Buckhead, GA · 2024

Backyard Transformation on Peachtree Park Lane

A full outdoor living overhaul: bluestone patio, low-voltage lighting, layered plantings, smart irrigation, and a french drain that finally fixed the wet corner. Five scopes, one cohesive backyard.

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Before
After

Scope of Work

Five scopes, one backyard.

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Hardscape

Bluestone patio (≈480 sq ft) with seat wall and a fire-pit pad sized for eight. Hand-laid, set to drain, and matched to the existing foundation tone so it reads as part of the house.

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Lighting

Low-voltage LED path lights, uplighting on the mature magnolia, and a soft wash across the patio. Transformer sized for future expansion (the homeowner is already planning phase two on the side yard).

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Plantings

Layered beds: flowering dogwood as the anchor, hydrangea mid-layer, and boxwood edge for year-round structure. Selected for Zone 7b, deer resistance, and continuous seasonal interest.

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Irrigation

Rachio-based five-zone system tied to local weather data. Separate zones for the new planting beds, the turf strips, and the drip line around the patio planter — no overwatering, no dry corners.

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Drainage

French drain along the back property line, regrading the low spot behind the pergola that had been collecting standing water for years. Dry corner under the pergola now, in any weather.

The Story

A yard that finally did what the family wanted.

The homeowners came to us with a back yard they had been quietly working around for years. The patio was a cracked concrete pad, the planting beds had gone thin, and there was a corner behind the pergola that stayed wet for three days after every Atlanta thunderstorm. They wanted three things: an outdoor space they could actually use for dinner, lighting that made the property feel like the rest of the house at night, and the water problem fixed for good. We delivered all five scopes as a single project — hardscape, lighting, plantings, irrigation, drainage — coordinated so each trade handed off cleanly to the next. The bluestone patio went in first, the lighting transformers were set before the beds were planted, and the drainage work ran underneath everything else. The day we finished, they hosted their first dinner outside that same week. Within a month, neighbors on the street had stopped by to ask who'd done the work — which is exactly what a Buckhead case study is supposed to produce.

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