays:
- Water Garden with Stream
- Built in Grill and Counter top
- Sitting Wall with Columns
- Paver Circle
- Water Fountain
- Different styles and colors of Pavers
We created this outdoor Display Area to give our customers true examples of our work. We do not have a office on site, nor any personnel there on a regular basis, but feel free to look around and ask them any questions you may have. We will be happy to assist you further. We will still direct customers to the Display Area at our office to make color and product decisions.
Of course, while you're there, why not get a few flowers, shrubs, and maybe a sandwich for lunch?
Not sure where Maplewood Produce and Greenhouse is located? Click here to map it.
Basalt Water Feature
Want to add an interesting feature to your landscape? How about a natural Basalt Fountain? At this particular project, we added it to an existing water feature (which we installed a year ago). However, they also are a very attractive addition to a landscape bed, and are a breeze to maintain. To install a Basalt Fountain in a landscape area, we simply bury a Basin Kit with a pump, hook up the plumbing, add water, and plug it in. Price starts around $500.0o, but is dependent on size and number of Basalt Rocks.
If your garden area needs 'something' else, this might just be it!
Areas that a Basalt Fountain would look great:
- Beside Front Porch or Walk
- Tucked in a corner landscape area by patio
- Entrance to a business
Please Call Burnell Weaver for more info 717-530-9076
Building a Pond--Day #2
In reality it is Friday, July 24. But we are going to pretend that its Thursday, July 23.
Day #2 started with Spencer & I arriving at the job site at 8:00. First on the list was to find the courage to deal with all the mud created from last nights downpour. The courage was found within minutes and we went to work. I finished the stream and falls while Spencer finished washing and pumping out the pond. If you look closely (you may have to click on the picture) at the waterfalls, you will notice some black stuff around the rocks. That is "Waterfall Foam" and is one of the nicest things around when building waterfalls and streams. Its purpose is two fold: Hold the rocks together and prevent the water from flowing under the rocks. Its not waterproof (and doesn't have to be because there is liner under the rocks) but it diverts 95% of the water from flowing under and around the rocks instead of over the rocks. Getting it on your hands is not a good practice, as you will be picking it off in church weeks later.
At 11:00 we put in the plants from the old pond. Water garden plants are a very important feature in a pond. Not only do they make the pond look nice, they also help in maintaining the eco-system of the pond. I always tell customers that it is very important to keep the plants watered for the first week after putting them in the pond. :)
11:30. I'm quick trying to get the pump hooked up while Spencer fills up the pond. (you know what I mean, with water) We want to eat lunch with the sounds of water flowing over the waterfalls, but we better hurry! The pump sits in the skimmer and pulls the the top few inches of water it the skimmer, which passes through a mesh net first. Hence the skimmer is called a skimmer because it skims. Wow, brainy name for a product, eh?
12:00. Lunch time. We made our goal. Lunch with nice sound. One of the most rewarding moments of pond building, other that getting paid, is watching how the water plays with rocks you placed in the stream and falls.
Dragging ourselves out of our chairs when lunch was over was a feat. When that was accomplished we put the finishing touches on the pond, which involved cutting off excess liner, putting gravel along the edge, tweaking the falls, placing some boulders around the waterfall berm, and mulching a little around the perimeter. The day finished at 3:30, and we were too.
-Thanks for building this pond with us!
Day #2 started with Spencer & I arriving at the job site at 8:00. First on the list was to find the courage to deal with all the mud created from last nights downpour. The courage was found within minutes and we went to work. I finished the stream and falls while Spencer finished washing and pumping out the pond. If you look closely (you may have to click on the picture) at the waterfalls, you will notice some black stuff around the rocks. That is "Waterfall Foam" and is one of the nicest things around when building waterfalls and streams. Its purpose is two fold: Hold the rocks together and prevent the water from flowing under the rocks. Its not waterproof (and doesn't have to be because there is liner under the rocks) but it diverts 95% of the water from flowing under and around the rocks instead of over the rocks. Getting it on your hands is not a good practice, as you will be picking it off in church weeks later.
At 11:00 we put in the plants from the old pond. Water garden plants are a very important feature in a pond. Not only do they make the pond look nice, they also help in maintaining the eco-system of the pond. I always tell customers that it is very important to keep the plants watered for the first week after putting them in the pond. :)
11:30. I'm quick trying to get the pump hooked up while Spencer fills up the pond. (you know what I mean, with water) We want to eat lunch with the sounds of water flowing over the waterfalls, but we better hurry! The pump sits in the skimmer and pulls the the top few inches of water it the skimmer, which passes through a mesh net first. Hence the skimmer is called a skimmer because it skims. Wow, brainy name for a product, eh?
12:00. Lunch time. We made our goal. Lunch with nice sound. One of the most rewarding moments of pond building, other that getting paid, is watching how the water plays with rocks you placed in the stream and falls.
Dragging ourselves out of our chairs when lunch was over was a feat. When that was accomplished we put the finishing touches on the pond, which involved cutting off excess liner, putting gravel along the edge, tweaking the falls, placing some boulders around the waterfall berm, and mulching a little around the perimeter. The day finished at 3:30, and we were too.
-Thanks for building this pond with us!
Building a Pond--Day #1
For those of you that think I never work, here's something for you.
Today's blog post is fresh and crispy. Its about what happen today in the back yard of a certain house in the Shippensburg area. We arrived on site about 8:30 and started on tearing out the existing pond. The homeowner had installed this one himself 20 years ago, and wanted to have a more natural water garden with proper filtration and a few water falls. It would have been impossible to remodel the existing pond to get those features, so a complete redo was chosen.
The afternoon went both quickly and slowly. But by 4:00 we were pleased with our progress and decided to call it a day. The pond has most of the boulders and gravel placed, the stream and waterfalls are in progress, and it looks like tomorrow we will hopefully enjoy lunch over the sounds of new waterfalls in action. See you then!
Today's blog post is fresh and crispy. Its about what happen today in the back yard of a certain house in the Shippensburg area. We arrived on site about 8:30 and started on tearing out the existing pond. The homeowner had installed this one himself 20 years ago, and wanted to have a more natural water garden with proper filtration and a few water falls. It would have been impossible to remodel the existing pond to get those features, so a complete redo was chosen.
By 9:30 we had the old pond removed, and marked out the perimeter of the new 8'x11 pond, as you can see on the picture below. Take note of the skimmer and bio-falls placed as well.
And then it was jumpin' on the shovel time. Actually, I of course left Tyler and Spencer do most of the digging, while I did the easier work of setting the skimmer & bio-falls. 12:00 saw us with majority of the pond dug, much to the shoveler's delight.
The afternoon went both quickly and slowly. But by 4:00 we were pleased with our progress and decided to call it a day. The pond has most of the boulders and gravel placed, the stream and waterfalls are in progress, and it looks like tomorrow we will hopefully enjoy lunch over the sounds of new waterfalls in action. See you then!
Front Lawn Wonder
Take a look at the house above. Do you think its missing anything? Well, in the spring of 2009 the homeowners of that property thought it did, and decided to give us a call. After meeting with them, it was determined that they were wishing to see a water feature of some sort taking residence in their front yard. After numerous visits and discussions, a final plan with a pondless water garden was agreed on. In late spring 2009 we arrived on-site with a design, a trailer loads of equipment, rocks, boulders, water garden supplies, and of course, a crew of energetic landscape artists. We were hindered by some rain, and introduced our clothes to some mud, but we did succeed. And you know what? That is one of the joys of our work. Overcoming less then desirable conditions as a team, seeing your co-worker plastered with mud while water is dripping onto his nose from his hair. Of course he is observing the same on you. The end result is always well worth the blood, sweat and tears.
Here is what the homeowner said (I realize that this is as close to self-praise as a real man should ever get)
"Just a note to let you know that we are very happy with the
project you have just completed for us. The final result was
everything you promised and perhaps even more so. The water
features as well as the plantings etc. have certainly met our
expectations and we appreciate the careful workmanship and
attention you paid to all the details. Please let James know of
our satisfaction with his part of the effort. If you ever want to
show a prospective customer this particular installation, please
feel free to give us a call."
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